Director, U.S. Communications, Respiratory

Role Summary

The Director of U.S. Communications will serve as lead for Respiratory within Immunology for Specialty Care. This position is responsible for overseeing strategic planning across external and internal communications for Respiratory and reports to the Head of U.S. Communications for Specialty Care. Based in Cambridge, MA, the role also leads U.S. communications for late-stage pipeline assets and works to communicate Sanofi’s leadership, innovation, and commitment to patients, including medicines, advocacy, patient support services and CSR initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provides communications input and counsel, including strategic communications and execution and driving business results for our growing respiratory business, which includes current and future potential indications for Dupixent as well as several late-stage pipeline assets
• Works within a highly matrixed environment with key interfaces to communications colleagues in the U.S. and Global organizations, as well as Medical, Legal, Regulatory, Marketing, Corporate, Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs functions including Public Affairs & Patient Advocacy, and Market Access.
• Responsible for strategic development and execution of product communications programs:
• Provides strategic leadership in the creation and implementation of impactful communication programs across current and future indications, including approval and launch preparation across all potential indications;
• Serves as lead communications business partner for the U.S. respiratory business, including supporting corporate communications and thought leadership for the General Manager
• Helps drive disease awareness programs, branded communication activities, data and regulatory milestone activity and support, and digital communications;
• Maximizes awareness of brands and milestones among external and internal stakeholders and the general, trade and online media;
• Develops integrated campaigns to create and manage stakeholder perceptions that support business goals and help meet brand sales targets;
• Delivers innovative approaches and plans in the digital and social media landscape
• Develops product media strategy and actively engages and generates positive results for Sanofi
• Manages issues associated with products to protect the company and brand reputation.
• Anticipates, prepares for and manages media issues with the press.
• Ensures close coordination and timely reporting with Global Media Relations and Investor Relations
• Serves as an internal communications counselor and ensures consistent strategic communications through applicable internal channels

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's degree in Communications, Business Administration or Journalism
• Required: Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Required: Excellent collaboration, negotiation and influencing skills; demonstrated ability to work with senior leaders
• Required: Strong issues management capabilities
• Required: Strong organizational skills
• Required: Pharmaceutical product PR communications background
• Required: Experience in internal and external communications; experience with co-promote products
• Required: Ability to collaborate in a heavy matrix environment
• Required: 10-12 years of experience in product PR, Communications and/or Corporate Communications in pharmaceuticals/biotech or with a healthcare public relations agency
• Preferred: Strong ability to work effectively across functions and levels and business units; proven collaborator
• Preferred: Ability to research, develop, deliver and measure communications strategies and plans with a goal of showcasing communications successes to internal and external audiences
• Preferred: Expertise in communications concepts, practices, strategies and tactics based on understanding of key audiences and corporate objectives
• Preferred: Strong understanding of media relations and external affairs industry topics
• Preferred: Proactive, self-starter and able to work independently and in team environment
• Preferred: Co-promote experience a plus