Hilary Hansen

Global Public Affairs Head, Oncology, Sanofi

Hilary Hansen has over twenty years of experience in healthcare advocacy, grassroots, and alliance development. As the Global Public Affairs Head for Oncology at Sanofi, Hilary develops global public affairs strategies to help shape the future success of the Sanofi oncology portfolio globally. She also leads the oncology global public affairs team in efforts to advance Sanofi's position of leadership with oncology stakeholders, shape the policy environment, support product launches, and ensure that oncology patients have timely and equitable access to our innovations.

Prior to Sanofi, Hilary served as Executive Director, US Patient Advocacy and Strategic Alliance at Merck for ten years. As part of Merck's Global Patient Innovation team, Hilary led Merck’s efforts in the US to strengthen alliances with patient advocacy organizations to accelerate patient access to Merck’s innovative medicines and vaccines. In this role, Hilary provided input and strategy on engaging external stakeholders and worked with global and federal policy teams to incorporate patient engagement into key policy initiatives. She was responsible for working with organizations across all therapeutic areas, including oncology, HIV, and vaccines. Hilary first joined Merck in 2013, establishing herself as a collaborative partner, forming important relationships with stakeholders to advance the policy agenda.

Updated: October 2024