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Manufacturing and Supply

Manufacturing and Supply
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Lead – Packaging Technology (all genders)

Waterford, Ireland
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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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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About the job

Sanofi's Global Medical Device and Packaging organization aims to lead the industry in device-mediated therapies, developing best-in-class drug delivery systems and connected medical devices. The team focuses on innovative, user-centric, and environmentally sustainable solutions that enhance drug administration and improve patient outcomes.

The role involves working with cross-functional teams, manufacturing sites, and external suppliers to develop and implement robust manufacturing solutions for drug-device combination products and vial products, with a focus on secondary packaging processes.

This position is critical for maintaining Sanofi's position at the forefront of drug delivery technology while ensuring efficient, sustainable, and compliant manufacturing processes.

We look forward to your application!

Core Responsibilities of this role:

Strategic Leadership:

  • Lead secondary packaging manufacturing strategy for drug delivery systems
  • Manage packaging engineering team
  • Serve as main interface with stakeholders, manufacturing sites, and suppliers
  • Drive global technical investigations

Technical Development:

  • Guide manufacturing concept development and technology solutions
  • Participate in design reviews and risk assessments
  • Lead new product introductions and process development
  • Develop manufacturing strategies and equipment specifications

Project Management:

  • Oversee project execution from design to qualification
  • Support technology transfer and implementation
  • Lead platform standardization and improvement initiatives
  • Drive sustainability and cost-effectiveness improvements

Innovation & Problem Solving:

  • Support root cause analysis and manufacturing investigations
  • Implement process improvements using Lean Six Sigma
  • Stay current with industry best practices
  • Explore and implement next-gen manufacturing technologies

About you

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in packaging, mechanical engineering, or relevant engineering discipline. Advanced degree a plus

Experience:

  • Several years experience in Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, or Biotechnology industry

  • Deep packaging design, process development, and manufacturing experience required

  • Thorough knowledge of primary and secondary component materials/systems, pharmaceutical package testing, packaging line equipment, printing, and vision control systems

  • Knowledge of device and packaging regulations, quality systems, design fundamentals of combination products, design controls, design transfer, and manufacturing process validation

  • Manufacturing Program Lead of larger projects, proven track record developing manufacturing strategy, providing technical leadership and managing cross-functional teams in execution.

Soft skills:

  • Self-motivated and results oriented

  • Ability to influence and negotiate to desired outcome

  • Drives decision-making processes with stakeholders inside and outside own perimeter

  • Actively takes decisions within scope of responsibility, and is accountable for results

  • Presentation and communication skills to influence decision making at senior levels

  • Builds relationships and strong partnerships with stakeholders across the organization

  • Has a global mindset and the ability to think strategically

Technical skills:

  • Proven expertise in pharmaceutical manufacturing, GxP documentation and related Equipment Qualification and Process Validation of high throughput equipment.

  • Strong technical skills and familiarity with competitive landscape, industry trends, and regulatory environment.

  • Strong analytical, problem solving, and technical writing skills,

  • Working competency of statistical programs (e.g. Minitab, SAS)

Languages

  • Fluent in English, French or German basic knowledge is a plus

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.
  • Benefit from a well-thought-out benefits package that rewards your contribution and commitment.
  • We take care of you and your family with a wide range of health and social such as high-quality healthcare, numerous prevention programs and coverage for long-term illness. Our 14-week paid family leave for both parents is outstanding as well as a wide range of childcare benefits.
  • Start your career at an attractive location in the center / in the capital of Germany and experience our modern working environment and benefit from hybrid, flexible working time models.

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s 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, or gender identity.

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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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