Group Lead Neurology Research

Role Summary

Join Sanofi's Neurology research leadership in R&D as a senior scientist responsible for shaping the strategic and scientific direction of neurology drug discovery. This role leads multiple cross-functional teams and initiatives, identifies and executes on novel targets across programs, and aims to deliver robust pre-clinical drug candidate packages for clinical testing. The incumbent will have an established record of advancing R&D goals and will maintain a national and international reputation in the neuroscience community. Location: Cambridge, MA.

Responsibilities

• Innovative and creative thinker and leader who applies disease area knowledge and uses cutting-edge technology to identify novel targets implicated in neurological disease
• Lead a team of cross-functional scientists with the goal of delivering robust preclinical packages enabled by biomarkers across multiple modalities
• Provide scientific insight and direction for multiple research programs using a diversity of modalities
• Integrate large, diverse and complex data sets from multiple sources to inform on the most robust targets and pathways implicated in disease progression
• Establish project priorities and resource allocations to ensure the highest impact
• Leads by example across disciplines to execute on therapeutic area objectives
• Ability to identify multidisciplinary solutions and recommend a course of action in ambiguous situations
• Contributes to the vision, mission and tactics of the research therapeutic area and beyond
• Support due diligence activities, competitive assessments, and evaluation of external opportunities
• Serves as an inspirational leader within group, therapeutic area and beyond

Qualifications

• PhD with at least 12 years of post-doctoral biopharma experience with demonstrated scientific leadership
• Outstanding track record of scientific publications in high-impact journals with multiple publications as senior/corresponding author demonstrating thought leadership in neuroscience
• Established national and international reputation as a Key Opinion Leader (KOL) in neuroscience
• Proven track record of significant scientific impact including:
  • Multiple IND filings as a key scientific contributor or leader
  • Contributions to regulatory submissions (NDA/BLA)
  • Successful progression of drug candidates from discovery through development
  • Patents with demonstrated commercial or therapeutic impact
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence across R&D through:
  • Successful leadership of multidisciplinary teams achieving department/project objectives
  • Influential leadership outside of formal organizational structure
  • Track record of shaping scientific direction and influencing portfolio decisions
• Strong business acumen with experience in due diligence, competitive intelligence, and strategic partnership evaluation
• Extensive mentoring experience with track record of developing scientific talent and fostering scientific excellence
• Highly self-directed and proactive with demonstrated ability to work independently in ambiguous situations and identify multidisciplinary solutions