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Manufacturing and Supply
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Quality Compliance Specialist

Northborough, Massachusetts Salary Range   USD 74,250.00 - 123,750.00
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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.

Job Title: Quality Compliance Specialist

Location: Northborough, MA

About the Job

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.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Main Responsibilities:

Contributing to the development and maintenance of an effective compliance program

  • Ensuring all operations comply with relevant regulatory requirements and other international standards

  • Providing training and guidance to employees on compliance-related topics

  • Maintaining compliance-related documentation, ensuring accuracy and completeness

  • Identifying potential compliance risks and contributing to the development of strategies to mitigate them

  • Supporting the investigation and reporting of compliance incidents

  • Managing CAPA to address compliance incidents and preventing recurrence

  • Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives to enhance compliance processes and systems

  • Preparing and participating in internal and external audits and regulatory inspections

  • Perform the Quality Assurance review and approval of change controls, deviations, , laboratory investigations, and CAPAs to ensure that they meet the requirements of Sanofi standards and procedures and are clearly and appropriately justified.

  • Perform product complaint investigations.

  • Generate and present assigned metrics at the required frequency which drive accountability and delivery of targets.

  • Participate in and/or lead formal risk assessments.Support management on compliance topics

  • Review the relevance of remediation action from findings from internal and external audits related to health-related topics

Key Roles:

  • Advise on improvements to compliance processes and systems

  • Advise on risk mitigation strategies

  • Advise on corrective actions for compliance incidents

  • Advise on continuous improvement initiatives

  • Coordinate quality alert and batch recall process with global team

About You

Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering and a minimum of 6 years’ experience working in a regulated, cGXP environment or Master's degree and a mini

  • Operations experience in one or more of the following areas: Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Manufacturing Technical Support, Facilities Engineering, or Automation.

  • Experience in ensuring compliance with local, national, and international pharmaceutical regulations and standards

  • Experience in managing internal audits and external regulatory inspections, including preparation, execution, and follow-up

  • Operations experience in one or more of the following areas: Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Manufacturing Technical Support, Facilities Engineering, or Automation.

  • Demonstrated knowledge of cGXP regulations and guidance.

  • Demonstrated experience with change control, CAPA and deviation quality systems.

  • Demonstrated proficiency in critical thinking and technical writing.

Technical Skills:

  • In-depth understanding of pharmaceutical regulations, guidelines, and standards (e.g., FDA, EMA, ICH)

  • Ability to analyze complex compliance issues, identify root causes, and de

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively convey compliance requirements and updates to various stakeholders

  • Proficiency in managing multiple compliance projects simultaneously, ensuring timely completion and adherence to standards

  • Keen attention to detail to ensure accuracy in compliance documentation, audits, and reports

  • Experience with SMS, LEAN Manufacturing (problem solving/use of Lean tools) or comparable continuous improvement systems

  • Experience with root cause analysis tools and gap identification

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.

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  • 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.

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