Manufacturing and Supply
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Head of Automation & Manufacturing System
At a glance
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: Head of Automation & Manufacturing System
Location: Singapore
Hiring Manager: Head of Site Engineering and Maintenance
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.
The job holder will report to Head of Site Engineering and Maintenance, in our Biologic plant.
Main responsibilities
- Develop & implement site automation strategy aligning goals.
- Ensure compliance & CSV for OT and Automation systems.
- Manage and optimize automation systems' performance.
- Lead MES support, ensure operational efficiency.
- Implement cybersecurity measures for OT systems.
- Apply standards, manage obsolescence, drive innovation.
- Decide and advise on automation strategy and system selections.
- Advise upgrades and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Manage cybersecurity, ensure data integrity measures.
- Develop SOPs, lead staff training programs.
- Guide budget allocation and vendor management.
- Drive standards adoption, define performance metric.
- Digital maturity score for OT systems
- System uptime and unplanned downtime percentage
- Automation project ROI and cost savings
- Compliance rate, security incidents resolution time
- Training completion rate, skill assessment scores
- Connectivity level, automation degree across systems
About You
- Expertise in Biopharma Automation and Manufacturing systems
- Strong knowledge of GMP, GAMP, 21CFR11
- Project management skills for automation initiatives
- Cybersecurity proficiency in OT/IT convergent environments
- Data analytics and continuous improvement methodologies
- Experience with Industry 4.0 technologies implementation
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Why work with us
- 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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At Sanofi, diverse perspectives fuel the best solutions for patients. Hear from Monique Vessey, our Supply Chain Transformation Leader, on how her background shapes her approach to delivering life-changing medicines.
"Manufacturing and Supply is the bridge between the science that happens in research laboratories and the people and communities we serve."
Brendan O’Callaghan
Executive Vice President of Manufacturing and Supply
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