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Global Medical Director, Rare Hematology

Global Medical Director, Rare Hematology
Organization: Sanofi
Location: Cambridge, MA | Morristown, NJ
Date Posted: 05/04/2026

About the Job

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.

The Global Medical Director for Rare Hematology will play a critical role as medical lead for one of the products in Sanofi’s Rare Hematology portfolio. The Global Medical Director is accountable for global medical strategy, ensuring alignment with multiple functions within the company, and driving execution of global medical activities related to investigator and expert outreach, evidence generation (e.g., investigator-sponsored trials, company-sponsored non-registration studies, RWE), publications, CME, and other medical affairs activities (e.g., medical congresses). As part of Sanofi’s strategy execution, this role will work closely with Sanofi Global and Country Medical Affairs organizations, as well as Clinical Development, Health Economics and Value Assessment (HEVA), Commercial, Market Access, and Regulatory functions. This position reports to the Global Head of Rare Hematology Medical Affairs.

The position requires the ability to work effectively in a highly matrixed environment; being team-oriented with outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively. A strong commitment to achieving corporate objectives while maintaining the highest ethical, regulatory, and scientific standards is required.

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

  • Develop and execute the global medical affairs strategy for the Rare Hematology products.
  • Ensure a patient-centric approach to development of medical affairs activities.
  • Lead medical affairs data generation activities, including the development of study protocols, management of company-sponsored clinical studies, and real-world evidence studies.
  • Provide medical expertise for medical education activities and publication plans.
  • Establish and maintain strong relationships with experts in the relevant disease area.
  • Organize and lead medical insight-gathering activities (e.g., advisory boards) per the medical affairs plan.
  • Review externally facing promotional and medical materials.
  • Provide expertise and guidance to country medical teams to ensure outstanding scientific engagement globally and to help enhance medical education.
  • Responsible for budget planning of medical activities.
  • Provide medical expertise and input into Global Marketing, Market Access, and HEVA projects.
  • Contribute as a medical expert to regulatory interactions and document development.
  • Travel (both internationally and within the US) as necessary.

About You

Basic Qualifications

  • Medical doctor required (MD or MD/PhD), with post‑graduate training (e.g., residency, fellowship).
  • At least 10 years of experience combining pharmaceutical industry and/or healthcare clinical practice.
  • A solid track record of peer‑reviewed scientific publications, including expertise in Rare Diseases as a clinical researcher and/or clinician caring for patients with inborn errors of metabolism.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous clinical care experience in rare diseases or hematology.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to present scientific data in a clear, credible, and balanced manner.
  • Able to interface professionally with a wide spectrum of internal and external clinicians, clinical researchers, regulatory agencies, HTA, payers, and industry executives in the scientific/medical arena.

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 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 of gender‑neutral parental leave.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse 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 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.

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

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 what’s never been done before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary — together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

Final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.

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