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Vaccine Manufacturing Manager Production Influenza Bulk Drug Substance Upstream 2nd Shift
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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: Vaccine Manufacturing Manager Production Influenza Bulk Drug Substance Upstream 2nd Shift
- Location: Swiftwater, PA
About the Job
Sanofi is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Manager to oversee our manufacturing processes. The ideal candidate will have outstanding organizational and leadership skills, a firm grasp of manufacturing processes and standards, and the ability to ensure that our manufacturing processes deliver products of maximum quality.
Join a global network that powers how Sanofi delivers — seamlessly, purposefully, and at scale. In Manufacturing & Supply, you’ll help reimagine how life-changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster.
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 lives.
Main Responsibilities
- Manage Multiple priorities independently or as part of a team to meet key deadlines.
- Communicate issues and Progress across all levels of the organization.
- Resolve QA shop floor observations promptly to maintain product quality.
- Perform monthly HSE audits, complete HSE investigations, and provide support for HSE Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs).
- Perform GEMBA Walks to ensure strict adherent to quality and compliance in our facilities.
- Support Deviation closures to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.
- Support CAPAs, Change Controls, internal audits and any other regulatory commitments.
- Execute Batch Record Sections and Final Review in a timely manner in order to hit production targets.
- Manage +QDCI L1 boards to meet company KPIs and drive change. Establish performance expectations and evaluate direct reports.
- Manage employee development goals to foster growth and skill. Support a culture of teamwork.
- Drive efficiently in communication between employees through shift change huddles.
- Manage personnel attendance using Labor Utilization Role-Based Schedule Tool, ADP, Workday.
- Actively involved in onboarding new hires to ensure smooth integration.
- Monitor Metasys/Lab watch applications to ensure GMP status of the production floor.
- Serve as an escalation point and make decisions to resolve issues promptly.
- Responsible for project work on the shop floor, providing assistance and recommendations regarding processes or equipment.
- All other duties as assigned.
About You
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience in Quality, Production, manufacturing operations or other related fields.
- Associates degree with a minimum of 7 years of experience in Quality, Production, manufacturing operations or other related fields.
- High School degree with a minimum of 10 years of experience in Quality, Production, manufacturing operations or other related fields.
Skills:
- Experience with the managing, supervising or leading teams.
- Experience in Viral manufacturing and/or Bacterial Manufacturing
- Excellent communication and interpersonal Skills
- The ability to work on cross functional project teams.
- Demonstrated ability to meet/exceed timelines/deliverables.
- Continuous improvement techniques and problem solving/analytical skills.
- Ability to negotiate/Influence.
- Organized and detail oriented.
Special Working Conditions
- Ability to lift to 50 lbs.
- Ability to stand on average 8 hours per shift.
- Ability to gown and gain entry to manufacturing areas.
- Ability to work a twelve-hour rotating shift and every other weekend, including holidays as scheduled.
- May require personnel to flex into another platform within MTech and/or another M&S department, as well as the possibility to work weekends, holidays or off shift hours based on business need.
- May also include working in an aseptic processing area.
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.
- Shape the future of medicine and vaccine delivery with cutting-edge technology, ensuring seamless launches and a resilient global supply.
- Power industry-leading performance by leveraging digital, data, and AI-driven innovation – at speed and scale
- Transform lives worldwide by delivering life-changing treatments anywhere, anytime.
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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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.
Final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.
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- 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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