Global Medical Director Stakeholder Engagement TA-aligned

Role Responsibilities
- Own and drive TA-aligned stakeholder engagement strategy connected to Disease Area strategy and TA priorities (global-to-local).
- Contribute to TA strategic governance to surface and act on engagement risks, opportunities, and priorities.
- Define engagement ways of working, decision frameworks (prioritization logic, operating model, governance readouts), and advise countries/teams on execution sequencing.
- Prioritize and refresh TA portfolio of strategic experts and priority medical societies using defined criteria and data signals (differentiate established KOLs vs emerging scientific influencers).
- Drive cross-TA forums as relevant (e.g., Immunology Strategic Council).
- Coordinate a single, aligned engagement narrative across Medical TA, Clinical Development, Commercial, Affiliates, GTMC, Digital, Public Affairs/Patient, and Patient Safety.
- Prevent siloed engagement initiatives; act as gatekeeper while respecting ownership and compliance boundaries.
- Where appropriate, serve as single point of contact for selected global medical societies/associations.
- Implement enterprise frameworks/tools in NGI operations (e.g., TRAIL, MedIS, SILC) and scale via hubs and affiliates.
- Establish an end-to-end insight loop linking engagement outcomes to TA decisions/priorities.
- Provide leadership-ready, evidence-based performance readouts; ensure high-performance congress execution and post-event insight actions.
- Partner with Scientific Communications and omnichannel stakeholders to evolve engagement channels.
- Use internal/external data signals to identify emerging experts and shifts in scientific influence.
- Ensure activities adhere to Sanofi scientific engagement governance principles and appropriate cross-functional boundaries.

Qualifications / Requirements
- Advanced scientific degree (MD, PhD, PharmD) or MSc with equivalent experience; MBA plus.
- Immunology experience required; preference for Dermatology, Respiratory, Gastro-Intestinal, or Rheumatology depth (other immunology considered).
- At least 6 years in Medical Affairs (or related strategic scientific roles); field medical/affiliate experience strongly valued.
- Ability to make clear decisions with imperfect information and articulate tradeoffs.
- Experience with datasets/dashboards and translating analysis into decisions or executive materials.
- Ability to influence without direct authority; aligns teams through clarity and delivery.

Preferred Skills
- Executive presence; pragmatic problem-solving; comfort in ambiguity.
- Curiosity, thoughtful risk-taking; proactive builder of cross-functional trust.
- English fluency; additional languages a plus.
- International travel required.