Medical Lead, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Hong Kong and Taiwan

About the job

We are an innovative global healthcare company with a focus on immunology that extends to innovation in diabetes and transplant medicine. Across different countries, our talented teams are determined to deliver a best-in-class customer experience using the best of digital, artificial intelligence and personal know-how. With a focus on immunology that extends to innovation in diabetes and transplant medicines, we pursue progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world

Success in this role will be reflected through the shaping of healthcare in cardiovascular diseases and diabetes,
which will be achieved through: -
• Industry leading creation and delivery on medical elements of brand plans;
• Partnering with HCPs through peer to peer interactions to achieve common objectives;
• Creation of a dynamic team culture that empowers individuals as brand team members to deliver business priorities by co-operating transversally through integrated brand planning and medical project teams.
• Development and maintenance of excellent relationships with key internal business partners and external
health authorities, medical stakeholders, and relevant bodies and patient organizations to drive patient outcomes and commercial goals.
• The broad range of Sanofi programs and promotional activities being undertaken in the spirit of organization policies and Taiwan medicines code of practice.

Main responsibilities:

Leadership
• In line with the markets’ and company’s strategic objectives, develop and execute the annual medical action
plan including the planning and execution of clinical and epidemiological studies as appropriate.
• Participate and represent the company, in local Medical Meetings / Symposium and International Congresses with expositions and presentations

• Drive publications to build and enhance evidence to support brand objectives and strategies
• Establish  and  maintain  a  strong  regional  and  global  medical  network  to  influence  strategies  and  facilitate
delivery of operational goals.
• Embed best practice Integrated Brand Planning to ensure optimal collaboration with key internal stake holders
to support delivery of agreed business priorities and operational excellence.
• Hire, develop and coach direct reports for performance to achieve business priorities.
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive patient outcomesand commercial goals.
• Monitor  environment  and  policies  to  identify  potential  future  changes  and  ensure  readiness  to  manage  any impact to business together with other appropriate business partners.
• Actively  participate  in  industry/agency  groups  to  ensure  Sanofi’s  position  is  clearly  represented  to  drive  an optimal environment for the care and management of patients.

Integrated Brand Planning
• In  partnership  with  the  commercial  teams,  ensure  common  understanding  of  the  integrated  brand  planning process and role expectations.
• Define and get alignment on the expectations and KPIs for medical elements of brand plans.
• Through  coaching,  mentoring  and  support  of  medical  project  teams,  ensure  high  quality  deliverables  are realized in the delivery of committed brand activities.

Stakeholder Management and Partnership
• Ensure a process for stakeholder mapping and management that is aligned with brand priorities is in place and
lead team to achieve results through this process.
• Manage the health support service team of diabetes nurse educators, ensuring that the team has clear KPIs
• Identify and manage key external relationships and establish partnerships to realize win-win outcomes for the
care and management of patients, shaping the environment and policies as required.
• Identify and maintain key internal relationships with regional and global medical teams to inform and support
activities being undertaken by the Taiwan & Hong Kong affiliates.

Medical Knowledge and Communications
• Train and / or oversee the sales and marketing teams to achieve and maintain a high level of relevant disease
area and product knowledge.
• Actively participate in the creation and approval of promotional material to support key brand communication.
• Lead the development of quality medical education activities that are aligned to brand strategies.
• Keep abreast of all new developments within the Sanofi portfolio of products and relevant therapeutic areas.

Ethics and Compliance
• At all times ensure consistency with voluntary and compulsory codes of conduct, appropriate legislation and
compliance with internal SOPs.
• Promote awareness, understanding and alignment of activities to our compliance standards.
• Coordinate the development and review of medical affairs SOPs and guidelines as appropriate

• Ensure the Sanofi business is conducted fully meeting ethics and compliance requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
• Sanofi employee must understand of own roles and responsibilities in avoiding health risk (Health), preventing
accidents (Safety) and environment protection (Environment). Involved in any such activities must comply with HSE policy

About you

Education
• Medical, Pharmacy, or PhD Degree

Experience & Knowledge
• At least 5 years professional experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
• 1-3 years in leadership roles with demonstrated experience in medical affairs preferred
• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal, and interpersonal skills
• Exemplary customer facing skills, and the capability to collaborate with Key Opinion Leaders on
publications and presentations, in a credible, responsive and customer focused manner is a necessity
• Experience in cardiovascular and/ or diabetes preferred
• Fluent Mandarin is required.

Core Competencies/Skills
• Think strategically (Think and plan broadly and long term to inspire excellence in execution).
• Act for Change (Embrace change and innovation and initiate new and improved ways of working).
• Cooperate Transversally (Collaborate effectively with peers, stakeholders and partners across the organisation to positively impact business results).
• Develop People (Take responsibility for developing one’s self and others in anticipation of future business needs).
• Lead Teams (Build, manage, motivate and empower teams and workgroups).
• Strive for Results (Seek ongoing improvement of performance quality to create sustainable added value).
• Commit to Customers (Understand, meet and exceed internal and external customer expectations to create positive impact).
• Make Decisions (Make timely decisions based on the information available).
• Possess a strong drive and flexibility to adjust to changing demands and priorities and persevere to work through ambiguity to achieve results

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 it’s 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 health insurance, out-patient benefits along with a range of family friendly policies such as maternity, paternity, and solo parent leaves to name a few.

PursueProgress. Discover Extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

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