Public Affairs Lead - Regional
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About the Role
Sanofi seeks a Regional Public Affairs Lead in Riyadh to execute public affairs initiatives, manage healthcare ecosystem partnerships, and coordinate stakeholder engagement across Saudi Arabia.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain engagement plans with scientific societies, medical associations, patient advocacy groups, universities, research institutions, healthcare clusters, disease specific organizations, and leading healthcare institutions across Saudi Arabia
- Lead execution of patient advocacy initiatives, disease awareness programs, screening campaigns, prevention initiatives, and patient education programs
- Act as the Public Affairs focal point for priority healthcare accounts including major hospitals, centers of excellence, research organizations, scientific networks, and national healthcare programs
- Support Specialty Care, Vaccines, and General Medicines priorities through stakeholder engagement strategies, KOL engagement initiatives, external partnership programs, advocacy activities, and disease area campaigns
- Lead planning and execution of roundtables, advisory boards, healthcare forums, scientific meetings, stakeholder workshops, and patient engagement events across Saudi Arabia
- Coordinate cross functional stakeholder activities with Medical, Market Access, and Commercial teams
- Maintain stakeholder engagement dashboards, project trackers, partnership pipeline reports, event calendars, and KPI monitoring
- Build long term partnerships supporting Sanofi priorities and maintain comprehensive stakeholder mapping for priority disease areas
Requirements
- 5–8 years of experience in Public Affairs, Healthcare Partnerships, Market Access, Key Account Management, Healthcare Consulting, or External Affairs
- Strong understanding of the Saudi healthcare ecosystem, including familiarity with key institutions, scientific societies, and patient advocacy networks
- Experience working with patient associations, scientific societies, or healthcare institutions in a partnership or engagement capacity
- Fluency in English and Arabic
- Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Communications, Public Policy, Life Sciences, Business Administration, or related field
- Strong project management and organizational skills
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About The Job
- As Regional Public Affairs within our Public Affairs team, you'll support Sanofi's business objectives across Saudi Arabia by executing public affairs initiatives, managing healthcare ecosystem partnerships, and coordinating stakeholder engagement activities that improve patient outcomes, support ac
Main Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain engagement plans with scientific societies, medical associations, patient advocacy groups, universities, research institutions, healthcare clusters, disease specific organizations, and leading healthcare institutions across Saudi Arabia.
- Lead execution of patient advocacy initiatives, disease awareness programs, screening campaigns, prevention initiatives, and patient education programs that improve diagnosis, treatment pathways, and healthcare outcomes.
- Act as the Public Affairs focal point for priority healthcare accounts including major hospitals, centers of excellence, research organizations, scientific networks, and national healthcare programs.
- Support Specialty Care, Vaccines, and General Medicines priorities through stakeholder engagement strategies, KOL engagement initiatives, external partnership programs, advocacy activities, and disease area campaigns.
- Lead planning and execution of roundtables, advisory boards, healthcare forums, scientific meetings, stakeholder workshops, and patient engagement events across Saudi Arabia.
- Coordinate cross functional stakeholder activities with Medical, Market Access, and Commercial teams to ensure aligned and impactful engagement.
- Maintain stakeholder engagement dashboards, project trackers, partnership pipeline reports, event calendars, and KPI monitoring to ensure timely execution of Public Affairs plans.
- Build long term partnerships supporting Sanofi priorities and maintain comprehensive stakeholder mapping for priority disease areas.
About You
- 5–8 years of experience in Public Affairs, Healthcare Partnerships, Market Access, Key Account Management, Healthcare Consulting, or External Affairs.
- Strong understanding of the Saudi healthcare ecosystem, including familiarity with key institutions, scientific societies, and patient advocacy networks.
- Experience working with patient associations, scientific societies, or healthcare institutions in a partnership or engagement capacity.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex stakeholder engagement projects and coordinating cross functional initiatives.
- Fluency in English and Arabic is required for effective stakeholder engagement across diverse communities.
- Experienced level competencies in Patient Advocacy, Healthcare Policies, Launch Strategy, Foster Innovation, and Strategic Insights.
- Strong Partnership Development, Crisis Management, and Public Awareness Campaign capabilities.
- Excellent Business Acumen, Communication skills, and Stakeholder Relationship Management abilities.
- Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Communications, Public Policy, Life Sciences, Business Administration, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
- Strong project management and organizational skills with ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
Why choose us?
- Make your work count by supporting a company that brings life changing treatments to millions.
- Drive Progress from within by helping simplify, scale, and modernize how a global biopharma business delivers smarter, faster, and more sustainably across Saudi Arabia.
- Build meaningful partnerships with leading healthcare institutions, scientific societies, and patient advocacy groups that create lasting impact on patient outcomes.
- Support teams across Specialty Care, Vaccines, and General Medicines by building better systems, shaping bold strategies, and enabling innovation at speed.
- Advance your career through stretch roles, cross functional moves, and development opportunities designed to match your ambition.
- Thrive in inclusive, high performing teams where every role matters and every voice helps shape what's next.
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.
Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.
- Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do.
- At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
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