Director, U.S. Communications, Respiratory

Job Title: Director, U.S. Communications, Respiratory

Location: Cambridge, MA

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.

The Director of U.S. Communications will serve as lead for Respiratory within Immunology for Specialty Care. This position is responsible for overseeing strategic planning across external and internal communications for Respiratory. The position reports to the Head of U.S. Communications for Specialty Care and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

In addition to strategic oversight for currently marketed assets with Respiratory indications, the Director will also lead U.S. communications for a pipeline of assets in late-stage clinical trial development. The Director will also work to communicate Sanofi’s leadership, innovation, and commitment to patients including our medicines, advocacy efforts, patient support services and applicable CSR initiatives.

This role works within a team of communicators who support the current and future Immunology products at Sanofi.

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

• Provides communications input and counsel, including strategic communications and execution and driving business results for our growing respiratory business, which includes current and future potential indications for Dupixent as well as several late-stage pipeline assets

• Works within a highly matrixed environment with key interfaces to communications colleagues in the U.S. and Global organizations, as well as Medical, Legal, Regulatory, Marketing, Corporate, Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs functions including Public Affairs & Patient Advocacy, and Market Access.

• Responsible for strategic development and execution of product communications programs:

• Provides strategic leadership in the creation and implementation of impactful communication programs across current and future indications, including approval and launch preparation across all potential indications;

• Serves as lead communications business partner for the U.S. respiratory business, including supporting corporate communications and thought leadership for the General Manager

• Helps drive disease awareness programs, branded communication activities, data and regulatory milestone activity and support, and digital communications;

• Maximizes awareness of brands and milestones among external and internal stakeholders and the general, trade and online media;

• Develops integrated campaigns to create and manage stakeholder perceptions that support business goals and help meet brand sales targets;

• Delivers innovative approaches and plans in the digital and social media landscape

• Develops product media strategy and actively engages and generates positive results for Sanofi

• Manages issues associated with products to protect the company and brand reputation.

• Anticipates, prepares for and manages media issues with the press.

• Ensures close coordination and timely reporting with Global Media Relations and Investor Relations

• Serves as an internal communications counselor and ensures consistent strategic communications through applicable internal channels

About You

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Business Administration or Journalism

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills

• Excellent collaboration, negotiation and influencing skills; demonstrated ability to work with senior leaders

• Strong issues management capabilities

• Strong organizational skills

• Pharmaceutical product PR communications background

• Experience in internal and external communications; experience with co-promote products

• Ability to collaborate in a heavy matrix environment

• 10-12 years of experience in product PR, Communications and/or Corporate Communications in pharmaceuticals/biotech or with a healthcare public relations agency

Preferred

• Strong ability to work effectively across functions and levels and business units; proven collaborator

• Ability to research, develop, deliver and measure communications strategies and plans with a goal of showcasing communications successes to internal and external audiences

• Expertise in communications concepts, practices, strategies and tactics based on understanding of key audiences and corporate objectives

• Strong understanding of media relations and external affairs industry topics

• Proactive, self-starter and able to work independently and in team environment

• Co-promote experience a plus

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 a 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 high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs, and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.