Scientific Content Lead, Medical Communications
Sanofi - Morristown
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Overview
Globally, evidence-driven, population-based health technology assessment (HTA) organizations and other population-focused healthcare decision makers systematically review, synthesize, and appraise the quality and relevance of evidence on the value of Sanofi’s products versus comparator treatments and determine levels of access to patients and providers and reimbursement.
In this context, it is critical that pharmaceutical manufacturers generate and effectively communicate relevant real world clinical and health economic evidence in systematic and customized ways to meet the needs of evidence evaluators across the spectrum of decision makers.
A strong HEVA Communications capability must include targeted strategy and activities governing the planned content of scientific communications, the ability to shape compelling value propositions, appreciation of the capabilities of different roles to communicate HEVA evidence, and innovative use of communication channels.
The HEVA Communications Leader leads the development and execution of HEVA’s communications strategy and tactics across the HEVA platform and collaborates with partners in different components of Sanofi to establish a unified capability and ensure that HEVA contributes effectively to diverse relevant decision maker segments. The responsibility requires deep understanding of scientific communications planning and capabilities. Thus, the role draws upon multiple leadership competencies and behaviors: We are an innovative global healthcare company, committed to transforming the lives of people with immune challenges, rare diseases and blood disorders, cancers, and neurological disorders. From R&D to sales, our talented teams work together, revolutionizing treatment, continually improving products, understanding unmet needs, and connecting communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.
Supervise HEVA Communication Professionals and Contractors, ensuring efficient, expert execution of communication plans and effective alignment with stakeholders across HEVA and with business partners including Value and Access, Medical Affairs, and regional and country Market Access functions
Establish HEVA Communications strategy and vision and oversee the development of a global HEVA communication plan across relevant business units and product teams. Align HEVA communications plans with relevant Medical Communications plans to ensure evidence needs for healthcare decision makers are consistently identified and prioritized in communication plans, and to support communication of integrated clinical and health economic evidence in support of the value of products
Seek opportunities to innovate HEVA value communications to increase the relevance and impact of HEVA evidence and inform optimal access and reimbursement decisions
Seek opportunities to innovate HEVA value communications to increase the relevance and impact of HEVA evidence and inform optimal access and reimbursement decisions – engages with stakeholders beyond HEVA (ie policy, patient groups, market access)
Provide recommendations on publication feasibility, quality over quantity and timeliness of data to relevance in the current environment
Supervise HEVA Communications Professionals and contractors
Recruit and develop expert personnel and manage team performance
Ensure efficient allocation of Communications support across the HEVA platform. Establish and maintain effective team partnerships within HEVA and with key partners such as Value and Access and Medical Affairs
Establish a strategy for publications expert vendor support and ensure performance and quality
communication plan across relevant business units and product teams.
Develop targeted, integrated HEVA Communication plan, including publications, scientific congress presentations, dossiers, and other disclosures as appropriate
Ensure alignment with HEVA Business Partners, Value and Access leads, and Medical Affairs, and integrate HEVA plan with relevant Medical Affairs communications plans
Execute communication plan on time and with high quality
Manage Core Value Deck template and process across relevant Business Units and products and ensure materials are regularly updated
Collaborate with HEVA Business Partners, Value and Access, Medical Affairs and other partners in communication of Value Deck
Align with relevant US field Market Access/HEVA, Medical Affairs and other regional/local partners on the use of Value Deck
Support CIA obligations for HEVA publications, including collaboration with Quality monitoring and audit responsibilities
Represent team in collaborations with Legal, Compliance, and Quality partners
Collaboration with HEVA Operations to ensure appropriate contracting with vendors and advisors in the Communications area
including relevant training in health economics, public health, epidemiology, or other relevant health-related scientific discipline.
Five (5) or more years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry, either in a health outcomes organization with responsibility for anticipating and responding to the requirements of health technology assessment, or in a scientific/medical communications capacity with responsibility for developing and implementing publication, dossier, and other scientific disclosure plans.
International Society for Medical Publication Professionals certification as Medical Publication Professional strongly preferred.
Strong understanding of HTA submission requirements and the healthcare reimbursement environment.
Strong knowledge of regulatory, legal, and ethical standards and policies governing publication and other disclosure of scientific findings, policies governing scientific exchange by pharmaceutical professionals, and principles and levels of evidence governing promotional and non-promotional use of scientific data.
Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcar