<p>Job Title: R2802928 Research Fellow, Sanofi Intrepide US</p> <p>Hiring Manager: Hong Cheng</p> <p>Location: Cambridge (U.S.) / Cambridge Crossing / 350 Water Street - Lab Building</p> <p>Main Responsibilities:</p> <p>Innovation and Scientific Leadership</p> <ul> <li>Monitor scientific breakthroughs in Sanofi business focused areas and identify opportunities that could enrich and accelerate our R&D pipeline </li><li>Conduct sophisticated analyses of emerging scientific domains to identify non-obvious breakthrough opportunities </li><li>Focused on generating transformative innovations that fundamentally advance therapeutic development, representing the pinnacle of scientific creativity and expertise </li><li>Conduct trend analysis and produce white papers, reports, presentations and publications on innovation themes </li><li>Serve as a residence scientific mentor to the Research Laboratories to drive scientific advancement, progressing programs with high level of scientific rigor, with creativity and breakthrough </li><li>Drive an Intrépide Research Lab if needed to lead the team to overcome scientific and technical challenges and advance the projects </li><li>Champion biotech-inspired culture and operating models to transform organizational ways of working </li></ul> <p>Program Development & Governance</p> <ul> <li>Mentor the teams to formulate and mature proposals to be the review by Intrépide Board for program entry and advancement decisions </li><li>Chairing the proposal evaluation committee to govern the quality and strategic fitness of the final proposals for Intrépide Board's approval. </li><li>Be a key player of developing KPIs and frameworks to measure the success and scalability of innovation initiatives </li></ul> <p>Scientific Excellence & Methodology</p> <ul> <li>Apply first principles thinking to overcome fundamental scientific barriers in drug discovery and clinical back-translations </li><li>Contribute to elegant translational strategies connecting basic science discoveries to clinical applications </li><li>Establish cutting-edge methodologies for experimental design and validation that elevate research quality and scientific advancement </li><li>Develop novel mechanistic hypotheses and unconventional approaches to challenging disease targets, mechanistic questions and molecular designs </li><li>Synthesize insights across diverse scientific fields to create unique solutions </li></ul> <p>External Collaboration & Value Creation</p> <ul> <li>Establish and nurture strategic relationships with KOLs to leverage diverse and pertained expertise </li><li>Identify emerging technologies, startups, and research Sanofi's strategic focus and adjacent areas and synthesize them into actionable proposals for Intrépide Research Labs </li><li>Design and facilitate innovation sprints, ideation workshops, and pilot projects with internal and external partners (in collaboration with existing External Innovation initiatives) </li><li>Cultivate development and testing of new concepts, working alongside internal TAs, PFs other innovation teams </li><li>Generate foundational scientific concepts that form the basis for high-value patent portfolios </li></ul> <p>About You</p> <p>Basic Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Ph.D. in STEM field (e.g., biology, biochemistry, biophysics). </li><li>15+ years of academic research on biological pathways and MoAs, with industrial, biotech or pharma, exposure in drug discovery </li></ul> <p>Preferred Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Strong record of scientific publications in high impact journals </li><li>Track record of publishing or speaking on innovation-related topics </li><li>Strong understanding of open innovation, emerging technologies, and collaborative models </li><li>Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills </li><li>Entrepreneurial mindset and experience working in fast-paced, dynamics environments. </li><li>Experience in working across internal organizational functions (TAs, PFs, Portfolio Strategy, BD, External Innovations and Legal/IP) and external partner </li></ul> <p>Why Choose Us?</p> <ul> <li>Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team. </li><li>Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it's through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally. </li><li>Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact. </li><li>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. </li></ul> <p>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.</p> <p>Pursue progress, discover extraordinary</p> <p>Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn't happen without people - people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let's be those people.</p> <p>At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.</p> <p>Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!</p> <p>US and Puerto Rico Residents Only</p> <p>Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally inclusive and diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; natural or protective hairstyles; 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.</p> <p>North America Applicants Only</p> <p>The salary range for this position is:</p> <p>$228,750.00 - $381,250.00</p> <p>All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs. Additional benefits information can be found through the LINK.</p>