Regional Public Affairs Manager - Emilia Romagna, Marche, Toscana, Umbria

Sanofi Group; Milano; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Parental leave 14 weeks

Job summary

Sanofi is seeking a Regional Public Affairs Manager to serve as the strategic liaison in Italy’s regional healthcare landscape, developing and executing public affairs plans with the national leads to advance policy priorities and strengthen reputation.

This role requires deep understanding of Italy’s regional healthcare governance and the ability to build trusted relationships with regional authorities, providers, patient groups and professional associations to improve patient access to

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare either in pharma or public affairs consultancy.
• Solid track record in building and managing extensive stakeholder networks.
• Proven ability to manage multi-stakeholder projects and complex initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Policy analysis: monitor regional legislative initiatives, policy trends, reimbursement decisions and regulatory developments.
• Stakeholder engagement: cultivate relationships with regional health authorities, local government, providers, patient groups, and associations (FIMP, FIMG, FederFarma).
• Strategic advocacy: identify opportunities and challenges, tailor approaches for dialogue with regional decision-makers.
• Cross-functional leadership: coordinate with clinical, communication, medical, market access, marketing and commercial teams.
• Crisis management: provide strategic counsel to protect and enhance Sanofi's reputation.

Skills

Policy analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Education

Politics/Economics/Communication degree

Master in healthcare management/policy (advantage)

Job description

Job Title: Regional Public Affairs Manager

• Location: Emilia Romagna, Marche, Toscana, Umbria.

About the job

As Regional Public Affairs Manager within our Public Affairs Team you’ll serve as Sanofi's strategic representative in the Italian regional healthcare landscape, accountable for developing and executing comprehensive public affairs strategies - in synergy with the National Public Affairs Leads and in accordance with the Public Affairs Plan - to advance the company's policy and business priorities and ultimately to enhance its reputation, through innovative activities.

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This role is critical in navigating Italy's regionalized healthcare system, where understanding local dynamics and building trusted relationships are essential for successful policy advocacy and patient access to innovation.

This role requires a passionate understanding of Italy's complex regional healthcare systems and governance structures.

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

• Policy Analysis: Monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on regional legislative initiatives and policy trends, reimbursement decisions, and regulatory developments that may impact on Sanofi areas of interest.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Establishing and nurturing productive relationships with key regional stakeholders including regional health authorities, local government officials, healthcare provider organizations, patient advocacy groups, and professional associations such as FIMP, FIMG and FederFarma.
• Strategic Advocacy: Identifying/anticipating policy opportunities as well as potential challenges at regional levels, developing ad hoc tailored approaches to establish a constructive dialogue with regional healthcare decision-makers regarding Sanofi's therapeutic areas and business objectives.
• Cross-functional Leadership: Working closely with clinical study unit, communication, medical, market access, marketing, and commercial teams to educate about the evolution of external political environment and public affairs opportunities in supporting broader patient access to innovation in line with business goals.
• Crisis Management: Providing strategic counsel during public affairs challenges, helping to protect and enhance Sanofi's reputation through effective communication and stakeholder management.

About you

• Experience: working experience in healthcare either in pharma company or public affairs consultancy agencies; experience in building and managing an extensive network of Stakeholders; Solid track record in elaborate and execute multistakeholder projects.
• Soft and technical skills: Political acumen and deep-knowledge of the regional environment; Ability to identify and segment decision-makers and other relevant stakeholders; Strategic thinking and planning; Cross-functional collaboration with other Sanofi functions; Problem-solving and analytical skills; Communication and negotiation skills.
• Education: Politic Science, Economics, Communication or Scientific degree; a master’s degree in healthcare management/policy will be an additional advantage.
• Languages: Italian as mother tongue, fluent in English

Why choose us?

• Be part of a pioneering biopharma company where patient insights shape drug development.

• Work at the forefront of AI-powered science that accelerates discovery and improves outcomes.

• Collaborate beyond your expertise, sparking new ideas with diverse, multidisciplinary teams.

• Explore bold career paths – with opportunities to grow through scientific, leadership, and cross-functional moves.

• Care for yourself and your loved ones with generous health and well-being benefits, including top-tier healthcare and 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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