Tanya Momtahen BA, MS

Tanya Momtahen is Vice President, Global Scientific and Clinical Procurement in Sanofi since September 2014. Tanya is responsible for all clinical and scientific outsourcing and those markets for Sanofi Group – worldwide. She ensures internal knowledge and awareness of markets, suppliers and technologies for all relevant categories within that perimeter and manages an international team that develops sourcing strategies balancing risks and opportunities that are aligned with the business needs. Her team leads key supplier relationships and drives the development of new market opportunities. The team is based across the globe and leverages this for the benefit of Sanofi outsourcing and supplier management. Tanya previously worked in research and development for more than 25 years.

Most recently she was the Vice President, Anti IL-6R Global Project Head in the Immunology and Inflammation area in Sanofi, where she transitioned the project from phase 2 through to the first phase 3 results. This product was recently approved in the US in 2017. She led the project, which is co-developed with Regeneron, for 3.5 years. Over the past 15 years within Sanofi she has held several R&D leadership positions, including Head of Development and Realization for the previous Fibrosis and Wound Repair Unit and the Vice President of Metabolism Project Direction.Prior to Sanofi, Tanya was a project leader at Glaxo Welcome in the late ‘90s. She started her career in medicinal chemistry in research at Rhone Poulenc Rorer in 1989. She holds a M.S. in organic chemistry from Villanova University and a B.A. from Immaculate University.