Greater Golf Medical Head, General Medicines

<div><h3>Job Title</h3><p>Greater Gulf Medical Head, General Medicines</p><h3>Location</h3><p>Riyad</p><h3>About Sanofi</h3><p>Sanofi is an innovative global healthcare company, driven by one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Sanofi’s team, across the world, is dedicated to transforming the practice of medicine by working to turn the impossible into the possible. We provide life-changing treatment options and life‑saving vaccine protection to millions of people globally, while putting sustainability and social responsibility at the centre of their ambitions.</p><h3>About the GBU</h3><p>The General Medicines Business unit is one of three Sanofi’s BUs. It is the largest one, employing over 15,500 people worldwide, with broad geographical footprint spanning most of the countries.</p><p>GBU Medical teams are primarily focused on Autoimmune Type 1 Diabetes and Transplant as core innovative areas, while continuing to support efforts on improving the day‑to‑day health of patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.</p><p>The GBU is continuously evolving to:</p><ul><li>Launching transformative therapies in the areas of autoimmune T1D and Transplant.</li><li>Coupling technology with clinical expertise to better understand patient needs, empowering them to manage chronic conditions.</li><li>Rebuilding pipeline through internal and external innovation.</li><li>Boosting omnichannel strategy for customers and patients, using data and Artificial Intelligence to personalize the engagements.</li><li>Growing core assets and increasing their reach with new digital health business models.</li></ul><h3>About the job</h3><p>The Greater Gulf is a multi‑country organisation that consists of the 6 following countries: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrein. As Greater Gulf Medical Head, you are part of the Key Markets Medical Leadership Team as well as Greater Gulf Leadership Team, and you will shape the MCO medical strategy&operational medical plans for an exciting&innovative portfolio, in alignment with the global and local strategy.</p><p>You will also be responsible to accelerate medical capabilities according to the current and future needs of the company and the market, and to achieve medical leadership and competitive advantage in Greater Gulf, and thus to realize our vision:</p><ul><li>to improve public health by finding healthcare solutions for patients and through the appropriate and effective use of both our innovations and established products, within the highest ethical and compliance standards.</li><li>by contributing actively to drive our R&D driven, AI empowered ambition in digital healthcare and Real‑World Evidence generation</li></ul><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Lead in the region medical strategy, planning and resourcing for successful launch of transformative therapies in autoimmune T1D and Transplant areas.</li><li>Build scientific ecosystem in Greater Gulf embracing transformative therapies in aT1D and Transplant areas leveraging partnerships with relevant scientific and institutional stakeholders (key opinion leaders, external experts, health technology assessment bodies and health regulatory authorities). Maintain and reinforce the strategic&scientific position of Sanofi in the healthcare ecosystem.</li><li>Provide strategic leadership for the medical function in Greater Gulf and partner with the business to co‑create the coherent strategic action plan, ensuring scientific rigor and patient outcomes.</li><li>Leverage Real World data and deploy Artificial Intelligence and digital enablers to generate evidence and insights, build a foundation for a data‑driven decision making to improve medical affairs decisions and operational efficiency, aiming to improve patient outcomes.</li><li>Ensure optimal life cycle management for growth products and legacy portfolio in partnership with relevant functional counterparts.</li><li>Develop a compelling vision for Medical Affairs in Greater Gulf in accordance with company “Glocal model” principles, aligned with global medical strategy and business objectives.</li><li>Lead optimization and execution of Greater Gulf medical plans that maximize product value. Proactively enable and drive cross‑functional partnerships across medical and non‑medical functions – commercial, market access, public affairs, regulatory, safety, clinical operations, R&D – to ensure building of integrated plans – including data generation – across all functions, (reports, publications, presentations to health authorities, presentations to scientific congresses, or company sponsored events).</li><li>Lead transformations and develop high performing teams&talent pipeline. Develop agile ways of working, with a ‘customer first’ mindset, foster strong collaboration with a global Go To Market Capabilities organization.</li><li>Manage proactively the country medical budget. Identify synergies, pro