Job Title: SPC Global Medical Director - Ophthalmology Location: Cambridge, MA / Morristown, NJ 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. At Sanofi, our purpose is “Chasing the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.” Specialty Care Medical Affairs strives to be the leader in patient and scientific knowledge to improve clinical care. We achieve this by generating and curating critical evidence and serving as credible partners in scientific exchange. Our team collaborates across commercial, regulatory, R&D, market access, and external affairs to develop and launch first‑in‑class and best‑in‑class therapeutic solutions addressing the highest unmet needs. As Global Medical Director – Ophthalmology, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the global medical strategy for our ophthalmology portfolio. This position requires strong scientific expertise, strategic leadership, and cross‑functional collaboration to advance medical understanding, evidence generation, and external engagement. You will serve as a key medical representative and ensure alignment of medical activities with overall business objectives. Main Responsibilities Serve as the medical representative, providing strategic input and ensuring alignment of ophthalmology medical tactics with overall brand objectives. Participate in cross‑functional workstreams to design and implement global medical programs supporting the ophthalmology portfolio. Contribute to the Global Medical Affairs Plan for ophthalmology assets, ensuring alignment with key strategic imperatives and evidence generation priorities. Collaborate with Scientific Communications to develop high‑quality materials for external medical engagement and deliver global medical training programs. Lead and execute global medical activities within the Medical Affairs Plan, including advisory boards, expert meetings, and symposia, ensuring compliance and strong collaboration with internal stakeholders (Events, Legal, Compliance, Procurement). Drive evidence generation initiatives (e.g., Investigator‑Initiated Studies, Real‑World Evidence projects) in line with the Integrated Evidence Generation Plan (IEGP). Lead strategically assigned projects to advance scientific understanding and clinical application of ophthalmology therapies. Build and maintain strong KOL relationships globally, ensuring their involvement in key medical activities and scientific exchange. Ensure cross‑functional collaboration with Commercial, Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance, and Market Access teams; review promotional and non‑promotional materials in Veeva/PromoMats. Support data dissemination strategy, including publications, congress planning, and scientific communication in collaboration with internal stakeholders. Contribute to annual and long‑term congress strategy, including symposia, abstracts, and scientific sessions. Maintain regular interaction with local medical teams in priority markets to ensure tactical alignment and gather insights through global‑local meetings, newsletters, and other communication channels. Provide medical support to R&D, Pharmacovigilance, and Regulatory functions, including risk management and health authority interactions. About You Education & Certification: Advanced degree (MD, PhD, PharmD) required; board certification (or eligible) in ophthalmology highly preferred. Experience: Minimum of 3 years of retinal disease expertise, including at least 3 years of pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry experience. Demonstrated experience in medical affairs or clinical development roles, including early pipeline management, KOL engagement, and scientific communication. Proven track record at country or global level; US market experience strongly preferred. Technical Expertise Drug Development & Regulatory: Broad understanding of the drug development process, regulatory requirements, risk management, health authority interactions, and market access considerations. Clinical & Scientific Knowledge: Expertise in retinal clinical science, therapeutic landscape, and evidence generation methodologies, including clinical trials and real‑world evidence. Cross‑Functional Collaboration Significant experience working with Research, Clinical Development, Commercial, Health Economic Value & Access teams. Scientific Communication Demonstrated proficiency in scientific communication, publication planning, and congress strategy, with ability to translate complex data into actionable strategies for internal and external stakeholders. Compliance & Systems Familiarity with compliance frameworks and promotional/non‑promotional material review systems (e.g., Veeva/PromoMats). Leadership Competencies Strategic Thinking: Ability to define and execute global medical strategies aligned with business objectives. Influence & Collaboration: Skilled at building consensus across diverse stakeholders and geographies. Decision‑Making: Strong judgment in complex, matrixed environments. People Leadership: Experience mentoring and guiding teams or cross‑functional groups. Change Agility: Ability to lead through ambiguity and drive innovation in medical affairs. Salary & Benefits Salary range: $178,500.00 – $297,500.00 (commensurate with experience). Eligibility for participation in company employee benefit programs. Health and wellbeing benefits including high‑quality healthcare and prevention programs. Gender‑neutral parental leave of at least 14 weeks. Other rewards and benefits as part of the comprehensive package. Equal Opportunity Statement Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and affirmative action employers committed to a culturally inclusive and diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, ancestry, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr