ResearchGlobalProjectHead(GPH)

**Job Title:** Research Global Project Head (GPH) **Location:** Waltham, MA **About the Job** Join the team protecting half a billion lives every year with next-gen science, mRNA innovation, and AI-driven breakthroughs. In Vaccines, you’ll help advance prevention on a global scale - and shape the future of immunization. **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. **_Major Responsibilities:_** To support sustainable growth, Sanofi Vaccine’s ambition is to build an innovative and well-balanced Vaccine Research and Development/LCM portfolio. Within the research phase this implies both continuous assessment of potential targets from the universe of Infectious Disease to enrich the portfolio and the efficient execution of approved projects. The Research Global Project Head (GPH) is a leadership position with strong connectivities with the entire organization, and beyond. He/She will have two main missions: * to lead cross-functional teams to **identify new target opportunities** , deliver initial Target Product Profile/Target Value Proposition and lay out credible research and development plans to support timely decisions on portfolio entry. This is estimated to represent **about 30% of her/his time** * **to lead the cross-functional team** (rGPT) in charge of delivering one or more endorsed research project. This is estimated to represent **about 70% of her/his time** The GPH will lead the research project team and design the project strategy together with all the functions sitting at the Project Team. She/he will pursue the aspiration of delivering as efficiently as possible the end goal, being a registered differentiated vaccine that