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MSAT Analytical Laboratory Scientist

Vitry-sur-Seine, France
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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.

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Job title: MSAT Analytical Laboratory Scientist

  • Location: Vitry-sur-Seine (94)

We are an innovative global healthcare company, committed to transforming the lives of people with immune challenges, rare diseases and blood disorders, cancers, and neurological disorders. From R&D to sales, our talented teams work together, revolutionizing treatment, continually improving products, understanding unmet needs, and connecting communities, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

About the job

Manufacturing Science, Analytics and Technology (MSAT) continuously explores improvements at the interface between CMC development and commercial production. MSAT’s primary functions are to lead technology transfer, develop new products and methods & support licensure, provide commercial manufacturing technical support and development improved manufacturing processes and methods.

The analytical function in the MSAT organization is the owner of the analytical methods within the Sanofi biologics manufacturing network. Within the Vitry-sur-Seine local Manufacturing Sciences Analytical and Technology (MSAT) organization and our new state-of-the-art laboratory, we are looking for an experienced, dynamic and passionate Analytical Scientist to work in the MSAT lab.

Main responsibilities:

  • Design, perform, and/or supervise analytical testing to support small-scale studies, troubleshooting of analytical methods, and providing investigational support for commercial and LCM product (including the generation of scientific/technical study protocols and reports)
  • Leads complex analytical investigations at the site by using solid process understanding and applying scientific and engineering principles and practices to facilitate the generation of practical solutions
  • Contribute to laboratory management (including orders, SOP redaction, equipment and waste management)
  • Participate in the installation and qualification of analytical equipment and troubleshooting to ensure optimum analytical method performance
  • Continuously improve existing methods by introducing new technology, increasing method robustness, and reducing release cycle time to make analytical testing more cost effective while maintaining quality and HSE requirements
  • Collaborate closely with colleagues in other teams and departments, especially MSAT local & global network, Manufacturing, Quality Control and CMC

About you

  • Strong experience in analytical methods for biological product with expertise in biochemistry and biological methods such as icIEF, cGE, HPLC/UPLC (affinity / size exclusion / hydrophilic), spectrometric assays, ELISA and automation
  • You have at least 3 years of laboratory experience in method development, validation, and investigation testing/support in an analytical function
  • A precise, detail-oriented mindset with excellent analytical skills for identifying and addressing challenges
  • Team player, able to make a significant contribution to cross-functional project teams through technical expertise and scientific creativity
  • You are flexible and willing to support small scale studies, quality investigations and MSAT driven projects both in the lab and as part of a cross-function teams
  • Knowledge on protein characterization, process transfer and validation, and cGMP in bio-manufacture industry is appreciated
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Fluent in French and English

Why choose us?

  • 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
  • Be part of one of the most exciting places in biotech in France, with top level colleagues and excellent team spirit
  • Contribute to the production of life-saving medications that improve patient outcomes worldwide
  • Engage with a global network of professionals and benefit from a culture that promotes teamwork and mutual respect

PursueProgress. 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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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.

Watch 'One day at Sanofi' and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives at sanofi.com

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  • 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.

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