Sanofi · 6 hours ago
Clinical Research Directors
Morristown, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$206K/yr - $298K/yr
5+ years expSanofi is an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives. The Clinical Research Director (CRD) for Immunology & Inflammation is responsible for creating and executing the clinical development plan, collaborating closely with clinical operations and advancing scientific knowledge in gastroenterology.
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Responsibilities
Create the clinical development strategy for one or more assets and document it in the clinical development plan in collaboration with the global project team and internal partners such as clinical operations, translational medicine, regulatory affairs, biostatistics, drug discovery, drug safety, marketing
Advance the CDP through internal management review
Leads a clinical subteam to design clinical studies and to create an abbreviated and full clinical study protocol
Oversee the execution of clinical studies in compliance with internal SOPs, GCP, ICH guidelines and other regulations
Review documents supporting clinical development such as Investigator’s brochure, regulatory documents for IND/CTA, clinical sections of integrated development plans, and submission dossiers for regulatory approval
Support drug registrations (contribution to submission dossiers label draft, regulatory response during the review process, Advisory Committee preparation)
Contribute to data review, interpretation and publication of clinical study results
Represent Clinical Development at Health Authorities and incorporating advise into development strategy
Maintain or establish interaction with external scientific and clinical communities and to incorporate pertinent advice and learnings into the internal program
Align company position on clinical strategy with partner in alliance projects
Translate biology into clinic in close collaboration with research and translational medicine
Evaluate clinical aspects of business development opportunities as needed
Apply high ethical standards and work with integrity
Qualification
Required
Medical Doctor. Should be board certified or equivalent in gastroenterology or allergy/immunology
Must have completed education and training at a medical school that meets the requirements of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or equivalent
More than 5 years of clinical or scientific and/or more than >10 years industry experience within the field of gastroenterology
Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation, negotiation and networking skills in a cross-cultural global environment
Performance oriented with ability to work along agreed timelines and a focus on strategy and execution
Outstanding communicator. Excellent problem-solving, conflict-resolution and decision-making skills
Fluent in English (verbal and written communication)
This position requires a strong scientific and clinical foundation in gastroenterology
Advanced leadership skills and the ability to effectively collaborate with external partners, regulators, and diverse internal stakeholders and collaborators are essential prerequisites
Be experienced in advancing assets from discovery into clinical development
Have experience in novel approaches in translational medicine
Have and maintain deep scientific, technical and clinical knowledge in Gastroenterology
Demonstrated problem solving skills
Understand and keep updated with the pre-clinical, clinical pharmacology and clinical data relevant to the molecule of interest and the respective therapeutic area
Be able to translate current understanding of disease pathogenesis into functional consequences and clinical outcome
Have an understanding of novel biomarker and precision medicine approaches, novel clinical trial designs, endpoints and statistical methods
Understand the competitive environment
Have established connections within the medical field of their expertise
Have a credible publication record
Preferred
Strong scientific and academic background within clinical research, pharmaceutical experience or experimental medicine experience in the respective therapeutic area preferred
Knowledge of drug development preferred
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
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.97BKey Investors
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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
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