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Job Title: Pharmacovigilance Scientist

Location: Cambridge, MA, Morristown, NJ

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.

Join our Patient Safety & Pharmacovigilance team as a Pharmacovigilance Scientist (PVS) and you’ll support an international, dynamic, and culturally diverse team dedicated to safety surveillance throughout the product lifecycle of a broad range of products. The PVS is a safety expert who is responsible for performing core pharmacovigilance activities on a product, in partnership with the Global Safety Officer (GSO), to identify safety signals, evaluate, and analyze safety data for both marketed products and products in clinical development.

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 people’s lives.

Main Responsibilities:

• Manages proactive signal detection and safety management committee activities.

• Coordinates and authors safety evaluations and responses to safety inquiries from internal or external stakeholders (i.e., Health Authorities) in collaboration with the safety team.

• Drives end-to-end signal management process for assigned products in collaboration with the GSO and Pharmacoepidemiology.

• Serves as a core member (coordinator) of the Safety Management Team, drives the agenda, produces the necessary data/outputs, prepares slide presentations, facilitates discussions & documents conclusions, and presents complete safety analysis.

• Partners with the Safety Team to manage other safety related activities associated with new drug applications/regulatory filings, benefit-risk assessment and safety risk management and support activities related to risk minimization including development of Risk Management Plans.

• Coordinates and oversees outsourced activities (i.e., signal detection reports, safety evaluation reports).

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be currently enrolled in 2024-2026 Sanofi PharmD Fellows Program

• At this time, Sanofi will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, or another type of work authorization).

• PharmD with a minimum of 1 year Pharmacovigilance experience.  Or BA/BS with a minimum of 4 years of industry experience and 2 years minimum of Pharmacovigilance experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of drug safety and risk management including industry experience, and understanding of drug development, basic knowledge of regulatory guidelines and medical coding.

• Experience with evaluation, interpretation, and synthetization of scientific data.

• Knowledge of pharmacovigilance practices including US and EU pharmacovigilance regulatory requirements appreciated.

• Signal & Risk Management: Expertise in the collection of drug safety information from a variety of sources throughout the product life cycle to proactively detect, validate, and assess potential signals appreciated.

• Team player that performs effectively in a cross-functional collaborative environment.

• Self–motivated, able to prioritize, plan effectively and independently.

• Strategic, business oriented, and problem-solving mindset while keeping patients and customers at the forefront.

• Ability to present and critically discuss safety data in both internal and external discussions.

• Working knowledge of common data processing software and database systems.

• Project management skills with demonstrated attention to detail, keeping in mind the broader picture.

• English proficiency in communication skills with scientific subject matter

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.

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.

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.

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