Vaccines Patient Safety & Pharmacovigilance Head

Job Title: Vaccines Patient Safety & Pharmacovigilance Head Location: Lyon, France (1st priority) About Sanofi We are an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. Our Team The Global Patient Safety Pharmacovigilance (PSPV) aspiration is to be a cutting-age safety group, optimizing the benefit-risk profiles of our therapies to best serve patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. The PV GBU Head is accountable for all safety-related and risk management activities feeding into the benefit-risk profile of the Global Business Unit throughout the life cycle of products in development and post-marketing. The PV GBU Head provides strategic PV input and direction across the GBU in partnership with other stakeholders. Main Responsibilities Define the overall patient safety strategy for the GBU from Discovery to Development and in post-marketing settings. Maintain up-to-date safety risk profiles of the GBU’s products. Support the Chief Safety Officer and other PSPV leaders in developing and deploying the global strategy and vision for PSPV. Lead safety crises by guiding multi-functional teams in evidence-based decision-making with patient safety as the priority. Manage an international team of Therapeutic Area Heads and Global Safety Officers, fostering alignment on PV positions with relevant stakeholders. Chair/Co-chair safety governance bodies for adjudication of signals, ensuring thorough assessment and strategic decision-making regarding risk management and benefit-risk for GBU products. Foster aligned communication of product benefit-risk across the GBU with the support of key cross-functional stakeholders. Represent PSPV for safety matters on the GBU’s decision-making governance bodies and interact with external stakeholders such as regulatory authorities, scientific experts, and professional associations. About You Experience: Strong track record of pharmacovigilance in the pharmaceutical industry, including direct interaction with key regulatory agencies. In-depth working knowledge of the regulatory environment. Experience in leading medium/large-sized organizations or matrix teams, managing change, and developing and mentoring teams. Strong scientific and medical background with excellent critical data analysis skills. Clinical or industry experience in relevant therapeutic areas. Soft Skills: Effective and agile communicator on complex clinical topics and product benefit-risk. Ability to foster innovation in the workplace. Collaborative mindset and ability to build trust with internal and external stakeholders. Strong patient focus and understanding of benefit/risk considerations. Education: Medical Doctor preferred or advanced healthcare discipline degree (PharmD, PhD, etc.) specialized in relevant areas in the pharmaceutical industry. Languages: Full professional proficiency in English. Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary. At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity. Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com ! #J-18808-Ljbffr