Helen Merianos
Research and Development Executive Leader leveraging proven scientific expertise to deliver significant business outcomes in Commercial and R&D.
- Role
- SVP, Global Head of R & d Strategy & Portfolio Management at Sanofi
- Location
- Boston, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Helen Merianos
My name is Helen J. Merianos and I am an accomplished and outcomes-driven transformational change agent with proven history of consistent upward mobility, delivering critical leadership and strategic progression of pharmaceutical research and development (R&D) portfolios. As a scientific leader, I drive development of therapeutics with multifaceted expertise in medicine development, portfolio management, governance, strategy, analytics, and project leadership. I am able to guide the development of global regulatory and commercial strategies with a focus on maximizing probability of success and expediting approval, optimizing value and maintaining compliance. Adept at developing and mentoring executive teams, I build bridges between R&D, commercial, manufacturing and operations for successful approval and launch of products. I am also highly skilled at building strategic partnerships and alliances and leveraging digital transformation to advance strategy, pipeline optimization, and overall company capabilities.Some of my key areas of expertise include. Strategy Development Operational Delivery Business Development Management Consulting Portfolio Management Drug Development Data Optimization and Analytics Digital Transformation Regulatory Compliance Stakeholder Engagement Corporate Governance Collaborative Leadership Investment Board Member Team Building and Mentoring New Product Planning
Experience
SVP, Global Head of R & d Strategy & Portfolio Management
Jul 2021 — Present · Cambridge, MA, US
Driving R&D strategy and portfolio decision-making through objective, externally-focused data driven insights and scenario planning, leveraging digital and AI as a key lever of transformation.Sanofi is a pharmaceutical company of employees, present in 90 countries, with 69 manufacturing sites in 32 countries and 21 research and development sites comprising medicines, clinical research and vaccines.
Education
University of Virginia
Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemistry
Yale University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemistry
Yale University
PhD, Biophysical chemistry; gene regulation
Skills
- Portfolio Management
- Competitive Analysis
- Pharmaceutics
- Drug Discovery
- Molecular Biology
- Global Marketing
- Product Launch
- Managed Care
- Clinical Development
- Strategic Planning
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Fda
- Immunology
- Business Strategy
- Biotechnology
- Corporate Development
- Drug Development
- Biopharmaceuticals
- Market Analysis
- Technology Transfer
- Business Development
- Clinical Trials
- Management Consulting
- Strategy
- Life Sciences
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Competitive Intelligence
- Biochemistry
- Infectious Diseases
- Vaccines
- Product Management
- R&D
- Venture Capital
- Business Planning
- Oncology
- Regulatory Affairs
- Lifesciences
- Market Access
- Health Economics
- Licensing
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