Digital R&D Lab Equipment Automation Jr. Product Owner

Job title: Digital R&D Lab Equipment Automation Jr. Product Owner

• Location: Hyderabad

At Sanofi, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We believe our cutting-edge science and manufacturing, fueled by data and digital technologies, have the potential to transform the practice of medicine, turning the impossible into possible for millions of people. As one of the leading investors in life sciences, manufacturing and research and development, we focus on delivering new and better ways to address unmet medical needs. Our products empower self-care, prevent and treat diseases, and help people live better. 

Digital & Data is at the heart of Sanofi. Our ambition is to be the leading digital healthcare platform to develop & deliver medicine faster, enable healthcare professionals to improve treatments and help patients improve their health. Our scale, strong connections within health ecosystems across leveraging the world, and ability to leverage Sanofi’s capabilities make us the best place to push the boundaries of medicine through technology.

Why joining Sanofi Digital… ?

• Executive sponsorship and governance, with newly appointed CDO & leadership team

• Digital & data culture in place with agile ways of working and a strong ecosystem (Sanofi Ventures, BD Partnerships)

• Unique diversity of medical & technical challenges, with mobility opportunities

The R&D Lab & Plant Operations team is one of the verticals within Digital R&D, focused on developing and delivering digital products to allow the R&D organization to operate laboratories (WetLabs), orchestrate workflows and capture data to build the data foundation of an AI-driven research and development organisation. The Lab equipment and automation product line plays a critical role in developing solutions to optimize lab processes thru automations and registration of data in core platforms.

We are seeking a talented Digital R&D Lab Equipment Automation Jr. Product Owner to drive digital transformation initiatives within our Research & Early Development laboratory environments. This role serves as a critical bridge between laboratory scientists, researchers, and technology teams, focusing on the automation and digitalization of lab equipment and processes. The ideal candidate will combine deep knowledge of laboratory operations with strong business analysis capabilities to enable seamless integration of digital solutions in our research ecosystem.

In this position, you will play a pivotal role in translating complex scientific and operational requirements into actionable user stories and epics that drive our agile development processes. You will work closely with cross-functional development teams to ensure that digital solutions for lab equipment automation align with business objectives, enhance research efficiency, and support our innovation goals. Your expertise in laboratory platforms and processes will be essential in identifying opportunities for automation and optimization throughout the research and early development lifecycle.

This role provides a unique opportunity to work into a dynamic team, fully empowered to propose and implement innovative ideas enabling and leveraging AI, ML concepts. This role will also provide hands-on experience on collaborating with diverse vendors and major internal & external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

Digital Product Delivery:

• Analysis and refinement of user stories and epics with focus on the business area of research and early development

• Collaborate with laboratory scientists, researchers, and technical teams to understand requirements for lab automation

• Translate business needs into clear, actionable user stories and epics

• Facilitate requirements gathering workshops and stakeholder interviews

• Document and maintain business process flows and system requirements

• Bridge the gap between scientific/laboratory operations and IT/digital teams

• Support agile development processes and participate in sprint planning and reviews

• Validate solutions meet business requirements and user needs

• Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation

• Ensure requirements traceability throughout the development lifecycle

• Support change management and user adoption activities

Demand Intake & Management

• Analyze business needs and coordinate between stakeholder groups to address them and deliver prompt, efficient, quality features

• Create prototypes and codesign innovative solutions.

• Proactively monitor industry, functional, and technology trends

• Work with Digital and Business stakeholders to elicit high-level requirements and capture business needs; understand the customer journey and define user requirements.

• Engage with Digital and Business stakeholders and influence project decisions; assess the risks of various solutions and prioritize competing business demands.

• Promote architectural consistency and usability standards; define and execute test cases.

• Leverage data and facts to identify patterns, uses judgment to form conclusions that may challenge conventional wisdom, and focuses on the issues to identify high leverage intervention points and strategies

Innovation & Team Culture:

• Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in product management and data analytics

• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning within the product team

• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning within the product team

Experience: 7+ years of experience in product management and business analysis, preferably in pharmaceutical, biotech, or laboratory automation environments

Skills:

•  Fluent in English (written and verbal) for effective international collaboration

• Strong communication skills with proven ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels of the organization

• Proven experience in Agile software development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) with demonstrated track record of working in agile environments

• Experience with common Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence)

• Excellent team working skills with ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional, international teams

• Experience facilitating workshops, leading discussions, and presenting to senior stakeholders with confidence and clarity

• Strong knowledge of laboratory processes and workflows in research and early development environments

• Deep understanding of Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) platforms, specifically:with Genedata Biologics platform

• Strong business analysis skills including requirements elicitation, documentation, and management

• Excellent stakeholder management capabilities

• Ability to translate complex scientific requirements into technical specifications

• Experience Benchling, Signals (Revvity/PerkinElmer), Other ELN systems

• Experience developing products with Agile methodologies a must

PursueProgress. Discover Extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

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