Adjuvant Platform Head - Vaccines

Role Summary

Adjuvant Platform Head - Vaccines leads a cross-functional global Adjuvant Platform team to deliver the strategy, plans and execution of Sanofi’s Adjuvant technology platform, aligned with the current and future Vaccine Project needs. The role involves overseeing clinical evaluations of Adjuvant formulations, securing external funding to advance Adjuvant development, and ensuring alignment with external partners and regulatory authorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the cross-functional Adjuvant Platform Global Team to deliver the strategy, plans and execution of Sanofi’s Adjuvant technology platform, aligned with the current and future Vaccine Project needs.
• 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 (across Sanofi therapeutic areas) 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, through internal connections and pipeline assessments
• Secures IP strategy ensuring Freedom to Operate and integrated scientific communication
• Develops integrated strategy & development plan and ensures effective execution through the platform team within approved timelines & budget
• Builds and maintains aligned strategy with external partners (if any)
• Ensures appropriate interactions with regulatory authorities
• Articulates and monitors risk-mitigation plans with internal governance
• Resolves resource & budget issues to meet platform plan objectives
• Acts as GPH to lead one or more new target Task Force pre-M0 evaluations and/or external opportunity assessments and due diligences

Qualifications

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

Skills

• Strong scientific background with understanding of global vaccine development along the value chain from research to market access
• Strategic thinking and leadership abilities with understanding of science, technologies and business of biopharmaceutical product development
• Performance oriented with ability to work to timelines and budgets, focusing on strategy and execution
• Ability to evaluate new internal & external opportunities
• Good networking ability in a cross-cultural environment
• Ability to connect functions and data/ideas to build a coherent tactic
• Experience in leading cross-functional groups of professionals
• Excellent communication skills to convey opportunities and challenges to senior stakeholders
• Ability to foster collaboration between functions and energize and inspire teams
• High sense of responsibility and fairness in recommendations to internal decision bodies
• Fluent English, verbal and written