Hiring Manager: CSE Medical Operations Head
Location: Warsaw based
About the role:
As a team, Medical Operations acts in a multicultural and matrix organization as a point of contact between different function interfaces. To be successful in this role, strong leadership, collaborative approach, and stakeholder engagement abilities are required as well.
About Sanofi:
We're an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people's lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives.
Main responsibilities:
Medical Governance
Lead the end to end governance Medical activities for CSE Medical MCO including setting KPIs and analysis, in a consistent and harmonized approach, in alignment with Sanofi global standards, key operational requirements and all applicable laws and guidelines.
Be a primary point of contact for internal Stakeholders including Medical, Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance, Quality, Ethics & Business Integrity, Internal Control, Legal, Procurement and the Sanofi Business Units (GBUs) with regards to Medical governance activities and requests
Establish clear governance accountabilities for Medical activities and provide expert governance guidance and support
Proactively identify and support risk management and mitigation for Medical activities, including collaboration with Internal Control and EBI as required, through:
Participate in the preparation and conduct of internal and external audits including CAPAs as required
Budget
Oversee, follow, and actively consolidate the MCO Medical Budget (both Medical Management and Clinical) and spending, identifying and managing variances and budget challenges, proposing resource reallocation to ensure accurate forecasting and expense reconciliation, proposing solutions and mitigations strategies as necessary to ensure Brand/TA medical strategic objectives are met
Transversal projects
Contribute or facilitate (as appropriate) the implementation at local level of the internal projects intended to simplify and optimize the medical transformation processes and resources.
Lead/co-Lead internal operational meetings/working groups.
Enhance performance & ensure continuous process improvement and simplification for the benefit of business objectives related to medical activities
Training & Onboarding
Develop, implement and/or facilitate an on-boarding and training plan for Medical personnel to ensure understanding of responsibilities with respect to applicable Sanofi global standards
Prepare, deliver, and evaluate training and support materials to facilitate learning on Medical activities to embed requirements and a culture of accountability
Collaborate with other key stakeholders across the business, as required, to ensure that all applicable trainings are identified and completed
Alignment/Leadership:
Facilitate collaboration with internal and external stakeholders: eg CSU, RWE Global Team, Finance, Medical Hub and Medical Omnichannel, Global Medical Operations and other key stakeholders interacting with the country/MCO medical teams to achieve operational excellence.
Be point of contact for the Global Medical Operations & Effectiveness team to facilitate the adherence of local teams to global processes.
Manage and enforce medical compliance in alignment with global policies and ensures medical activities are implemented with respect of the highest ethical standards.
About You:
Key Qualifications and Competencies:
Degree in a scientific discipline or related degree with substantial project management orientation
At least 5-years’ experience in the Pharmaceutical industry within Medical Affairs, Research & Development or equivalent demonstrating understanding of the current pharmaceutical environment
Extensive project management experience…