Senior Clinical Research Director

Sanofi; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi in Cambridge, MA seeks a Senior Clinical Research Director to lead the Rheumatology/Transplant clinical development program. You will be a medical leader across studies, providing strategic input, overseeing protocol development, and ensuring high-quality data supporting regulatory submissions.

The role emphasizes mentorship of CRDs and Clinical Scientists, collaboration with global teams, and advancing innovative immunoscience within a bold, AI-powered research environment.

Qualifications

• MD or equivalent medical degree is required.
• 4+ years in pharmaceutical industry with late-stage clinical development experience preferred.
• English fluency (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Provide medical leadership within the Rheumatology/Transplant team and mentor CRDs and Clinical Scientists.
• Collaborate with functions to align study documents, endpoints, and protocols.
• Contribute to high-quality clinical study reports and regulatory submissions.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Cross-functional

Regulatory

Communication

English fluency

Education

MD or equivalent

Job description

Job Title

Senior Clinical Research Director

Location

Cambridge, MA

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.

We are looking for a Senior Clinical Research & Development (CRD) to join our Rheumatology/Transplant clinical development team, playing a pivotal leadership role in shaping and advancing our clinical programs. If you are a medically trained expert with a passion for immunoscience and a drive to mentor, collaborate, and innovate, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact at scale.

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

The Senior CRD serves as a senior medical and scientific leader within the Rheumatology/Transplant team. Key responsibilities include:

Leadership & Mentorship

• Act as a mentor for other CRDs and Clinical Scientists within the same project or therapeutic area
• Provide leadership, build consensus, and coordinate action plans with other CRDs and stakeholders to resolve project-related study issues
• Anticipate potential issues by sharing lessons learned across project and study teams
• Raise study or project-level issues to TA Heads as relevant, and share pertinent information within and beyond project teams

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with functions to ensure a uniform, aligned operational approach (e.g., harmonizing study documents, endpoints, protocols)
• Interact with other CRDs in the project, Global Project Head, PV Representatives, Regulatory, and other key functional representatives

Clinical Research & Development (CRD Role)

• Provide medical expertise to clinical studies (except select Exploratory Pharmacology studies) and/or registries, including protocol development, Key Results, and Clinical Study Reports
• Support other clinical development activities such as pressure testing and cluster feasibility, medical review and validation of clinical data, and study risk assessment
• Contribute to the clinical part of submission dossiers, including Common Technical Documents for FDA & EMA submissions, filings in Japan and China, and responses to health authority questions
• Provide appropriate medical input and support for all activities related to clinical studies, including medical training, feasibility assessments, medical review of data, and medical information for study teams, medical advisors, Clinical Project Leaders from Clinical Study Units, and investigators
• Serve as the medical reference within the Clinical Study team, ensuring the medical relevance and integrity of clinical data

About You

Experience & Competencies:

• Understanding of pharmaceutical product development and life cycle management gained through approximately 4 years of clinical development and medical experience
• Excellent scientific and medical/clinical expertise
• Excellent expertise in clinical development methodology and design of clinical studies
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) for interactions across functional areas and with key regulatory agencies
• Demonstrated capability to challenge decisions and the status quo with a risk-management approach
• Ability to negotiate to ensure operational resources are available for continued clinical conduct
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Excellent teaching skills with a demonstrated ability to assist and train othersAbility to work effectively within a matrix model
• Strong international/intercultural working skills
• Open-minded and adaptable to new digital solutions

Qualifications

• MD or equivalent medical degree is required (DO, MBBS)
• Medical training or clinical development experience in rheumatology, hematology, transplant, or immunology
• At least 4 years in the pharmaceutical industry (experience in late-stage clinical development preferred)
• English fluency (spoken and written)

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 a 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.

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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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.