About the role
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.
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:_
In this role you will be active in five main areas
Internal & External Safety Expert
- Provide PV and risk management expertise to internal and external customers
- Safety expert for product
- Maintain knowledge of product, product environment, and recent literature
- Maintain PV expertise, and understanding of international safety regulations and guidelines
- Lead cross functional Safety Management Teams (SMTs) and GPE internal Safety Analysis Teams (SATs)
- Communicate with and represent PV position within project/product teams, with external partners, key opinion leaders, and Health Authorities, and during internal and external negotiations
- Provide strategic and proactive safety input into development plans
- Support due diligence activities and pharmacovigilance agreements
Signal Detection & Assessment
- Responsible for signal detection and analysis
- Collaborate with Center of Excellence for Signal Detection and Data Mining and Safety Epidemiology group
- Identify and implement proactive safety analysis strategies to further define the safety profile
- Lead aggregate safety data review activities and coordinate safety surveillance activities
Risk Assessment/Risk Management/Benefit-Risk Assessment
- Provide proactive risk assessment
- Co-lead benefit-risk assessment with other relevant functions
- Develop risk management strategies and plans and monitor effectiveness
- Collaborate with Center of Excellence for Risk Management and Safety Epidemiology
Submission Activities
- Represent safety position in cross functional submission teams
- Ensure generation, consistency, and quality of safety sections in submission documents
- Write responses or contributions to health authorities’ questions
- Support preparation and conduct of Advisory Committee meetings
Report Writing
- Document, coordinate, review and validate Periodic reports, e.g.: RMP update, IND Annual Report, Annual Safety Report/Development Safety Update Report, Periodic Safety Update Report
- Serve as the medical safety expert to the GPE Periodic Reports group for assigned projects and products
About You
_Qualifications/Education & Work Experience:_
- M.D. Degree or equivalent
- For MD, Board Certified/Board eligible, or equivalent, is preferred
- Minimum 3 years' total experience in international pharmacovigilance, or equivalent relevant industry experience (e.g. clinical development) with relevant clinical experience considered. Exceptionally, candidates may be considered if they have proven excellence in a similar prior position, even if they have less than 3 years international PV experience
_Competencies:_
- Excellent clinical judgment
- Capability to synthesize and critically analyse data from multiple sources
- Ability to communicate complex clinical issues and analysis orally and in writing
- Able to develop and document sound risk assessment
- Demonstrates initiative and capacity to work under pressure
- Demonstrates leadership within cross-functional team environment
- Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills are required
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)
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.
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.