Job Title
Senior Medical Advisor – Transplant
Location
Reading, UK
Overview
As Senior Medical Advisor within our Transplant team, youll provide proactive strategic leadership in shaping medical strategy and co-creating the overall brand approach to ensure appropriate use of our medicines in the UK and Ireland.
Youll drive evidence planning and execution, cultivate relationships with top clinicians, and lead projects that raise standards of care for transplant patients. Working at the intersection of immune-mediated diseases and disease-modifying therapies, youll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in an area of high unmet need, helping to improve the lives of patients affected by debilitating post-transplant conditions.
Join the team transforming how healthcare is delivered for chronic and specialty conditions worldwide.
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 Partnership: Act as a key business partner, using strong business insight to shape medical strategy and contribute to overall franchise success
* Evidence Development: Lead the planning and execution of evidence generation activities by identifying data gaps and understanding what stakeholders need to make informed decisions
* Clinical Relationships: Build and maintain strong relationships with leading clinicians and healthcare professionals in the transplant field
* Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with marketing, market access, health economics, regulatory, and clinical teams to ensure aligned approaches
* Standards of Care: Initiate and drive projects that improve patient care standards and treatment outcomes in transplant medicine
* Implementation Planning: Develop and lead implementation science plans to ensure effective adoption of new therapies and treatment approaches
* Global Alignment: Collaborate with international colleagues to ensure UK input into global and regional medical strategies and plans
Experience
About You
* Background in medical affairs (field or office-based) and/or clinical experience within the healthcare industry
* Demonstrated experience working with the UK healthcare system and managing external stakeholder relationships
Soft & Technical Skills
* Strong strategic thinking with the ability to work independently, navigate complexity, and find balanced solutions
* Excellent communication skills, including the confidence to lead challenging conversations and present to diverse audiences
* Solid understanding of the drug approval and reimbursement landscape (e.g. MHRA, NICE, SMC)
* Knowledge of the ABPI Code of Practice beyond copy approval, with the ability to apply it in a strategic context
Education
* A qualification in a healthcare or biological/medical science field (such as medicine, pharmacy, nursing, or a relevant science degree) is essential for this role
Languages
* Fluent in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills
Why Choose Us?
* Help shape the future of care for chronic and complex conditions like aT1D, Type 2 diabetes, transplant, and cardiovascular disease.
* Drive meaningful impact at global scale: our medicines reach more than 100 million people each year.
* Be part of a simpler, digital- and AI-powered business that’s rethinking how we work and engage with the world.
* Turn bold ideas into breakthrough launches, with multiple new therapies planned through 2030 and beyond.
* Stretch your career in a development playground, with opportunities across functions, regions, and the entire product lifecycle.
* Work in a place that combines global scale with local expertise, backed by a strong culture of collaboration and shared purpose.
* Contribute to innovations that improve outcomes, relieve pressure on healthcare systems, and expand access worldwide.
* Join a team that’s not just transforming treatment - but asking what’s next, and making it real.
* Join a workplace where diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core, with Employee Resource Groups and leadership programs that celebrate every voice
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to offering interviews to candidates who request consideration under the Scheme and meet the minimum requirements for this role.
If you have a disability and require adjustments for the interview process, please email us at diversity.recruitmentUKIE@sanofi.com. We are dedicated to ensuring an inclusive and supportive experience for all applicants.
Visas for those who do not already have the right to work in the UK will be considered on a case by case basis according to business needs and resources.
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