Medical Scientific Liaison Autoimmune T1D

Sanofi; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier healthcare

Flexible working

14 weeks parental leave

Job summary

Sanofi in Riyadh seeks a Medical Scientific Liaison for Autoimmune Type 1 Diabetes to build trusted partnerships with healthcare professionals and institutions. The role focuses on scientific exchange, disease understanding, and evidence-based discussions aligned with local medical plans.

The ideal candidate holds MD or Pharmacy or related postgraduate science qualifications, with experience in stakeholder engagement and a strong command of English and Arabic.

Qualifications

• MD, Pharmacy degree, or postgraduate-level science qualification.
• Experience in stakeholder engagement and strategic planning within a medical or scientific field.
• Experience in AT1D or diabetes/immunology is a plus.
• Strong scientific communication; familiarity with CRM tools.

Responsibilities

• Engage with healthcare professionals, KOLs, and institutions to share balanced, high-quality scientific information on AT1D.
• Plan and facilitate local scientific meetings, hospital staff meetings, webinars, and other medical education activities.
• Develop and execute stakeholder engagement plans aligned with AT1D Medical Plan.
• Generate insights on unmet medical needs, patient identification, treatment barriers, evidence gaps.
• Respond to unsolicited requests for medical information and support investigators in IIR submissions and local advisory boards.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Medical, RWE, HEVA, Pharmacovigilance, Medical Information, Market Access, and Commercial teams.
• Maintain accurate and timely records of customer engagements through CRM tools.

Skills

Scientific communication

CRM tools

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

MD or Pharmacy degree or postgraduate-level science qualification

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Job title: Medical Scientific Liaison - Autoimmune Type 1 Diabetes (AT1D)

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

About the job

As a Medical Scientific Liaison - AT1D within our General Medicines team, you'll build trusted partnerships with healthcare professionals and institutions, driving meaningful scientific exchange in the rapidly evolving Autoimmune Type 1 Diabetes landscape. Ready to get started?

Join the team transforming how healthcare is delivered for chronic and specialty conditions worldwide. In General Medicines, you'll help drive meaningful outcomes in diabetes, transplant, and immunology - with the scale and urgency patients deserve.

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:

• Engage proactively with healthcare professionals, KOLs, and institutions to share balanced, high-quality scientific information on AT1D, including disease staging, screening, diagnosis, and disease-modifying treatment approaches.
• Plan and facilitate local scientific meetings, hospital staff meetings, webinars, and other medical education activities in line with the Country Medical Plan and Stakeholder Engagement Plan.
• Develop and execute individual stakeholder engagement plans aligned with identified scientific needs and the AT1D Medical Plan.
• Generate high-value, actionable insights on unmet medical needs, patient identification, treatment barriers, and evidence gaps - and propose appropriate solutions.
• Respond to unsolicited requests for medical information and support investigators in Independent Investigator Research (IIR) submissions and local advisory board activities.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Medical, RWE, HEVA, Pharmacovigilance, Medical Information, Market Access, and Commercial teams, ensuring full compliance with company, industry, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate and timely records of customer engagements through CRM tools to support reporting and insight generation.

About you

Education: MD, Pharmacy degree, or postgraduate-level science qualification.

Experience: Proven background in stakeholder engagement and strategic planning within a medical or scientific field; experience in the AT1D or broader diabetes/immunology therapeutic area is a plus.

Technical skills: Strong scientific communication skills; familiarity with CRM tools; ability to leverage multiple channels and formats to maximize stakeholder impact.

Soft skills: Strategic thinking, business acumen, learning agility, strong interpersonal skills, and a collaborative mindset across functions and teams.

Languages: Arabic (required); advanced spoken and written English (required).

Why choose us?

Help shape the future of care for people living with Autoimmune Type 1 Diabetes - a rapidly evolving area where your scientific expertise can directly change patient outcomes.

Drive meaningful impact at global scale: our medicines reach more than 100 million people each year.

Be part of a simpler, digital- and AI-powered organization that

rethink how medical teams engage with the world.

Stretch your career in a development playground, with opportunities across functions, regions, and the entire product lifecycle.

Work in a place that combines global scale with local expertise, backed by a strong culture of collaboration and shared purpose.

Enjoy a well-rounded rewards package that supports your success - with top-tier healthcare, flexible working, and 14 weeks of 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.

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,