Senior Project Lead

Job Title: Senior Project Lead

Location: Framingham, MA

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 MA BioCampus (MBC) Engineering & Maintenance (E&M) organization is responsible for providing engineering and maintenance support to organizations on the Framingham and Northborough campuses.

The Projectsorganization will be supporting the following groups at the Framingham campus: (1) Framingham Biologics - comprised of commercial Fabrazyme, Cerezyme, Nexviazyme, Thyrogen and Global Cell Banking operations. (2) Framingham Maintenance - responsible for campus wide facilities and utilities operations per established Service Level Agreements and (3) Framingham Campus - in the context of programs/projects requiring approval, planning and execution across the Sanofi groups on the Framingham and Northborough campuses.  The Project group will interact with all of these groups on projects/programs with campus impact.

The Projects group is responsible for the planning and execution of projects and programs under its scope as determined by budget and other pre-established criteria, ensuring projects/programs are completed to established schedules and budget.  The Commissioning and Qualification groups will be responsible for providing C&Q support to systems and projects/programs within the scope of this organization.

This is a Senior Capital Projects Manager role that will manage all aspects of assigned complex projects that support improvements to operations for the MBC sites, including Framingham and Northborough Massachusetts.This position implements a structured project management process aligned with our corporate capital project Stage Gate philosophy.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Main Responsibilities

• Manage the planning, design and implementation of capital projects for Framingham and Northborough.

• Accountable for project management through the entire work flow including scope, engineering, project, commissioning, validation and closeout.

• Manage project costs, schedule and scope as it relates to quality and overall stakeholder requirements.

• Balance project risk and uncertainty through risk management and mitigation plans.

• Maintain open communication with stakeholders.Communicate project status updates to senior leadership.

• Maintain progress of all responsible Project Engineers.Reduce the risk of overall failure, maximize benefits and restrict costs.

• Implement project management best practices through work plans, critical path analysis while utilizing the Project Stage Gate methodology.

• Maintain and communicate performance metrics to the team, setting and maintaining high expectations for team performance.

• Execute capital plan in compliance with applicable codes, regulations and company standards.

• Work effectively across organizational and functional boundaries.

• Build effective cross-functional project teams.

• Ensure safety measures are taken and appropriately addressed throughout the project.

About You

Leadership Qualifications:

An ongoing commitment to conducting our global business according to the highest legal and ethical standards, and to continually pursue excellence in the development and delivery of all of our products and services.This includes:

• Adhering to all applicable laws and regulations of the places in which we conduct business, as well as our own Company policies and procedures.

• Being honest and treating people with respect and courtesy.

• Constantly striving to make Sanofi a great place to work, and a company respected for the quality of its people and products.

• Acting as role models for our fellow employees by acting responsibly, fairly and honestly in our dealings and exercising sound judgment in performing our jobs.

• Leading People: Sanofi’s leaders motivate, inspire, build and retain highly effective manufacturing teams while managing for high performance and developing others.They are versatile learners and courageous decision makers.

• Leading the Business: Sanofi’s leaders are effective operating in an evolving, complex and dynamic environment, providing clear direction and instruction to direct reports, and continuously looking internally and externally for best practices and areas for improvement.

• Delivering to Customers: Sanofi’s leaders understand patient and customer needs and build relationships as required to meet manufacturing goals while continuously improving operations by setting high standards for the team so they may perform to a level of excellence.

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with 8 years minimum experience or Master's Degree with 6 years minimum experience in a Biotech Industry and/or related regulatory, engineering and construction experience.

• Experience working in cGMP Biotech environment and with GDP Practices.

• Project Management experience with demonstrated ability to execute projects safely, on time and on budget.

• Experience with MS Office Applications, MS Project, and sound accounting practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

• Master’s Degree, preferably in Project Management

• Experience managing multiple disciplined technical staff and experience supporting Biotech manufacturing operations.

• Experience in conceptual development, design and implementation, planning and scheduling and project management of major capital projects up to $5MM.

• Strong leadership skills

• Project Management certificate/degree.

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.

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.

#GD-SG   
#LI-GZ 
#LI-Onsite
#vhd

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.