Adjuvant Platform Head - Vaccines

Role Summary

Adjuvant Platform Head - Vaccines leads a cross-functional Adjuvant Platform Global Team to deliver strategy, plans, and execution of Sanofi’s Adjuvant technology platform, aligned with current and future Vaccine Project needs.

Responsibilities

• Defends the Platform strategy at governance boards, including scientific review as well as investment decisions
• Manages multiple internal and external stakeholders, including at Executive levels
• Provides input into team member performance reviews
• Fosters and implements internal or external innovation solutions for the development of an Adjuvant platform for infectious disease targets
• Close collaboration with Global Project Heads, Global Clinical and Development Supply, Manufacturing and Supply, Innovation and External R&D, Antigen Design, Global Immunology Functions and the mRNA Center of Excellence
• Stays informed on state-of-the-art approaches for Adjuvants, characterization and immunological assessment
• Secures IP strategy ensuring Freedom to Operate and integrated scientific communication
• Accountable for developing and executing integrated strategy and development plan within timelines and budget
• Accountable for aligning strategy with external partners (if any)
• Ensures appropriate interactions with regulatory authorities are in place
• Ensures risk-mitigation plan is articulated, escalated, validated by governance bodies and monitored
• Resolves resource and budget issues to meet platform plan objectives
• Acts as Global Project Head to lead one or more new target Task Force pre-M0 evaluations and/or external opportunity assessments and due diligences

Qualifications

• Required: Master of Science degree in a scientific-related field
• Required: 5+ years of experience in R&D or equivalent in the Vaccine Value Chain
• Preferred: PhD (scientific-related), MD or PharmD
• Preferred: Scientific experience and knowledge in Adjuvants and immune modulation

Skills

• Strong scientific background with understanding of global vaccine development across the value chain
• Strategic thinking and leadership with science, technology, and business understanding in biopharmaceutical product development
• Performance-oriented with ability to work within timelines and budget
• Ability to evaluate internal and external opportunities
• Networking ability in cross-cultural environments
• Ability to connect cross-functional data/ideas to build a coherent tactic
• Proven capacity to lead cross-functional groups
• Excellent communication to convey opportunities and challenges to senior stakeholders
• Ability to foster collaboration and inspire teams
• Strong sense of responsibility and fairness for unbiased recommendations
• Fluent English (verbal and written)

Education

• Master of Science required; PhD/MD/PharmD preferred