Clinical Research Director

Sanofi Group; Vitry-sur-Seine; On-site; EUR 76,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

14 weeks parental leave

Global opportunities

Job summary

Sanofi in Vitry-sur-Seine seeks a Clinical Research Director to lead the clinical development strategy for assigned programs. You will coordinate with Clinical Operations, Biostatistics, Regulatory and Translational Medicine to drive development plans and study execution.

This role reports to the Global Project Head and shapes late-stage programs with global impact. The ideal candidate holds oncology specialization (MD with 4+ years or oncology training), has pharma experience, and can lead

Qualifications

• Oncology training (medical oncology or hematology/oncology fellowship) or MD with experience.
• Pharmaceutical experience is required; 3+ years strongly preferred.
• Experience in late-stage clinical development strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in clinical trial design and execution.
• Proven ability to work with multifunctional teams to achieve milestones.

Responsibilities

• Establishes or adapts clinical development plan for the program(s) including discussions with clinical investigators, advisors and regulatory authorities and plans contingencies.
• Leads, supports and oversees the execution of clinical development and studies activities including authorship of protocols and reviews of final protocol and amendments.
• Reviews and/or contributes to critical trial documents such as Informed Consent Form and trial disclosures.
• Contributes to regulatory and safety documents and discussions; participates in NDA/CTD related activities as appropriate.
• Presents development strategy and study results to external investigators and advisory boards.

Skills

Clinical trial design

Cross-functional leadership

Oncology knowledge

External investigator interaction

Education

Oncology MD or fellowship

Job description

Clinical Research Director – Job description Job title: Clinical Research Director Location : Vitry-sur-Seine, France Hiring Manager : Ray Perez

About the job Join the engine of Sanofi’s mission — where deep immunoscience meets bold, AI-powered research. In R&D, you’ll drive breakthroughs that could turn the impossible into possible for millions. Reporting to the Global Project Head, the CRD leads clinical trial strategy of assigned program(s) within the clinical development team, including interactions with Clinical Operations, Biostatistics, Regulatory, Translational Medicine, Project Management, New Product Planning and Pharmacovigilance to establish the development strategy and execute the development plan. The clinical development team further develops a compound through life cycle management.

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

• Establishes or adapts clinical development plan for the program(s) including discussions with clinical investigators, advisors and regulatory authorities and plans contingencies.
• Leads, supports and oversees the execution of clinical development and studies activities, including but not limiting to:
  • Authors abbreviated protocol.
  • Reviews the final protocol and protocol amendments.
  • Reviews the Informed Consent Form, Written Subject Information and Trial Disclosure Form.
  • Reviews the study specific committee charters.
  • Leads study specific committees with operational support.
  • Leads the clinical interpretation of study results, contributes to clinical study reports and clinical summaries.
  • Provides effective clinical guidance to other functions, including Clinical Operations, Biostatistics and Translational Medicine
  • Participates and contributes to regulatory and safety documents and discussions
  • Reviews and/or contributes clinical sections of the Investigator Brochure, IND/IMPD filings, DSUR, development risk management plans
  • Contributes to the clinical sections of the NDA/CTD, Briefing packages for regulatory meetings, PSP/PIP
  • Participates in Advisory Committee preparation Scientific data evaluation and authorship Authors clinical abstracts, presentations for conferences, and manuscripts, when appropriate.
  • Supports the planning of advisory board meeting.
  • Presents and discusses development strategy and clinical study result with external investigators and advisory boards, as appropriate.

About you Experience

Oncology training (medical oncology or hematology/oncology fellowship) or MD with experience (4+ years) is required. Pharmaceutical experience is required, 3+ years strongly preferred. Experience in late-stage clinical development strongly preferred. Demonstrated experience in clinical trial design and execution. Proven track record of working effectively with multifunctional teams to achieve project milestones. While industry experience is preferred, candidates with demonstrated excellence in academic clinical research and documented achievements may be considered with relatively less industry experience.

Soft and Technical Skills

Deep understanding of oncology, particularly solid tumor biology. Demonstrated ability to interact productively with external investigators. Demonstrated ability to work with a multifunctional team to achieve project milestones. Understanding of and willingness to meet applicable regulatory, quality and compliance standards.

Education

Oncology training (medical oncology or hematology/oncology fellowship) or MD with experience (4+ years) is required.

Languages

Fluency in spoken and written English required (for global collaboration with US and European teams). French: Not required (nice to have for France-based positions). Spanish: Not required (nice to have for Spain-based positions).

What we offer

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. Pursue progress, discover extraordinary Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people. At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

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Salary and Benefits

The salary range for this position is :€76 000,00 - €101 333 Final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs. We are an R&D driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and creating compelling growth. Our team is guided by one purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We want to build a healthier, more resilient world, and turn the impossible into the possible by discovering, developing, and delivering medicines and vaccines for millions of people around the world.

Discover more

Discover more about us visiting www.sanofi.com or via our movie We are Sanofi Start a career that makes a difference. Reinvention is in our DNA. It’s what drove our evolution from a small French enterprise to one of the world’s leading biopharma companies. Whether it’s using AI to shorten drug-discovery times or building trust in healthcare, you could be helping our teams make life better for patients, partners, and communities. This is where you grow your career. We open the door for you to explore new opportunities, push your limits, and connect with people who are driven by a shared purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.