Regional Public Affairs Lead

Role overview

Sanofi is seeking a Regional Public Affairs professional in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a work style that is hybrid and involves moderate travel. In this role, you will support business priorities across Saudi Arabia by carrying out public affairs initiatives, strengthening partnerships across the healthcare ecosystem, and coordinating engagement with key stakeholders. The position is designed to improve patient outcomes, support access goals, and enhance Sanofi’s reputation.

You will join the Corporate Functions organization and act as the main execution lead for Public Affairs activities, with ownership of non-government stakeholder engagement across all Sanofi business units.

About Sanofi

Sanofi is a research and development focused biopharmaceutical company powered by AI and committed to improving lives through innovative medicines and vaccines. The company aims to deliver strong growth while advancing science that helps treat and protect millions of people worldwide.

Main responsibilities

• Design and update engagement plans with scientific societies, medical associations, patient advocacy groups, universities, research bodies, healthcare clusters, disease-focused organizations, and major healthcare institutions in Saudi Arabia.
• Drive patient advocacy work, disease awareness initiatives, screening efforts, prevention programs, and patient education activities that help improve diagnosis, treatment journeys, and health outcomes.
• Serve as the Public Affairs contact for priority healthcare accounts, including large hospitals, centers of excellence, research organizations, scientific networks, and national healthcare initiatives.
• Support priorities across Specialty Care, Vaccines, and General Medicines through stakeholder strategies, KOL engagement, external partnership work, advocacy efforts, and disease-area campaigns.
• Plan and deliver roundtables, advisory boards, healthcare forums, scientific meetings, stakeholder workshops, and patient engagement events across Saudi Arabia.
• Work with Medical, Market Access, and Commercial teams to ensure stakeholder initiatives are aligned, coordinated, and effective.
• Track stakeholder dashboards, project trackers, partnership pipeline updates, event schedules, and KPI progress to keep Public Affairs plans on time and on target.
• Develop durable partnerships that support Sanofi priorities and keep detailed stakeholder maps for key disease areas.

Candidate profile

The ideal candidate brings 5 to 8 years of experience in Public Affairs, Healthcare Partnerships, Market Access, Key Account Management, Healthcare Consulting, or External Affairs. A solid understanding of the Saudi healthcare environment is important, including knowledge of major institutions, scientific societies, and patient advocacy networks.

Experience working with patient associations, scientific groups, or healthcare institutions in partnership or engagement roles is required, along with a proven ability to manage complex stakeholder projects and cross-functional initiatives. Fluency in both English and Arabic is necessary for effective engagement across varied communities.

The role calls for experienced capability in patient advocacy, healthcare policy, launch strategy, innovation enablement, and strategic insight. Strong skills in partnership development, crisis handling, public awareness campaigns, business understanding, communication, and stakeholder relationship management are also needed.

A bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Communications, Public Policy, Life Sciences, Business Administration, or a related discipline is required, while an advanced degree is preferred. You should also have excellent project management and organizational ability, with the capacity to manage several priorities at once.

Why join Sanofi

• Contribute to work that supports life-changing treatments for patients, communities, and the planet.
• Help modernize and improve how a global biopharma organization operates across Saudi Arabia.
• Build long-term relationships with healthcare institutions, scientific societies, and patient advocacy groups that can improve patient outcomes.
• Support teams across Specialty Care, Vaccines, and General Medicines by creating better systems and enabling innovation.
• Grow through stretch assignments, cross-functional opportunities, and development paths aligned to your ambitions.
• Work in inclusive, high-performing teams where every role contributes and every voice matters.

Additional information

This opportunity includes a hybrid work style and moderate travel. Sanofi is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants without discrimination based on race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

Employment details

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia.