Medical Team Head

• Location: Japan
• 40% Remote working
• Job type: Permanent

About the job 

At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we have one overarching mission - to work passionately, challenging ourselves and our industry every day, to build a healthier future by helping people, help themselves, bringing “Health in Your Hands”.

Our teams are building trusted & loved brands that connect with hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide, enabling better self-care for individuals and communities, while also contributing to a healthier planet. To fulfill this mission, we are embarking our consumers, our customers, healthcare professionals, and our employees in this journey because this is what will make us become the “Best Fast-Moving Consumer Healthcare (FMCH) Company In & For the World”.

We strive to act as a force for good by integrating sustainability along our business and employees’ mission and operate responsibly from both a social and environmental point of view.

To achieve this, we need strong talent who will help us shape the future of our Consumer Healthcare business and challenge our industry. At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we aspire to create a work environment where people can thrive, grow, and be at their best every day. Our priority is working with integrity to improve the health and well-being of people and communities where we operate, working towards making a positive impact in the world.

Our Team:

Responsible for medical activities that Medial Team is responsible for and support team members’ development and pushing the envelopes. Also, as a playing manager, s/he is responsible for planning and executing medical activities (e.g., evidence generations, publications, medical claim creations, new product development and Health Authorities’ correspondences) and make sure timely and effective execution aligned to medical strategy that contributes to business. S/he contributes to trade associations to shape the OTC and healthcare environment.

Main responsibilities:

Team management and people development

• Create accountability. Hold herself/himself and her/his team responsible for performance.
• Lead change. Embrace change and set goals that align with a stated vision.
• Inspire others. Encourage others through positivity, vision, confidence, challenges and recognition.

Lead Medical Strategy

• Drives creative ideas and lead to propose and create his / her responsible medical parts in Integrated Business and Brand Plan (IBBP) and execute as a representative leader in Medical
• Actively engage local thought leaders in two-way scientific communication around new product developments / correspondences with Health Authorities, and post-marketing studies (both non-clinical and clinical)
• Provide medical and technical input into medically accurate development of Brand promotional materials (e.g. medical claims) in close align with Marketing / Commercial
• Work with cross-functional, multidisciplinary teams to facilitate the creation of medical strategies about products to answer medical requests from internal and external stakeholders
• Leverage (unmet) medical needs in order to support lifecycle opportunities based on consumers’ needs on a rolling basis through the development cycle

Lead Post-Marketing Surveillance (PMS)

• Liaise with key internal stakeholders to help develop, secure approval for and implement an independent post-marketing surveillance that have the potential to support products or that is required by the regulation

Lead Medical Communication / Publication and Exchange

• Lead Publication strategy planning and its execution. Lead activities related article publications, presentations at congresses and symposia
• Establish and maintain contact with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) with high level scientific and business communication skills
• Organize and chair as a leader for Medical Advisory Boards
• Develop and leverage medical/scientific insights through attendance at scientific meetings to further develop own knowledge base in line with business and medical strategy
• Support Healthcare Professional engagement (HCPE) in Commercial

DIRECT REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES:Medical Team members

About you

Experience:

• Relevant experiences in R&D and /or Medical in pharmaceutical companies
• Prior experience of a people manager
• Prior experience of clinical trials and / or PMS management and understanding of GCP
• Prior experience in a global company setting (preferred)

Soft skills:

• Act for Change
• Cooperate Transversally
• Strive for Results
• Commitment to Customer
• Think Strategically
• Develop People

Technical skills:

• Statistical & data interpretation: Analytical thinking and understanding of causation
• Medical paper writing: Experience in writing of scientific medial papers
• Focus on scientific exchange: Dedicated to serving HCP needs, feedback, establishes and maintains effective relationships
• Enhance digitalization
• Other skills - Approachability, interpersonal savvy

Education：

• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree, Pharm D, PhD or equivalent preferred) in Pharmacy, Chemistry or Life Sciences

Languages:

• The ideal candidate for this position must be fluent in both English and Japanese, as they will be required to communicate effectively in a business setting in Japan and with regional stakeholders and participate in global business interactions.

At Sanofi diversity and inclusion is foundational to how we operate and embedded in our Core Values. We recognize to truly tap into the richness diversity brings we must lead with inclusion and have a workplace where those differences can thrive and be leveraged to empower the lives of our colleagues, patients and customers. We respect and celebrate the diversity of our people, their backgrounds and experiences and provide equal opportunity for all.