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Manufacturing and Supply

Manufacturing and Supply
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M&S-Head of Automation & Manufacturing Systems-Beijing

Beijing, China
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At a glance

Our teams produce and deliver over 4 billion units of medicines and vaccines every year, ensuring every breakthrough gets to the people who need it most.
Our state-of-the-art facilities, AI-powered smart factories, and cutting-edge automation are redefining what’s possible: ensuring treatments reach patients faster, safer, and more sustainably than ever before. This is where your skills, ambition, and passion can shape the future of healthcare.

Job title职位名称: Head of Automation & Manufacturing Systems 

  • Location工作地点: Beijing北京

About the job工作职责

Our Team我们的团队:

Manufacturing & Supply consists of 3 manufacturing platforms based on global business units, as well as supporting functions of Quality, Market Supply and Strategy. We are committed to making best class medicines with excellent strategies and tools and delivering them to our patients.

制造与供应事业部包含以3个全球事业部为基础的制造平台,以及质量、供应商、精益战略等支持部门。致力于用优异的战略和工具制造优质的药品并传递到患者手中。

Main responsibilities职责描述:

Please indicate here the main job responsibilities请列举该职位的主要工作职责

  • Develop and implement site automation strategy aligning with organizational goals
  • Ensure compliance and computer system validation (CSV) for operational technology (OT) and automation systems
  • Manage & optimize automation systems' performance to maximize efficiency and reliability
  • Lead Manufacturing Execution System (MES) support and ensure operational efficiency
  • Oversee the IoT automation expertise and connectivity solutions (from L0 to L2.5); Manage end-to-end data processes
  • Implement cybersecurity measures for operational technology systems
  • Apply industry standards, manage obsolescence, and drive innovation in automation technologies
  • Oversee and own the overall site automation and manufacturing systems master plan
  • Manage and provide leadership to the automation, IMS, and CSV groups (site and projects)
  • Oversee and own the overall departmental resource plan; allocate resources to projects, oversee recruitment
  • Participate in global networks, contribute lessons learned to the network
  • Participate in global initiatives when requested
  • Responsible to understand current global design guidelines and application

About you 任职资格:

List here ideally the must-haves criteria to be successful on the role.

请列出胜任该职位所必须具备的条件。

  • Strong knowledge of GMP, GAMP, 21CFR11
  • Cybersecurity proficiency in OT/IT convergent environments
  • Data analytics and continuous improvement methodologies
  • Experience with Industry 4.0 technologies implementation
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Results-Oriented
  • People Leadership
  • Influencing Others
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
  • Automated Manufacturing Systems
  • Distributed Control System (DCS)
  • Systems Architecture
  • Project Management
  • Foster Innovation
  • System Validation

Pursue progress, discover extraordinary进无止境,探索菲凡

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But 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. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!

进步,外部可见。更好的药物,更好的效果,更高的科学。但是进步离不开人去创造——来自不同背景、不同地区、担任不同岗位的人。所有人都团结在“创造奇迹的渴望”这一使命下。让我们成为这样的人。

在赛诺菲,不分种族、肤色、血统、宗教、性别、国籍、性取向、年龄、公民身份、婚姻状况、残疾或性别认同,我们为所有人提供平等的机会。

观看我们的 ALL IN 视频,并在 sanofi.com 网站上查看我们有关多元化、公平性、包容性的举措。

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Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Watch 'One day at Sanofi' and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives at sanofi.com

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Why work with us

  • We’re problem-solvers and pioneers. United by the belief that everyone deserves a healthier future. We create best-in-class vaccines that prevent disease and protect lives.

  • Innovation drives us. From AI and mRNA to next-gen science, we push the boundaries to deliver first- and best-in-class vaccines for infectious diseases worldwide.

  • Growth happens here. With bold investments in R&D and world-class facilities, Sanofians across the entire vaccine lifecycle are shaping the future of global health.

  • We do what’s right. Sustainability and DE&I drive our positive global impact—because the diverse communities Sanofians represent are the patients we serve.

All-in on diversity

At Sanofi, diverse perspectives fuel the best solutions for patients. Hear from Monique Vessey, our Supply Chain Transformation Leader, on how her background shapes her approach to delivering life-changing medicines.

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