Global Associate Director, HCP Education and Engagement Strategy

Job title: Global Associate Director, HCP Education and Engagement Strategy - IgG4-RD

•  Location: Cambridge, MA

• Travel Expected: 25%

About the Job:

The Global Associate Director, HCP Education and Engagement Strategy will drive the prelaunch HCP education and engagement foundation for rilzabrutinib in IgG4-Related Disease (IgG4-RD). This role will develop and execute integrated educational strategies, peer-to-peer programming, and engagement tactics designed to build disease awareness, diagnostic confidence, and clinical readiness ahead of launch.

The individual will lead global KOL identification, mapping, and engagement strategy across key treating specialties, working with cross-functional teams and country affiliates to ensure coordinated engagement planning. He/she will also own the strategic vision and prelaunch build-out of a dedicated IgG4-RD digital educational platform for scientific exchange and clinical education.

A critical dimension of this role is serving as a strategic and tactical partner to the Global HCP lead, supporting the translation of priorities into executable initiatives and providing hands-on assistance across education, engagement, and congress execution.

This role requires exceptional cross-functional leadership, working directly with the global brand team, senior leadership, affiliate marketing teams, Medical Affairs, agency partners, and external experts.

This role will be based in Cambridge and will report into the Global Indication Lead for IgG4-RD.

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

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: 

Education Strategy & Content

• Lead the development and execution of a comprehensive prelaunch HCP education strategy for rilzabrutinib in IgG4-RD, building foundational scientific understanding of the disease, establishing the mechanistic rationale for BTK inhibition, and shaping the clinical narrative ahead of launch

• Architect innovative peer-to-peer educational frameworks — including case-based learning, disease awareness workshops, and diagnostic education modules — to address the significant unmet need in IgG4-RD recognition and clinical decision-making across key treating specialties

• Serve as the strategic lead for educational content development, partnering with the Global HCP Marketing Lead to ensure prelaunch scientific messaging is aligned with brand strategy, while directing agency and vendor relationships to deliver best-in-class disease education programs

• Provide tactical development support to the Global HCP lead, translating strategic priorities into executable educational initiatives, supporting content creation workflows, and ensuring seamless coordination across workstreams to accelerate program delivery

HCP Engagement & KOL Strategy

• Serve as the global strategic lead for KOL identification, mapping, and engagement planning across key IgG4-RD treating specialties building a high-impact network of expert educators, clinical champions, and early advocates

• Design and drive differentiated prelaunch engagement strategies across HCP segments, to build disease awareness, diagnostic confidence, and clinical readiness ahead of launch

• Lead the design and execution of advisory boards and expert panels, translating insights on diagnostic challenges, treatment gaps, and unmet needs in IgG4-RD into actionable educational strategies and prelaunch brand positioning inputs

• Support the Global HCP lead with tactical execution, including meeting logistics, materials preparation, and follow-up coordination to ensure high-quality interactions and sustained relationship momentum

Educational Platform

• Own the strategic vision, design, and prelaunch build-out of a dedicated IgG4-RD digital educational platform, establishing a best-in-class hub for disease education, clinical resources, and scientific exchange for the Rheumatology and Immunology community

• Define and implement personalized learning journeys for distinct HCP segments, grounded in IgG4-RD knowledge gap analyses and learning preference insights, to drive meaningful engagement and measurable clinical readiness ahead of launch

• Establish KPIs and performance metrics to evaluate platform effectiveness, optimize content strategy, and demonstrate educational impact to senior stakeholders

Congress & Scientific Exchange

• Own the global prelaunch congress strategy for rilzabrutinib in IgG4-RD, maximizing scientific presence and disease awareness at priority Rheumatology, Immunology, and rare disease congresses

• Direct the planning and execution of scientific exchange programs at major medical conferences, including disease-focused educational symposia, IgG4-RD case workshops, and satellite sessions designed to elevate the clinical conversations

• Partner with Medical Affairs to architect and execute KOL engagement plans that drive meaningful scientific exchange, peer-to-peer learning, and early clinical champion development at congress venues — building the advocacy foundation critical to a successful launch

• Provide hands-on tactical support to the Global HCP Lead for congress execution, including booth strategy, speaker coordination, meeting scheduling, and post-congress follow-up to maximize stakeholder engagement

About You

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree

• 5 years of experience in Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, and/or Biotech industries, in marketing, sales, and/or market access, strategy projects roles.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong scientific acumen with ability to engage effectively with medical experts and KOLs

• Proven track record in content development for health care provides

• Experience with Omnichannel

• Demonstrated ability to understand and anticipate customer needs

• Demonstrated success working collaboratively across functions, cultures, and countries

• Experience managing an advertising agency and related budgets

• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.

• Strategic thinking and prioritizing capacity

• Strong project management skills

• Ability to cooperate transversally

• Customer focus

• Results driven with a strength in transversal cooperation and a strong influencer. 

• Team-oriented

• High level of Interpersonal and communication skills

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 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.