Regional Patient Advocacy Lead Tzield, Mid South -South Atlantic-Southeast

Job Title: Regional Patient Advocacy Lead Tzield, Mid South -South Atlantic-Southeast

Location: US Remote/Field

About The Job

The Regional Patient Advocacy Lead will be responsible for developing and executing strategies to engage Patient Advocacy Groups (PAGs) and support community-based activities that advance early screening, education, and policy change for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). This role will report into the Sanofi Public Affairs and Patient Advocacy organization and partners closely with Regional Strategy and Account Directors. It requires coordination across corporate affairs, medical, marketing, CPE, and account management teams to drive awareness and action at the national, state, and community levels. Key responsibilities include creating and executing external stakeholder engagement strategy, embedding advocacy programming into community-level strategies by collaborating with local field teams to activate health systems, support screening events, and integrate educational efforts within the community.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with a focus on immunology that extends to innovation in diabetes and transplant medicine. Across different countries, our talented teams are determined to deliver a best-in-class customer experience using the best of digital, artificial intelligence and personal know-how. With a focus on immunology that extends to innovation in diabetes and transplant medicines, we pursue progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Main Responsibilities

• Develop deep understanding of the T1D advocacy landscape across key communities and regions, including barriers to early detection and patient activation
• Align Public Affairs and Patient Advocacy strategies / objectives to complement regional Strategy & Ops functional goals / objectives
• Design account-specific community engagement plans input from local field teams as necessary to activate local screening, education, and access programs
• Educate and mobilize community stakeholders—such as parents, school nurses, and local leaders—on at-risk populations and the importance of screening
• Lead education efforts of high-visibility initiatives such as screening events, PAG toolkits, ambassador activations, and aligned campaigns
• Identify and nurture local patient champions and PAG influencers; support their ability to engage media, policymakers, and peers on early detection and access to innovation
• Maintain the strategic link between national PAG efforts and local community activation, ensuring alignment of messages, resources, and timing
• Serve as the advocacy partner within cross-functional teams to support matrix-driven strategies that require targeted community or PAG engagement
• Represent Sanofi at advocacy summits, patient forums, and relevant external coalitions; support regulatory-compliant participation in community-based activations
• Contribute to cross-functional planning and performance tracking by understanding and communicating KPIs and MBOs related to local advocacy-driven impact and engagement
• Maintain strict adherence to all regulatory, legal, compliance, and corporate guidelines
  
  

Qualifications

About You

• B.A. / B.S. degree required; advanced degree (e.g., MBA, MPH, PharmD) preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in healthcare across patient advocacy, market access, public affairs, corporate affairs, HEOR, or medical affairs
• Demonstrated experience engaging with Patient Advocacy Groups (PAGs), policy stakeholders, or community-based organizations
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Have a valid driver’s license
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time for regional and national events, including field team engagement and community activities
  
  

Why Choose Us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
  
  

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.

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