Manufacturing and Supply
Where the
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Environmental Risk Assessment & Regulatory Lead
Gentilly, France
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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.
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Job title: EnvironmentalRiskAssessment & Regulatory Lead
Location: Gentilly ( Region in Paris) or Berlin
Employment Type: Permanent Contract
About the job
As EnvironmentalRiskAssessment & RegulatoryLeadwithinour Global Environment and Environmental Sustainability team(Global HSE),you'lldrive our(regulatory)environmental risk assessment programs and shape how we protectplanetary health through innovative approaches.
Our Global Environmental Sustainability team is integrated into the Global Health Safety and Environment department, a dedicated agent of positive change, committed to protecting our people and our environment. With purpose and determination, we are driving a meaningful change that embeds environmental sustainability & adaptation in our day-to-day operations and across our value chain
Ready to push the limits ofwhat'spossible? Join Sanofiinone of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performanceof ourentire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world through our environmental sustainability initiatives.
About Sanofi:
We'rean 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 people's lives.
Main responsibilities:
Lead Sanofi's Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) programfor new Market Authorization Applications (MAAs), ensuring compliance with global regulatory requirements (e.g.EMA, FDA) and internal standards.
Design, implement, and continuously improve ERA processes, defining clear roles and responsibilities across GHSE, R&D, Regulatory Affairs, externalconsultantsand regulators (e.g., governance model, workflows, timelines).
Act as ERA Subject Matter Expert, supporting MAA teams through technical oversight on study design, test monitoring, and data interpretation, as well as managing regulatory interactions, external consultants, and final ERA approvals.
Support the development & implementation of the global Eco-Pharmaco-Vigilance (EPV) and Pharmaceuticals in the Environment (PiE) risk assessment and mitigation strategies, in partnership withour Global Business Units (e.g.strategic roadmap, prioritization of products).
Collaborate cross-functionally with Global Functions, Global Business Units,CSR, and Digital teamsto strengthen environmental risk data collection, monitoring, and internal/external reporting (e.g.EPV Dashboard, factsheets, CSRD,etc).
Support ESG and regulatory compliance data collection and reportingrelated to ecotoxicity and pollution parameters, responding to emerging regulations(e.g.CSRD, UWWTD).
About you
Education:
Advanced degree in relevant scientific field (ecotoxicology, environmental science, or related discipline)
Experience:
Provenexpertisein Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) and ecotoxicology within pharmaceutical, biotech, or chemical industries, withdemonstratedsuccess in environmental performance improvement
Soft and technical skills:
Strategic thinking with hands-on project management abilities
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with ability to collaborate cross-functionally
Capability to drive change autonomously
Strong analytical mindset with data visualization skills
Ability to translate complex information into clear executive summaries
Languages:
Fluency in Englishrequired; French is an advantage
Why choose us?
Make your work count by supporting a company that brings life-changing treatments to millions — and is committed to doing right by patients, communities, and the planet.
Drive progress from within by helping simplify, scale, and modernize how a global biopharma business delivers smarter, faster, and more sustainably.
Lead meaningful environmental impact by protecting both human health and planetary health through innovative Eco-Pharmaco-Stewardship programs.
Work at the intersection of science, sustainability, and regulatory innovation, tackling emerging challenges like antimicrobial resistance and microplastics.
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- 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.
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