Global Project Head - R&D Vaccines

<div><p><i><span>Le contenu du poste est libellé en anglais car il nécessite de nombreuses interactions avec nos filiales à l’international, l&#39;anglais étant la langue de travail.</span></i></p><p></p><p><i><span>This job offer is accessible to all, regardless of gender.</span></i><span> </span></p></div><p></p><p><b>Job title:</b> Development/LCM Global Project Head – Vaccines R&amp;D</p><p></p><ul><li><i>Location: Marcy l’Etoile</i></li></ul><p></p><h1><i>About the job</i></h1><p></p><p>As <b>Development/LCM Global Project Head</b> within our Vaccines R&amp;D team, you&#39;ll serve as the strategic leader driving integrated development strategies for New Vaccines projects from Gate M2 through licensure. You&#39;ll orchestrate cross-functional collaboration, lead Global Project Teams, and serve as a key voice in governance and strategic decisions that bring life-saving vaccines to patients worldwide. Ready to make a lasting impact on global health?</p><p>Join the team protecting half a billion lives every year with next-gen science, mRNA innovation, and AI-driven breakthroughs. In Vaccines, you&#39;ll help advance prevention on a global scale - and shape the future of immunization.</p><p></p><p><b>About Sanofi:</b></p><p></p><p>We&#39;re an R&amp;D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people&#39;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&#39;s lives.</p><p></p><p><b>Main responsibilities:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><b>Strategic Leadership</b><b>:</b> Develop and execute integrated vaccine development strategies from Gate M2 through licensure, including Target Product/Vaccine Profile creation, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and patient needs</li><li><b>Team Management</b><b>: </b>Lead Global Project Teams and sub-teams, fostering collaboration across functions while setting clear objectives, providing feedback, and holding team members accountable for deliverables</li><li><b>Project Execution</b><b>: </b>Deliver projects on-time and within budget, monitor milestones, address obstacles proactively, and ensure seamless coordination across all functional areas and geographies</li><li><b>Resource Optimization</b><b>:</b> Supervise project activities, optimize allocation of budget and personnel, and partner with functional leaders to secure necessary resources and capabilities</li><li><b>Strategic Planning</b><b>: </b>Translate Target Product Profiles into comprehensive development plans, ensuring alignment across Integrated Early Global Plan, Clinical Development Plan, and Global Regulatory Strategy</li><li><b>Stakeholder Management</b><b>: </b>Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners (NGOs, academic institutions, joint ventures), representing the project in high-level strategic discussions</li><li><b>Communication &amp; Governance</b><b>: </b>Present project objectives, progress, and risk mitigation strategies to senior leadership and governance committees with clarity and impact, tailoring messaging to diverse audiences</li><li><b>Franchise Strategy</b><b>:</b> Contribute to R&amp;D vision and strategic roadmap for the vaccine franchise, identifying opportunities for synergies across projects and therapeutic areas</li></ul><p></p><h1><i>About you</i></h1><p></p><ul><li><b>Education &amp; Experience</b><b>:</b> Ph.D. in science, MD, or Pharm.D. with 7&#43; years in vaccine development OR B.S./M.S./MBA with 10&#43; years in pharmaceutical/biotechnology development</li><li><b>Leadership</b><b>: </b>Proven ability to lead international, cross-functional teams toward common goals; experience in people management and team development</li><li><b>Strategic Thinking</b><b>: </b>Deep understanding of vaccine development processes combined with business acumen and commercial awareness</li><li><b>Technical Expertise</b><b>: </b>Comprehensive knowledge of global vaccine development, regulatory requirements, and quality standards</li><li><b>Communication</b><b>: </b>Outstanding presentation and interpersonal skills, with ability to engage audiences at all levels and build consensus among diverse stakeholders</li><li><b>Personal Attributes</b><b>:</b> Performance-oriented with strong execution focus, adaptable in the face of changing priorities, and passionate about improving global health</li></ul><p></p><h1><i>Why choose us?</i></h1><p></p><ul><li>Work at the forefront of AI-driven research, smart manufacturing, and groundbreaking mRNA platforms that are redefining the future of immunology</li><li>Help protect half a billion people every year, contributing to one of the largest global vaccination efforts in healthcare</li><li>Develop your career with access to mentoring, international mobility programs, and opportunities to grow across four continents</li><li>Make the impossible possible by contributing to breakthrough moments in vaccine innovation and development</li><li>Drive strategic decisions that shape the future of global health prevention with visibility at the executive level</li><li>Lead high-impact projects that directly translate into protecting millions of lives worldwide</li></ul><p></p><h1><b>Pursue</b> <i>Progress</i>. <b>Discover</b> <i>Extraordinary</i>.</h1><p></p><div><p><span><span>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<span> </span></span><span>what’s</span><span><span> </span>never-been-</span><span>done-before</span><span>.<span> </span></span><span>You’ll</span><span><span> </span>help push boundaries, challenge<span> </span></span><span>convention</span><span>, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives?<span> </span></span><span>Let’s</span><span><span> </span>Pursue<span> </span></span></span><i><span>Progress</span></i><span><span><span> </span>and Discover<span> </span></span></span><i><span>Extraordinary</span></i><span><span><span> </span>– together.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>At Sanofi, we<span> </span></span><span>provide</span><span><span> </span>equal opportunities to all regardless of race,<span> </span></span><span>color</span><span>, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law</span><span>.</span></span></p><p></p><p>#LI-FRA</p><p>#LI-Hybrid</p></div><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><h1>Pursue <i>progress</i>, discover <i>extraordinary</i></h1><p>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.</p><p></p><p>At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.</p><p></p><p>Watch our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v&#61;SkpDBZ-CJKw&amp;t&#61;67s" target="_blank">ALL IN video</a> and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at <a href="https://www.sanofi.com/en/our-responsibility/equality-and-inclusiveness" target="_blank">sanofi.com</a>!</p><p></p>