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Job Title:  CMC Project Manager

Location: Framingham, MA

About the Job

Join the engine of Sanofi’s mission — where deep immunoscience meets bold, AI-powered research. In R&D, you’ll drive breakthroughs that could turn the impossible into possible for millions.

The CMC Project Manager is a key contributor of the CMC Project Excellence department to provide a world class performance of Sanofi CMC Project Management. 

The CMC Project Manager enables the most efficient transversal collaboration within and outside of CMC, fostering and aligning efficient ways of working, providing the relevant expertise and adding value by creating synergies across CMC entities and platforms through fundamental excellence in Project Management expertise. To ensure projects deliverable are met on time. 

The role is covering the following CMC scope: 

• CMC Project Operational Management of internal and collaboration project portfolio  

• CMC Business Development Licensing and Merge & Acquisition support 

• CMC Operational Excellence (PM standards, Lean and Agile project management tools applied to asset ) support 

 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 people’s lives.

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for translating CMC strategy in operational plan & deliverables:  

• Operationalize the CMC strategy for a given project into a CMC planning, with optimal critical path  

• Develop CMC planning scenario in close connection with OPCM,  financial business partner Demand & Supply Leader and other SMEs in the project team 

• Ensure CMC operational plan feasibility and optimization with Functions representatives and communicate to CMC team  

• Lead risks assessment & mitigation plan  

• Integrate supply plan and ensure delivery:  

• Integrate supply plan as part of the CMC operational plan and ensure alignment with CMC strategy and overall project plan  

• Coordinate DS and DP delivery and release on time (for internal and   external production), for critical batches, in close coordination with Analytical and Quality representative. 

• Ensure the execution, integration and coordination of CMC operational plan (timelines, resources, and deliverables) and monitor the operational progress through an operational meeting 

• Analyze, monitor and report on CMC operational plan execution in alignment with CMC strategy, in particular define optimal plan for the critical path, to and ensure plan is on time, or propose contingency plan 

• Contribute to project documents & governance meetings preparation (e.g. Technical Review meeting (in discussion with PL) CMC Board (draft the meeting minutes and ensure on time distribution), TARC, DWG and IDCC)  

• Promote and ensure implementation of Good Project Management practices.  

• Support Business Development Licensing-in and -out projects. For inlicensing: As member of the CMC DD Team to prepare CMC project plan for potential licensing products and associated risk assessment and mitigations. Implementation of signed inlicensing deals. For outlicensing: As member of the incoming CMC DD Team to prepare the Sanofi Due Diligence Virtual Data Room (VDR) of the outlicensing project and once signed manage the transfer out to the licensor. 

• Support transversal initiatives contributing to simplification & harmonization and more generally the Project Excellence global team actions. 

About You

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree in sciences or engineering (Biotechnology, Chemistry, Gene Therapy, Microbiology etc.) with at least 7+ years of relevant experience in a pharmaceutical environment (industry or academia)

• PhD or MSc (PharmaD) preferred

• Past experience in project management. 

• Experience in managing international, multi disciplinary and/or multi-cultura

Technical skills & Competencies

• Excellent knowledge in CMC development, R&D and Industrial interfaces  

• Excellent skills in Project Management  

• Excellent English oral and written communication skills  

• Able to lead transversely a multidisciplinary & multicultural team. 

• Excellent negotiation skills  

• Experience with MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), MS365 environment, flow diagramming and MS Project required and Thinkcell  

Behavioral Competencies

• Put the interest of the organization ahead of own of those of his/her team  

• Act in the interest of our patients and customers  

• Take action and don’t wait to be told what to do  

• Viewed as a leader by team member to drive the plan execution  

• Lead by influence 

• Ability to challenge the status quo 

Potential Career evolution

• Country Head of Project Excellence  

• Global Project Manager 

• CMC Project Leader  

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.

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.

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.

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