Associate Director, Global Medical Affairs – Dermatology

Job title: Associate Director, Global Medical Affairs – Dermatology

Location: Morristown, NJ

About the Job

The Associate Director, Global Medical Affairs – Dermatology will support the development and execution of global medical strategy across the Dermatology portfolio, with primary emphasis on Atopic Dermatitis (AD), the early-stage dermatology pipeline, and the Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) portfolio.

The role will translate emerging science, clinical evidence, external expert insights, and cross-functional priorities into integrated medical strategies and high-impact execution.

This individual will independently lead defined workstreams, partner closely with the Global Medical Lead, and help shape evidence generation, scientific engagement, and future portfolio differentiation across both established and investigational programs.

Join the engine of Sanofi’s mission — where deep immunoscience meets bold, AI-powered research. In R&D, you’ll drive breakthroughs that could turn the impossible into possible for millions.

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 maintain strong partnerships across global, regional, and local Medical Affairs teams to ensure alignment of dermatology strategy, effective execution, and sharing of insights and best practices across geographies

Support development and execution of integrated Global Medical strategies across Atopic Dermatitis, the early-stage dermatology pipeline, and the Hidradenitis Suppurativa portfolio, translating strategic priorities into clear medical objectives and initiatives

Partner cross-functionally with Clinical Development, Translational Medicine, Commercial, Market Access, HEOR/RWE, Regulatory, Safety, Medical Communications, Publications, and other stakeholders to advance portfolio and asset-level medical strategies

Contribute to integrated evidence-generation planning by identifying critical scientific, clinical, and strategic evidence gaps across AD, HS, and early-stage assets, and support studies, analyses, real-world evidence, biomarker/translational research, publications, and other initiatives designed to address them

Monitor the evolving dermatology scientific, clinical, and competitive landscape and translate emerging data, treatment trends, mechanisms of action, stakeholder insights, and unmet needs into strategic recommendations for asset and portfolio planning

Develop deep expertise in AD and HS disease biology, patient journeys, current and emerging treatment landscapes, mechanisms of action, clinical endpoints, and unmet needs, while maintaining a forward-looking understanding of innovation across dermatology

Support early-stage pipeline strategy by evaluating emerging science, clinical data, target differentiation, potential positioning, and evidence needs that may inform future development and medical strategy

Provide medical and scientific input into clinical development programs, including trial design, endpoints, patient populations, biomarker strategies, evidence gaps, differentiation opportunities, and future lifecycle considerations, as appropriate

Represent Global Medical Affairs in advisory boards, scientific meetings, congress activities, external expert engagements, and interactions with healthcare professionals, investigators, and key opinion leaders across dermatology

Lead or support insight-generation activities, including defining strategic objectives, developing scientific content, facilitating discussions, synthesizing external expert insights, and translating findings into actionable recommendations for AD, HS, and pipeline programs

Build and maintain credible scientific relationships with global external experts, investigators, scientific societies, and other key stakeholders relevant to the dermatology portfolio

Partner with Medical Communications and Publications teams to support development and execution of scientific communication, congress, and publication strategies that strengthen understanding of the disease areas, mechanisms, and emerging evidence

Support development of scientific resources, training materials, FAQs, field medical resources, and other medical content to enable accurate, consistent, and scientifically rigorous exchange across global and local medical teams

Lead or contribute to training and scientific education of regional and local Medical Affairs teams, strengthening capabilities across AD, HS, emerging mechanisms, pipeline science, and relevant clinical evidence

Independently lead defined elements of the dermatology global medical strategy and serve as a strategic partner to the Global Medical Lead, with accountability for moving key initiatives from strategy through execution

Effectively lead projects and workstreams across a matrixed global organization, ensuring clear objectives, stakeholder alignment, accountability, timelines, and high-quality execution

Operate in accordance with applicable corporate policies, regulatory requirements, and industry compliance standards, ensuring that all activities are conducted ethically and with scientific integrity

About You

Basic requirements

Education

Minimum PharmD, PhD, MD, or equivalent doctoral degree in a scientific or healthcare discipline.

Postdoctoral fellowship training and/or relevant experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical, or scientific fields is preferred.

Experience

Minimum 3 years of relevant experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or related industry, with demonstrated progression of responsibility.

Or, candidates who have successfully completed a 2-year Medical Affairs fellowship and demonstrated scientific leadership, strategic thinking, experience contributing to medical strategy, and the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives may also be considered.

Experience in Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, clinical research, or another scientific function at the global or regional level

Dermatology experience strongly preferred, with experience in Atopic Dermatitis and/or Hidradenitis Suppurativa particularly valuable; broader immunology or immune-mediated inflammatory disease experience is also relevant

Experience supporting investigational or pipeline assets and translating emerging scientific and clinical evidence into medical strategy is strongly preferred

Demonstrated ability to connect disease-area strategy with asset-level evidence needs, differentiation opportunities, and future portfolio positioning

Experience with evidence-generation strategy, including clinical research, real-world evidence, biomarker or translational research, investigator-sponsored research, publications, or scientific communications, is preferred

Experience engaging healthcare professionals, investigators, and global key opinion leaders in scientific exchange and insight-generation activities

Experience working collaboratively across Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Translational Medicine, Commercial, Market Access, HEOR/RWE, Regulatory, Safety, Legal/Compliance, and other functions

Demonstrated ability to operate effectively within a highly matrixed, global organization and to independently lead complex workstreams

• Experience in both clinical research and direct patient care is an asset
• Experience operating within complex matrixed organizational environments
• Strong scientific communication and presentation skills

Skills and Behaviors

Demonstrates scientific curiosity and the ability to rapidly develop expertise across complex and evolving dermatology disease areas, mechanisms, assets, and therapeutic landscapes

Thinks strategically across disease area, asset, and portfolio levels while maintaining a strong ability to translate strategy into execution

Demonstrates an entrepreneurial mindset, intellectual curiosity, innovative thinking, agility, and a willingness to challenge established approaches appropriately

• Strong interpersonal, influencing, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build alignment across diverse stakeholders without relying solely on formal authority
• Strong project-management skills with the ability to independently lead complex, cross-functional initiatives
• Ability to identify and solve complex scientific, strategic, and operational problems.

Excellent written, verbal, and scientific communication skills, with the ability to tailor complex information to different audiences

Ability to synthesize large amounts of scientific, clinical, competitive, and stakeholder information into clear insights, priorities, and recommendations

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, stakeholders, and timelines in a dynamic environment
• Comfortable operating amid ambiguity and change while maintaining focus on strategic objectives and execution
• Demonstrates sound judgment and the ability to make recommendations, facilitate decisions, and drive implementation
• High degree of accountability, initiative, collaboration, and commitment to scientific and medical excellence

Why Choose Us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team
• Discover opportunities to grow your talent and advance your career through expanded responsibilities, promotions, lateral opportunities, and experiences across functions and geographies
• Enjoy a thoughtfully designed rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact
• Take care of yourself and your family with a broad range of health and wellbeing benefits, including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs, and at least 14 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave
• Work at the forefront of