Patient Education Liaison Texas

Sanofi; United States; Remote; USD 122,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi is seeking a Patient Education Liaison to support Rare Diseases patients and their families in the US. The role focuses on delivering disease and product education, coordinating with healthcare professionals, and partnering with Case Management to execute patient support initiatives.

Ideal candidates have a healthcare or life sciences background, strong communication skills, and the ability to navigate a complex matrix. Travel up to 50-75% is required as part of field responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in health care/life sciences (or equivalent).
• 3+ years of clinical experience in a related field.
• Excellent verbal and written communication to clinical and non-clinical audiences.
• Experience working in a complex matrix to accomplish goals.
• Strong people skills: flexibility, empathy, and trust.
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and coordinate branded and unbranded education for patients and families.
• Assess educational needs and develop personalized plans for education and support.
• Ensure education addresses patient barriers and enhances engagement.
• Facilitate patient education via individual, family, and group meetings and patient organizations.
• Develop patient programming strategies aligned with key accounts and audiences.
• Deliver disease- and product-specific in-services for infusion settings (home and clinic).
• Document communications in CRM with timely data updates.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Mediation

Problem-solving

Matrix leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in health care/life sciences

Genetic counseling certification or nursing registration (preferred)

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Job title: R2870194 Patient Education Liaison Texas Location: US, Remote

About the Job: The Patient Education Liaison (PEL) is a key field-based member of the U.S. Rare Diseases Patient Support Services team. The PEL upholds the patient-focused mission by building expertise across five diseases and seven brands. They are responsible for delivering comprehensive disease and product education and personalized support to patients and families across the Sanofi Rare Disease portfolio. This role ensures that patients are well-informed and supported throughout their journey. In addition to supporting patients, the PEL establishes and maintains strong working relationships with healthcare professionals, primarily the center coordinating genetic counselors or registered nurses, infusion nurses and other ancillary staff. The PEL works collaboratively in a complex team environment with numerous internal cross-functional groups to help facilitate and optimize patient care. Beyond the core clinical and education mission, the PEL is also responsible for understanding market conditions that impact the patient journey (i.e., payer, government, Pharma, industry, access) and understanding rare disease competitive products. The PEL engages in account strategy and planning discussions with cross-functional partners to advise on the patient perspective, while partnering specifically with Case Managers to own the execution of any patient support initiatives. PELs continually and compliantly bring patient insights back to leadership to ensure the team provides the right support at the right time.

Join the team transforming care for people with immune challenges, rare diseases, cancers, and neurological conditions. In Specialty Care, you’ll help deliver breakthrough treatments that bring hope to patients with some of the highest unmet needs.

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.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead strategy and execute the communication and coordination of both branded and unbranded education encompassing disease, inheritance, and product information to patients and families, covering the existing Rare Disease portfolio as well as potential future launches within the assigned territory.
• Evaluate individual patients' educational needs and develop strategic, personalized action plans to deliver relevant, impactful education and support.
• Ensure that the education provided addresses the specific barriers and concerns of each patient, enhancing their understanding and engagement throughout their journey.
• Lead efforts to facilitate patient education via individual, family, and group meetings, as well as patient organizations and communities, supporting these efforts at the regional and national levels as needed.
• Develop and execute comprehensive patient programming strategies that prioritize patient needs in key accounts, ensuring alignment of the right programs with the appropriate audiences.
• Tailor initiatives to provide relevant education, support, and resources, optimizing patient engagement and outcomes across all therapeutic areas.
• Execute in-depth disease and product in-services for all infusion settings (e.g., home and outpatient), ensuring healthcare professionals are knowledgeable prior to treating patients.
• Coordinate with field team members as appropriate.
• Collaborate effectively, building and maintaining strong relationships with the Strategic Account Management cross-functional team (including Commercial, Medical, Marketing, and Case Management) to exchange insights and foster innovative ideas that enhance strategies for key account success.
• Ensure alignment of patient education initiatives with overall business strategies, driving optimal patient outcomes.
• Analyze and utilize data to inform strategic decisions, prioritize initiatives across disease states and products, and meet established KPIs.
• Use insights to adjust communication strategies, optimize patient education efforts, and ensure alignment with business goals.
• Consistently and accurately document all pertinent communication details in the CRM database, ensuring timely updates and data integrity to support informed decision-making and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant company policies, industry standards, and legal and regulatory requirements while fostering collaboration and communication.
• Compliantly coordinate the exchange of patient-related information with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactively seek opportunities to improve processes and outcomes, embracing change and innovation to enhance patient support and results.
• Complete administrative reports and projects in a timely fashion.
• Maintain expertise through continuing medical and scientific education, including attendance at relevant symposia, scientific workshops, preceptorships, and review of key journals, and successful completion of internal training programs.
• Utilize professional communication to foster strong working relationships with internal and external colleagues.
• Provide caseload coverage outside of assigned territory as needed.
• Must be able to travel extensively (50%–75%).

About You:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in health care/life sciences (or equivalent)
• 3+ years of clinical experience in a related field
• Excellent verbal and written communication, mediation, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to connect with patients, caregivers, and providers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey complex concepts clearly to both clinical and non-clinical audiences
• Experience and demonstrated success working in a complex matrix to accomplish goals
• Strong people skills that demonstrate flexibility, persistence, creativity, empathy, and trust
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Genetic counseling certification or nursing registration preferred
• Master of Science degree, or other advanced medical or scientific degree
• Experience in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry
• Experience in the following specialties: Genetics, Neurology/Neuromuscular, Renal, or Hematology/Oncology
• Bilingual: Spanish language skills

Why Choose Us?

Make your work count by supporting a company that brings life-changing treatments to millions — and is committed to doing right by patients, communities, and the planet.

Drive progress from within by helping simplify, scale, and modernize how a global biopharma business delivers smarter, faster, and more sustainably.

Support teams across science, medicine, and operations by building better systems, shaping bold strategies, and enabling innovation at speed.

Make an impact across borders and functions, collaborating with leaders to turn complex challenges into real-world solutions.

Advance your career through stretch roles, cross-functional moves, and development opportunities designed to match your ambition.

Thrive in inclusive, high-performing teams where every role matters and every voice helps shape what’s next.

Salary & Benefits:

The salary range for this position is: $122,250.00 - $176,583.33 All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience.

Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.

• Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.
• Additional benefits information can be found here.

Sanofi US Services and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

Sanofi US Services and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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