Associate Director, U.S. Communications, Vaccines

Job title: Associate Director, U.S. Communications, Vaccines

Location: Morristown, NJ

About the job

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. 

Sanofi has an established and growing vaccines business in the U.S. and is seeking a strategic, creative, motivated and experienced communications professional for the position of Associate Director, U.S. Communications, Vaccines. The role will support the internal and external communications for the Vaccines business unit, as well as communicate Sanofi’s leadership, innovation, and commitment to public health including our in-market products, pipeline, and advocacy efforts. The position will report to the Head, U.S. Communications, Vaccines and will be based in Morristown, New Jersey.

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:

• Develop and manage comprehensive communication strategies internally and externally to support the business unit’s brand priorities, including partnering with the Global Media Relations team members dedicated to U.S. efforts, to ensure aligned messaging and positioning.

• Provide strategic leadership in the creation and implementation of impactful communication programs, internally and externally, across brand areas. This will include but is not limited to disease awareness/brand integration programs; thought leadership content; branded communication activity; digital communications; new product (Vaccine) entries.

• Possess a good working knowledge of the overall digital and social media landscape with the ability to deliver innovative approaches and plans within this growing and important space.

• Manage the work executed by the agency of record for communications. 

• Liaise and partner with U.S. and global Corporate Affairs colleagues.

About You

Qualifications:

• Strong ability to work effectively across functions, levels and business units; proven collaborator

• Ability to counsel and work successfully with senior executives and communications peers

• Ability to research, develop, deliver and measure communications strategies and plans with a goal of showcasing communications successes to internal and external audiences

• Expertise in communications concepts, practices, strategies and tactics based on understanding of key audiences and corporate objectives

• Ability to assess risk and manage issues effectively

• Proactive, self-starter with the ability to work independently and in team environment

• Excellent networking and relationship-building skills and the ability to interact with confidence with various levels and functions 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree; preferred in Communications, Business Administration, English or Journalism

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills

• Excellent collaboration, negotiation and influencing skills; demonstrated ability to work with senior leaders

• Strong issues management capabilities

• Strong organizational skills

• Experience in internal and external communications

• Ability to collaborate in a heavy matrix environment

• 6-10 years of corporate communications experience in the healthcare space or pharmaceutical industry; Vaccines experience preferred, but not mandatory

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.