Manufacturing and Supply
Where the
miracles of
science are made
a reality for patients
Head Environment
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.
Reference Number: R2872638
Position title: Head Environment
Location: Toronto, ON
About the job
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 people’s lives.
Main Responsibilities:
- Ensure the site’s activities compliance to all relevant Environment & Sustainability regulations and standards (local, state, and company).
- Support the HSE Head to maintain the environment permits.
- Serve as the primary point of contact with site related environmental regulatoryagencies and ensure timely submission of required reports and documentation.
- Develop and implement site plans in alignment with Sanofi Environment & Sustainability Planet Care policies (Eco-Design, Climate change, waste circularity, water stewardship, Biodiversity…).
- Conduct assessments and mitigate environmental impacts associated with the site’s operations: Identify, assess and manage environmental impacts and opportunities.
- Monitor the environmental performance of the site and oversee the monitoring of environmental parameters, such as air pollution, water and wastewater quality, waste management, and GHG emissions.
- Lead initiatives aimed at reducing the environmental footprint of the site, including Eco-design, water stewardship, waste, Biodiversity, ….
- Support the engineering teamto optimize the use of the resources and reduce the site’s environmental footprint (Energy, PIE, Water efficiency roadmap, etc).
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement initiatives and driveinnovation in environmental practices and process improvements to maintain a competitive edge.
- Lead investigationsinto environmental severe impacts, incidents, and near-misses to determine root causes and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Lead & promote proactive HSE Culture on environmental topicsby developing and delivering training programs on Environment & Sustainability for all employees and stakeholders to guarantee that all employees have the knowledge and capabilities needed for their tasks.
- Engage with environmental external experts (consulting, academies, labs, …) to ensure that the site have all the environmental capabilities in line with the site responsibilities on environmental topics.
- Monitor/Report Environment & Sustainability local performance and trend (incl culture maturity index) to the SLT and above the site senior management to identify trends, assess performance, and make data-driven decisions.
- Ensure quality and timeliness of the reporting of environmental data.
- Lead and managethe Environment team including hiring, training, coaching, capabilities developing and performance evaluation which drive an excellence operating mindset.
- Accountable for fostering site-wide employee awareness of environmental and sustainability programs while owning the delivery of continuous improvement initiatives and projects that drive quantifiable Progress toward Sanofi's environmental goals
- Perform additional Health, Safety, and Environment duties as assigned to support organizational HSE objectives and compliance requirements
Key involvement in Decision Making processKey roles (D, A, I)
- A: Advice on Environmental & Sustainability Compliance Issues.
- A: Support Site HSE Head on Environmental-related regulatory strategies and compliance issues.
- A: Support compliance with regulatory and company Environment requirements
- A: Advice on Regulatory Compliance.
- D: Develop local Environmental & Sustainability Policies and programs.
- A/D: Validate the site’s budget and stratplan to allocate sufficient resources to achieve the environmental programs)
- I: Implement Process Improvements.
- D: Decide on Sustainability Initiatives.
- I: Follow progress on Environment improvement projects and initiatives.
- A: Recommend Resource Management Strategies.
- D: Approve the final reports and recommendations following safety incident investigations.
About You
Education/Experience/Technical Skills:
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in Health/Safety/Environmental field
- Bachelors degree; preferred major: Environmental Science or Engineering
- Proficient in terms of Environmental sustainability knowledge
- Intermediate level of proficiency in term of product stewardship
- Extremely proficient with management systems, Regulatory knowledge, Matrix management, Problem solving, Project management, striving for results, ability to influence
- Direct management and transversal management skills desired
- Strong ability to coach and animate to drive transformation and environment performance
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.
This position is for a new vacant role that is now open for applications.
AI Usage
"Artificial Intelligence” refers to any systems that use automated processes, including algorithms and machine learning, to analyze data and make predictions, inferences, decisions, or recommendations without direct human involvement. These systems may process personal information to identify patterns, improve services, or support decision-making. The Company may use Artificial Intelligence for purposes including, but not limited to, resume screening and hiring, scheduling interviews or meetings, conducting surveys, matching skills with potential job openings, interview scoring, ensuring compliance with regulations applicable to our industry, and activities related to performance evaluation. Information collected and processed by the Company’s Artificial Intelligence systems may include the personal information detailed above and calendar availability. It excludes the information collected and processed for monitoring purposes. You should contact Human Resources if you have a question or concern regarding your personal information. You can also contact Canada’s Privacy Officer via Sanofi’s data subject request portal, Data Subject Rights Webform. The Data Subject Rights Webform can also be used to request access or correction of your personal information and file a complaint.
Sanofi is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Our goal is to attract, develop and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified applicants. Accommodations for persons with disabilities required during the recruitment process are available upon request.
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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.
Toute compensation sera déterminée en fonction de l'expérience démontrée. Les employés peuvent être admissibles à participer aux programmes d'avantages sociaux de l'entreprise. Des informations supplémentaires sur les avantages sociaux peuvent être trouvées ici.
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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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