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About the job

As ad interim Medical Head Vaccines Switzerland (100%) within our Vaccines team, you’ll cover the maternity leave of the current Medical Head. You will assume full responsibility for all medical affairs activities and provide complete medical leadership for the Vaccines BU in Switzerland during this period. This is an excellent opportunity to lead a dynamic medical team and make a significant impact on our vaccines strategy in Switzerland. Ready to get started?

Sanofi Vaccines business unit partners with the public health, medical and scientific communities to improve access to life-protecting vaccines and immunizations and increase the coverage rate, while striving to develop new and improved vaccines and immunizations to enhance health and well-being.

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:

• Strategic Medical Leadership – provide overall medical responsibility and strategic direction for the Vaccines Medical BU in Switzerland; manage budget and lead a team of 4
• Assure the development and delivery of the Swiss Vaccines medical plan in line with the global medical roadmap, CH product strategy and budget
• Contribute to the overall BU Vaccines CH strategy and provide the medical/scientific perspective for the development of franchise and brand plans
• Oversee and contribute to the execution medical activities (e.g. medical education events, insight generation activities, responding to medical inquiries) to achieve the defined strategic objectives
• Participate in national and international congresses as well as internal meeting and ensure relevant information is shared and medical team members are well trained
• Communicate medical/scientific data about the vaccines products and the diseases they aim to prevent to relevant internal and external stakeholders
• Be proactive in the identification of emerging trends, and integrate them into business strategies for pipeline and life-cycle management
• Oversee and contribute to the maintenance of the coordinated cross-functional stakeholder plan with key contacts in the Swiss vaccines healthcare environment
• Contribute to cross-GBU leadership initiatives across Austria and Switzerland.
• Collaborate with the commercial team for the development of the external communication plan and training of the field sales team
• Collaborate with Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance, Quality, Compliance, and Market Access functions in all medically relevant issues
• Ensure compliance with Swiss and Sanofi rules in activities and assigned GxP processes (e.g. validation of events and material, audits)

About you

Experience :

• Solid experience in medical affairs
• Good understanding of the Swiss health care environment incl. recommendation and reimbursement processes
• Preferably experience in vaccines
• Preferably experience in line management, with proven ability to lead teams

Soft and technical skills :

• Strong communication & interpersonal skills
• Strategic mindset with business acumen and focus on execution
• Ability to synthesize information and translate it into actionable intelligence
• Ability to navigate in a matrix environment and to cooperate transversally
• Flexible, self-motivated, ability to establish credibility, ability to lead a team

Education :

• Degree in medicine or advanced degree in a medically related discipline (preferably PhD)

Languages :

• Fluent German and English language skills; conversational French desirable

Why choose us?

• Find diverse opportunities in an international work environment to develop your talent professionally and personally, and to continuously advance your career through internal changes and role expansions. A personalized and structured onboarding is a given and begins even before your first day.
• Our employees are our top priority, especially when it comes to work-life balance and an inclusive work environment. In addition to flexible working, we offer our employees flexible working hours and a hybrid work model (3 days in the office/2 days remote).
• Outstanding is our 14-week paid family time after the birth of a child for both parents, as well as additional benefits such as health insurance, mental and physical health offerings, and leave for caregiving relatives.
• Training opportunities and international career possibilities round out our offerings.

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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.

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