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Job Title: Scientist, Flu Reassortants & Reagents 

Location: Swiftwater, PA

About the Job

Sanofi Global MSAT (Manufacturing Sciences, Analytics, and Technology) acts as a crucial link between our R&D and Manufacturing facilities, playing a vital role in securing the present portfolio and delivering future launches of high-quality and innovative drugs and vaccines. By driving its own transformation, Global MSAT fulfils an important function by providing day-to-day Manufacturing Support, focusing on technical and process aspects, effective Life Cycle Management, process robustness enhancement, and yield improvements to optimize performance.

We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families.

About Sanofi:

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve lives.

Main responsibilities:

• Execution of small-scale egg inoculation and harvest and characterization testing including PCR and hemagglutination

• Protein purification and characterization testing including SDS-PAGE, western blot, and chromatography

• SRID testing and analysis

• Support execution of small-scale experiments in support of time to market activities

• Perform data analysis and publish protocols, reports, and procedures

• Order and maintain supplies and ship materials as needed

• Assist with sample management between reassortant lab, reagent lab, seed lab, Flu Pilot Plant, and Analytical Sciences

• Support technical process improvements

• Define/manage deliverables and objectives for safe and compliant execution

• Coach/mentor junior personnel and maintain technical knowledge in workforce 

About You

Basic Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Virology, Microbiology or any related field with academical experience or knowledge of cGMP environments OR bachelor’s degree in biology, Virology, Microbiology or any related field with 2+ years of experience in a cGMP environment.

Technical skills:

• Influenza viral work experience, including egg handling, hemagglutination assay, and infectivity assay

• Experience with egg-based viral vaccine production processes

• Experience with laboratories techniques including hemagglutination assay, PCR, SDS-PAGE, and chromatography

• Knowledge of flu reassortant development

• Experience with basic laboratory techniques

• Sequencing viral genes preferred

Soft skills:

• Behaves according to company values and competencies. 

• Encourages and ensures proactive and strong collaboration internally and across M&S functions; forward thinking with an attitude of optimization, efficiency, continuous improvement, and smooth transitions between functions.

• Proactively anticipates problems and effectively communicates successes, constraints, conflicts, solutions, and actions for resolution.

• Proactively resolves conflicts, removes roadblocks to execution within sphere of influence; escalates to functional management when appropriate.

• Empowers and ensures accountability within team.

Terms of employment

• The hired candidate will have no direct reports.

• The candidate will work during normal business hours (8am-5pm Monday – Friday), but occasional work outside of these hours may be necessary. Hybrid modality: 4 days On-site and 1 day at home.

Why choose us?

•  Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team. 

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally. 

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact. 

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

• Shape the future of medicine and vaccine delivery with cutting-edge technology, ensuring seamless launches and a resilient global supply.

• Power industry-leading performance by leveraging digital, data, and AI-driven innovation – at speed and scale

• Transform lives worldwide by delivering life-changing treatments anywhere, anytime.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.

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