Sven Horke

National Sales Manager, Rhinology & Gastro Sanofi Specialty Care, Immunology

Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

About

My career has taken an unconventional path — from leading research teams to building commercial organizations. Along the way, I've learned that sustainable business success requires more than great products: it demands the ability to connect scientific depth with commercial accuracy. What sets me apart is rare end-to-end experience: research, medical affairs, marketing, and sales — including successful product launches across oncology, immunology, and specialty care. This journey taught me to translate complexity into strategy and strategy into execution. But here's what I believe matters most: People drive business - not processes, not PowerPoints. I value individuality, diversity, teamwork and empowerment. Like in sports, I'm convinced we achieve top goals through consistency, discipline, humor, and a winning mindset. What you can expect from me: Structure. Loyalty. Execution excellence. A competitive, result-driven approach — and genuine investment in the people I work with.

Experience

  • Sanofi (10 yrs 10 mos)
    • National Sales Manager
      Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Leading Sanofi's national Sales team in Rhinology and Gastro (therapeutic areas: CRSwNP and EoE)

    • Sub-Unit Head EOE, Immunology
      Nov 2022 - Sep 2023 · 11 mos

      Leading our marketing & sales activities in EOE (eosinophilic esophagitis)

    • District Sales Manager Oncology
      Apr 2019 - Nov 2022 · 3 yrs 8 mos

  • Head of Research Group at Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University Medical Center Mainz
    Feb 2014 - Aug 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Team lead "Cell and Redox Signaling" Research Focus: (Tumor)-Angiogenesis; Coagulation / Thrombosis; Atherosclerosis; Area of interest: inflammatory responses and redox-driven pathways in vascular biology and cancer

  • Head of Research Group at Dept. of Pharmacology, University Medical Center Mainz
    2004 - Aug 2015 · 11 yrs 8 mos

    Team lead Research Focus: Cancer cell signaling; Inflammation and Host-pathogen interactions Area of interest: Cell death resistance pathways; Redox signaling; bacterial virulence factor signaling in airway infections

  • Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology (HPI) (Greater Hamburg Area)
    • PostDoc
      Jul 2003 - Aug 2004 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Research Focus: RNA-Protein interactions; Hepatitis B virology

    • PhD Student
      Jul 2000 - Jun 2003 · 3 yrs

      Research Focus: RNA-Protein interactions; Hepatitis B virology

  • Diploma Student at Universitätsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf
    Jul 1999 - Mar 2000 · 9 mos

    Research focus: RNA-Protein interactions; dendritic RNA transport