Alliance Associate Management Public Private Partnerships - VIE Contract

Location: United States, Cambridge
Target start date: 01/11/2026
iMove, the Sanofi VIE Program, is available to citizens of the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28. Candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship. Applications must be submitted in English.

About The Job

As Alliance Associate Management Public Private Partnerships VIE within our Global Alliance Management Public Private Partnerships Team, you’ll be part of Sanofi’s Partnering department, actively managing alliances and public private partnerships with pharmaceutical companies, academic institutes, and small to medium-sized companies. These partnerships span a wide range of indications and technologies across the pharmaceutical research and development value chain. Most alliances are multi-partner consortia under the European Commission’s Innovative Health Initiative and Horizon Europe programs, as well as major US-based public private partnerships.

You will monitor timelines and supervise the timely achievement of deliverables and milestones. Alliance Management oversees all non-scientific aspects of an alliance (legal, IP, finance, etc.) in close collaboration with the scientific leader.

Responsibilities

• Support Sanofi’s Public Private Partnerships (PPP) strategy by engaging with key US partners (FNIH, C Path, ARPA H, NIH).
• Identify, screen, and assess new collaborative R&D opportunities, ensuring alignment with Sanofi’s Play to Win strategy and external innovation goals.
• Assist in the alliance management of global PPPs by monitoring project progress, KPIs, milestones, risks, and proactively addressing issues.
• Ensure effective coordination and internal alignment across R&D, Legal, Corporate Affairs, External Innovation, and senior management stakeholders.
• Prepare analyses, executive partnership briefs, meeting materials, and internal communications to support decision-making and maintain transparency.
• Update and maintain reporting dashboards, documentation tools, financial tracking, and performance indicators for the PPP portfolio.
• Support the preparation, negotiation, and implementation of complex public private consortia involving US and global partners.
• Provide periodic reporting on project status, progress, and financials, ensuring timely follow-up, tracking, and issue escalation when needed.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of full-time work experience in biotech/pharmaceutical sectors and/or the drug development process.
• Experience in alliance or project management, contracting, or intellectual property management is a plus.

Skills

• Ability to communicate with internal and external stakeholders and build cross-functional and external relationships.
• Strong organization and time management skills.
• Self-motivated and an excellent team player.
• Willing to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple projects simultaneously.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in science, medical, or pharmaceutical fields.
• Additional Master of Business Administration or other business/legal degree is a plus.
• Fluency in English; French is a plus.

Benefits

• Be part of a pioneering biopharma company where patient insights shape drug development.
• Work at the forefront of AI-powered science that accelerates discovery and improves outcomes.
• Collaborate with diverse, multidisciplinary teams to spark new ideas.
• Support a company that brings life-changing treatments to millions and is committed to doing right by patients, communities, and the planet.
• Drive progress by helping simplify, scale, and modernize how a global biopharma business delivers smarter, faster, and more sustainably.

About iMove

iMove is a unique program tailored for European youth interested in challenging themselves with meaningful assignments across the globe. Sanofi’s Work Abroad Program, iMove, offers job assignments with actual responsibilities and growth opportunities in functions such as marketing, finance, regulatory, supply chain, clinical trials, and production, across more than 40 countries.