COPAC & South Cone Security & HSE Head

COPAC & South Cone Security & HSE Head

• Bogotá

• 20 % of travel expected

• Permanent Full time Role

About the job

Our Team:

Sanofi Security is made from a network of 110 professionals, spread across the globe. We support patient safety and business performance by increasing Sanofi’s resilience to diverse security threats and risks and contributes to Sanofi’s obligation to operate within the relevant applicable legal frameworks. Our scope covers all prevention and protection activities against any potential deliberate malicious acts, or consequences of unintentional actions or events. Global Security recruits, develops, and retains professional talents with the knowledge, skills and experience to fulfil Security’s missions with the appropriate level of competency required by professional international standards.

Main responsibilities:

The COPAC & SC Security Head reports to the Latam & Brazil Security Head. He/she is based in Bogota covering the COPAC zone (Colombia, Andean, Central America and Caribbean countries) and South Cone countries. His/her missions are carried out in coordination with Latam Security Region and global Centers of Expertise (CoE).

In his/her zone, the Security Head is responsible for protecting Sanofi's employees, information, sites, patients, products and assets. He/she supports the sanofi's resilience program through the deployment of crisis and BCP plans.

He/she also will be responsible for the health, safety, and environmental programs, ensuring compliance with Sanofi requirements and regulations in coordination with the global Heath Safety and Environment Department.

To deliver on his/her mission, the Security Head:

• Assess risks, identify threats, propose mitigations, guide stakeholders, and provide incident responses.

• Ensure implementation of Global Security Standards via awareness, monitoring, and feedback to the Regional Security Head.

• Promote Sanofi’s security culture through training and communication; advise and support COPAC stakeholders.

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with key zone stakeholders.

• Ensure compliance with local/global regulations and criminal processes; verify vendor proficiency and compliance.

• Participate in external initiatives and maintain cooperative relationships with law enforcement, intelligence agencies, private contractors, and diplomatic representations.

• Support sensitive business projects with intelligence and investigations.

• Visit remote sites to assess the readiness of security operations and ensure regulatory requirements and compliance standards are in effect.

This position is structured around six main areas of responsibility, covering both strategic leadership and hands-on regional execution. The role is accountable for ensuring the protection of people, assets, information, products, and business continuity across the COPAC and South Cone regions, while also leading Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) programs in alignment with global standards.

The six core responsibilities are:

1. People Protection

2. Assets Protection

3. Product Security

4. Crisis Management and Business Continuity

5. Information Protection and Insider Risk Management

6. Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE)

About you

• Experience:

Solid professional management background in security operations, police or military forces and good knowledge of security practices and systems.

minimum of 10 years of experience in a senior corporate security position to include proven experience in conducting investigations and risk management is required

Experience in supervising major investigations that led to dismantling criminal networks and to their prosecution by competent authorities.

•  Experience in crisis management, security advice, ranging from life‐threatening situations (death threat, kidnapping or hostage taking).

•  Ability to travel internationally, sometimes on short notice

• Technical skills:

•  Planning and organizing security operations.

•  Influence and communication skills, both written and oral.

•  Vision: identifies operational issues, opportunities and risks.

•  Building trust: place confidence in colleagues, staff members and clients.

•  Managing performance: delegates the appropriate responsibility and decision-making accountability.

•  Judgment and high-level decision making including in hostile situation.

•  Knowledge of relevant laws and security principles.

• Soft skills:

•  Solid management experience with security and HSE teams based on leadership and listening

•  Make decisions through risk-based assessment. Promote innovation, while remaining pragmatic and focused on priorities.

•  Execute, is comfortable with ambiguity, and adapt with agility, good self-control.

•  Engage and leverages everyone’s strengths while being highly self-aware

•  Inspire trust through empathy and authenticity. Empower and recognize others to create powerful relationships and networks

•  Encourage the team to stretch and do things differently

•  Set a clear context and create space for the team to act

•  Make sure the team understands how to act for patients, business and customers.

•  Approaches your role with humility and thinks Sanofi first.

• Education:

An academic degree with a commitment to ongoing professional development

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• Languages:

Well command of the English language, both written and spoken, with proven drafting and editing skills.

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 internationall

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

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