Sanofi · 4 days ago
Development Scientific Director, Ophthalmology
Morristown, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
3+ years expSanofi is an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives. The Development Scientific Director will support the Clinical Research Director in executing clinical strategies and overseeing the clinical and operational implementation of complex compound programs.
Health CareLife SciencePharmaceuticalTherapeutics
Responsibilities
Development scientific director provides active scientific contribution to a cross-functional clinical team developing a molecular entity, provide input to the clinical development plan, work on the development of the clinical trial protocol, clinical trial materials, and take responsibility for coordinating completion of clinical study reports and support preparation of relevant documents for regulatory filings
This role will involve extensive team matrix interactions with colleagues from a number of different disciplines and development scientist is responsible for leading or representing clinical development across specific aspects of clinical trial execution
This individual may be asked to contribute to the evaluation of scientific opportunities in the therapeutic area
Under the guidance of his/her manager in the Therapeutic Area department, he/she collaborates with the Coding specialist, Biostatisticians, Data Managers, Global and Regional Study Managers, Feasibility Managers, Pharmacovigilance representative, Medical Writer (e.g. planning and review of narratives) on high quality medical scientific documents, as needed
He/she ensures appropriate review and consistency of the data and investigations of safety cases with the Clinical Trial Team (Monitoring Teams) or Pharmacovigilance
Qualification
Required
Ophthalmology/retina clinical development, clinical trial methodology knowledge and experience required
Leadership skills to give directions and organize the activities on behalf of the CRD
Scientific expertise or interest and ability to learn in the domain of assigned study/project. Ability to synthesize the scientific information, excellent presentation skills
Experience in drafting protocols/amendments, providing input to CSRs, regulatory documents (IBs/ INDs, Briefing books etc.)
Familiar with digital tools such as data analytics or agility to use them
Quality focused, able to develop good practices, using a critical data-driven and risk management approach
Ability to work autonomously and efficiently to provide status reports and to anticipate and escalate issues in a timely manner to execute action plans
Well organized, high level of autonomy and motivation
Good communication skills (verbal and written)
Multiple tasks handling and prioritization
Able to make proposals to manage challenging situations
Ability to work in project mode with study team and CRDs and develop trust and effectiveness
Management of priorities and workload, if involved in several projects
Ability to develop strong leadership and collaborate with cross functional team members
Team and results oriented
Experience of working internationally with Strong English skills (verbal and written if English is not the native language)
This position may require up to 15% travel
Ph.D. preferred, Masters degree considered for candidates with extensive experience
A minimum of 3 years of phase I-III clinical trial/drug development experience within the ophthalmology/retina pharmaceutical industry or CRO is required
Knowledge in ICH, GCP
Fluent in English
Preferred
Global trial experience
Clinical operations
Statistical, data management
Regulatory knowledge
Benefits
High-quality healthcare
Prevention and wellness programs
At least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave
Company
Sanofi
Sanofi is a global biopharma company focused on prescription drugs, vaccines, and treatments for chronic, rare, and infectious diseases.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Sanofi has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (101)
2024 (68)
2023 (59)
2022 (78)
2021 (38)
2020 (38)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.97BKey Investors
Blackstone Life SciencesEvotec
2025-10-28Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2025-06-17Post Ipo Debt· $1.74B
2025-03-05Post Ipo Debt· $1.59B
Leadership Team
Paul Hudson
Chief Executive Officer
Francois-Xavier Roger
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2026-01-08
2026-01-08
Company data provided by crunchbase