Medical Director One Rare

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Reference Number: R2873011 Position Title: Medical Director One Rare Department: Medical Specialty Care Canada Location: Toronto, Ontario (Hybrid) 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. 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.​ The Medical Director One Rare is a senior medical leader within the Sanofi Specialty Care Canada Medical Affairs team. This individual will define and drive the medical strategy and execution for both the Rare Diseases and Rare Blood Disorders therapeutic areas in Canada. As a people leader, they will manage and inspire a medical team serving as a coach, mentor, and champion for their team's growth and impact. This role sits at the intersection of science, strategy, and humanity. The Medical Director, One Rare will be the Canadian medical voice for some of the most complex and meaningful conditions in medicine — partnering with rare disease and rare blood disorders specialists, payers, and regulators to ensure that every eligible patient in Canada has access to the best possible care. This is a role for a leader who is as passionate about people — patients, caregivers, and team members alike — as they are about science. For more than 40 years, Sanofi has dedicated itself to patients, families, and healthcare providers navigating the extraordinary challenges of diagnosing and managing rare conditions. With over 7,000 known rare diseases affecting 400 million patients and their families worldwide, the need for innovation, compassion, and relentless commitment has never been greater. Within Sanofi Specialty Care, our One Rare franchise brings together our Rare Diseases and Rare Blood Disorders portfolios under a unified, patient-first vision: "We help enable fulfilling futures for extraordinary people, no matter how rare their condition." We listen to and learn from patients and their families. Their voices shape our science, our strategies, and our purpose. Main responsibilities: A. Medical Strategy & Leadership • Define and lead the Canadian medical affairs strategy for Rare Diseases and Rare Blood Disorders, aligned with global and regional priorities • Develop and execute the Medical Affairs Plan (MAP) for all assigned therapeutic areas within the One Rare portfolio • Serve as the primary Canadian medical expert and scientific voice for the One Rare franchise, representing Sanofi's scientific leadership internally and externally • Contribute to lifecycle management strategies, pipeline development, and launch readiness activities for current and future rare disease and rare blood disorder assets • Provide strategic medical input into brand planning, market access strategies, and reimbursement submissions • Support the development of diagnostic and treatment pathways to improve early identification, timely diagnosis, and optimal management of patients living with rare and ultra-rare conditions • Build and maintain trusted, long-term relationships with our partners B. People Leadership & Team Management • Lead, coach, and develop a team of direct reports covering both Rare Diseases and Rare Blood Disorders across Canada • Set clear, meaningful objectives aligned with medical and organizational priorities; provide regular, constructive

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