Medical Operations and Transformation Lead, Vaccines

Medical Operations and Transformation Lead, Vaccines

Position Title: Medical Operations and Transformation Lead, Vaccines

Department: Medical Affairs Vaccine Canada

About the Job

The North American Medical Team at Sanofi is a high-performing team of Medical leaders who are a trusted source of scientific and medical information and shared insights; effective and innovative strategic partners to our internal and external stakeholders; and dedicated to public health and empowering lives through immunization. We represent diverse experiences and backgrounds which strengthens our team and mirrors the healthcare communities we engage.

The Medical Operations & Transformation Lead, Vaccines will oversee Sanofi Vaccines Medical strategic planning, operations, budget, governance, digital and other project management, and SBO initiatives. They are responsible for analyzing business gaps, identifying feasible transformative solutions, and developing and executing innovative plans to optimize operational efficiency.

We are an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Across different countries, our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Main Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning (35%)

1. Develop and manage the Country Medical Strategic Roadmap and other critical strategic plans.
2. Partner with Medical Leads, Franchise leads, and the Portfolio and Innovation Medical team to develop Country Medical Plans (CMP) and integrated evidence generation plans (iEGPs).
3. Lead the development and execution of medical digital strategy (e.g., Stakeholder Engagement Roadmap), ensuring alignment with Canada Medical Roadmap.
4. Evaluate impact and results of the activities through identified KIIs and impact metrics in close coordination with the Medical Value & Impact Manager.
5. Act as focal point for local deployment of digital tools to help the Medical team leverage essential resources.
6. Collaborate with technical and digital teams to advocate for and implement new technology capabilities and data input processes.
7. Partner with NA Medical Scientific Engagement team to enhance the external stakeholder engagement experience for scientific information.
8. Develop and maintain a data analytics and reporting roadmap/plan for the Medical team.
9. Monitor dashboards and content testing strategies to trigger real-time actionable insights.
10. Execute and advance developments on agile methodology established by the NA Medical Scientific Engagement team.
11. Identify new opportunities for leveraging data, insights, and analytics to enhance core capabilities across Medical teams.

Medical Operations (25%)

1. Oversee strategic budget management, including forecasting, tracking progress, and implementing reconciliation and reporting processes.
2. Working with SBO team, project manage and execute the franchise congress activity plan and other aligned activities.
3. Lead the procurement-to-payment process, contracting, and tiering strategies, ensuring efficiency and compliance.

Internal Collaboration/Communication (15%)

1. Act as SBO Liaison, ensuring strong connection, clear expectations, and delivery on commitment, and movement of repetitive and tactical work to SBO team.
2. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure metrics are aligned with business priorities.
3. Develop comprehensive documentation, tutorials, and user guides to facilitate adoption and utilization of analytical tools and models.
4. Establish quarterly updates for key internal stakeholders to showcase progress/outcomes against strategic imperatives.
5. Represent the Medical team in matters of internal operational excellence task forces.
6. Liaise with North American Medical operations colleagues and other stakeholders to ensure successful development and execution of Medical initiatives.

About You

Requirements

Education/Experience/Certification

Basic Qualifications:

1. Advanced Science Degree or MBA in a related field (e.g., Medical field, vaccine field healthcare finance, etc.)
2. Knowledge/experience and/or degree in Medical field, vaccine field and/or healthcare.
3. 1+ year experience in Pharmaceutical Industry.
4. Occasional travel within North America.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Vaccines experience.
2. Project management experience in Medical Affairs.

Competencies that the successful candidate will possess:

1. Strategic mindset with focus on execution.
2. Ability to synthesize information and translate it into actionable intelligence.
3. Ability to navigate in a matrix environment and to cooperate transversally.
4. Business and Market Access acumen.
5. Event management for Medical activities.
6. Strong ability to build and maintain networks with internally and key external stakeholders.
7. Strong communication, influencing & negotiation skills.
8. Self-motivated, flexible and ability to establish credibility.

Why Choose Us?

1. Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
2. Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
3. Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
4. 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.

This position is for a new vacant role that is now open for applications.

Sanofi is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Our goal is to attract, develop and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified applicants. Accommodations for persons with disabilities required during the recruitment process are available upon request.

Reference No. R2794908

Location: Toronto, Ontario

About the company

Sanofi is dedicated to supporting people through their health challenges. We are a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health.