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Massachusetts is one of the top states for biotech and pharma F-1 OPT sponsorship, with major employers like Moderna, Biogen, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals concentrated in the Greater Boston area. The Cambridge and Kendall Square corridor alone hosts hundreds of life sciences companies actively hiring international graduates for research, development, and clinical roles.
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Job Title: Senior Product Manager, Franchise Marketing – Hemophilia
Location: Cambridge, MA
About the Job:
The Senior Product Manager, Franchise Marketing – Hemophilia supports the execution of multi-branded marketing programs across Sanofi's US Hemophilia portfolio (Altuviiio, Eloctate, Alprolix, and Qfitlia). This role has a strong focus on account planning execution with cross-functional field teams and content development and coordination for congresses and events. The Senior Product Manager plays a critical role in ensuring seamless collaboration across cross-functional teams to deliver strategic account plans, while leading the development of compelling congress materials and event content that showcase our portfolio's value. Reporting to the Head of Franchise Hemophilia Marketing, this position is central to translating strategic priorities into tactical execution and delivering impactful customer engagement across key congresses and accounts.
Join the team transforming care for people with immune challenges, rare diseases, cancers, and neurological conditions. In Specialty Care, you’ll help deliver breakthrough treatments that bring hope to patients with some of the highest unmet needs.
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:
Account Planning Execution with Cross-Functional Field Teams
- Implement the account planning strategy set forth by the Head of Franchise Marketing
- Support cross-functional account planning execution by collaborating with field teams (Sales, Market Access) to develop and implement account-level initiatives across brands
- Facilitate communication and planning sessions between marketing and field teams to ensure seamless account-level execution and alignment on brand priorities
- Assist in tracking account-level performance metrics and share insights with cross-functional partners to optimize execution
- Ensure account planning initiatives are informed by influence mapping, customer segmentation, and market adoption data
Content Development & Coordination for Congresses and Events
- Partner with the Associate Director of Congresses/Events to implement the Hemophilia Congress Strategy
- Lead content development and coordination for key congresses and events, including booth materials, promotional assets, and sales tools across the Hemophilia portfolio
- Partner with Medical Affairs, Regulatory, and field teams to develop scientifically accurate and commercially compelling congress materials that effectively communicate portfolio value
- Manage content development timelines, agency relationships, and cross-functional review processes to ensure on-time delivery and compliance with regulatory requirements
- Coordinate logistics and content needs across multiple congresses and events simultaneously, ensuring brand consistency across Altuviiio, Eloctate, Alprolix, and Qfitlia
About you:
Basic Qualifications
- B.S./B.A. degree required
- Minimum of 3+ years of relevant experience in the biopharmaceutical, healthcare, biotech industry with marketing experience
- Outstanding communication, coordination, and project management skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Ability to work effectively in a matrix organization with various stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA or science-related graduate degree
- Strong understanding of portfolio marketing, multi-brand strategy, and pharmaceutical marketing principles
- Demonstrated ability to execute marketing programs and coordinate cross-functional initiatives, including with Specialty Pharmacy, Patient Support Services, and field teams
- Direct experience in hemophilia or rare blood disorders marketing
- Experience supporting account planning execution with cross-functional field teams
- Track record of successful multi-brand program execution and cross-functional collaboration
- Experience with portfolio-level marketing initiatives, account-based marketing, and retention strategy
- Demonstrated success in data analysis and performance optimization
- Experience working with Medical Affairs, Sales, and Market Access teams
- Knowledge of congress and events management
Why Choose Us:
- Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
- Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
- Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
- 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.
Sanofi US Services and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive 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.
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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.
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Which biotech and pharma companies sponsor F-1 OPT visas in Massachusetts?
Many of Massachusetts's largest life sciences employers have established track records of hiring F-1 OPT workers, including Biogen, Moderna, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Bristol Myers Squibb, Takeda, and Sanofi Genzyme. Smaller Cambridge-based biotechs and CROs such as Agenus, Editas Medicine, and ICON also regularly hire OPT candidates. Sponsorship patterns vary by company size, role, and department, so it's worth researching each employer's OPT hiring history directly.
Which cities in Massachusetts have the most biotech and pharma F-1 OPT sponsorship jobs?
Cambridge and Boston together form the densest concentration of biotech and pharma OPT jobs in the state, driven by proximity to MIT, Harvard, and major research hospitals. The Kendall Square area in Cambridge is particularly active. Waltham and Lexington host significant pharma operations, including Takeda's U.S. headquarters. Worcester is a growing hub with a strong academic medical presence, and Watertown has attracted several cell and gene therapy companies in recent years.
What types of biotech and pharma roles typically qualify for F-1 OPT sponsorship in Massachusetts?
Roles that directly apply a graduate's field of study qualify for F-1 OPT, so positions in research and development, process development, bioinformatics, regulatory affairs, clinical data management, quality assurance, and computational biology are common fits for life sciences degree holders. Manufacturing and CMC roles qualify for engineering and chemistry graduates. The role must be directly related to the student's major, so a match between job function and degree field is essential.
How do I find biotech and pharma F-1 OPT sponsorship jobs in Massachusetts?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international students and filters biotech and pharma jobs in Massachusetts by visa type, including F-1 OPT, so you're not sorting through roles that don't sponsor. Beyond job boards, attending events at the Kendall Square Association, MassBio networking nights, and university career fairs at MIT and Northeastern can surface opportunities with employers actively seeking OPT candidates. Always confirm OPT eligibility directly with each employer's HR or recruiting team.
Are there any Massachusetts-specific considerations for F-1 OPT sponsorship in biotech and pharma?
Massachusetts life sciences companies are generally experienced with OPT and STEM OPT extensions because of the state's deep ties to universities like MIT, Harvard, Northeastern, and UMass. Many Boston-area biotechs routinely hire from these programs. However, STEM OPT requires a formal training plan and employer enrollment in E-Verify, which is federally mandated. Smaller startups or spinouts may not yet be E-Verify enrolled, so it's worth verifying this before accepting an offer if you plan to pursue a STEM OPT extension.