Junior Global Public Affairs Coordinator (Operations, Key Markets and Patient Engagement) - VIE Contract

Job Description:

Junior Global Public Affairs Coordinator (Operations, Key Markets and Patient Engagement) - VIE Contract
* Location: Belgium, Bruxelles
* 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.

PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.

PLEASE NOTE that applications that are only submitted in French cannot be considered by our non-French speaking partners at Sanofi worldwide. Therefore, only applications that are submitted in English will be considered. Please make sure to apply with your personal email address.

About the job

As Junior Global Public Affairs Coordinator (Operations, Key Markets & Patient Engagement) VIE within our Corporate Public Affairs (CPA) team, you'll work with Sanofi's Global Public Affairs team, gaining hands-on exposure to Corporate Public Affairs strategies, engagements with senior corporate affairs leaders, high-level corporate governance, and cross-functional operations in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. You will play a key role in ensuring the smooth operational running of the CPA team and the Key Markets PA function, supporting strategic meetings and events, budget management, executive engagement planning, executive briefings and presentations, and management of CPA digital assets and SharePoint.

Ready to push the limits of what's possible? Join Sanofi in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world.

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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.

Main responsibilities:
* Organize regular meetings and exchanges for both the CPA Leadership Team and the full CPA team, including managing the iObeya platforms and coordinating follow-up actions on strategic topics.
* Coordinate with countries on ExCom visits and external stakeholder engagement calendar, including delegations' visits and embassy meetings.
* Assist with organizing meetings with PA country teams: help prepare agendas and support presentation development; follow up on specific topics and action items, assist with the preparation and coordination of Sanofi's presence at ASPHER (July) and EPH (November) conferences, supporting logistics, content preparation, and stakeholder coordination.
* Support the regular submission of budget reports to CA Finance, in coordination with CPA LT members.
* Routine tracking of CPA Budgets to ensure consistency between purchase order (PO) submissions and CPA budget trackers, and tracking of KM PA Budgets to ensure consistency between purchase order (PO) submissions and CPA budget trackers.
* Contracting with external agencies and speakers.
* Manage CPA Milestone Calendar to ensure up-to-date tracking of external engagements by ExComs/ senior executives.
* Coordinate CPA input for quarterly Board Briefings and other ExCom briefing materials, ensuring timely collection and integration of contributions.
* Support the preparation of ad hoc presentations for CPA and Corporate Affairs (CA) Leadership Teams.
* Manage and continuously improve CPA's internal SharePoint site, ensuring clear and structured organization of CPA documents including briefings, meeting records, and key reference materials.
* Manage and continuously improve CPA's Web Page, ensuring easy access and up-to-date content for all Sanofians to key CPA policy tools and project assets.

About you

Experience:
* Previous experience of project management and/or public affairs in public administration or in a (healthcare) company.
* Global exposure in previous experiences is preferred.

Soft and technical skills:
* Strong organizational and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
* Excellent relationship building skills and teamwork.
* Self-starter, autonomous, appetite for stretched working environment.
* High ethical standards with respect to Sanofi's values.
* Proactive, detail-oriented, comfortable working in a fast-paced, international environment; able to manage projects under pressure of short timeline.
* Good analytics and writing skills.
* Proficiency in Microsoft office suite (particularly PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, Teams) and PowerBI.
* Proficiency in use of social media (especially LinkedIn).

Education:
* Master's Degree in a relevant field of expertise (health / public policy, political science, international relations, communications).

Languages:
* Fluent in English, French knowledge is preferred.

Why choose us?
* 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 beyond your expertise, sparking new ideas with diverse, multidisciplinary teams.
* Make your work count by supporting a company that brings life-changing treatments to millions - and is committed to doing right by patients, communities, and the planet.
* Drive progress from within by helping simplify, scale, and modernize how a global biopharma business delivers smarter, faster, and more sustainably.
* Support teams across science, medicine, and operations by building better systems, shaping bold strategies, and enabling innovation at speed.

iMove is a unique program tailored for European youth interested in challenging themselves with meaningful assignments across the globe. At Sanofi we have a strong ambition to invest in young talents who will drive the success of Sanofi tomorrow.
Sanofi's Work Abroad Program, iMove, offers jobs-assignments with actual responsibilities and a perspective to grow. We provide those opportunities in various functions such as: marketing, finance, regulatory, supply chain, clinical trials, production, etc. and in more than 40 countries. Sanofi unites people who are passionate about solving healthcare needs across the world. Joining our iMove Work Abroad Program is a unique opportunity to make a difference through your work.

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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.

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.

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