About the job

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.

Our Team:

This department is part of the Global Engineering SpeCare organization and supports the EMEA region to deliver capital projects. Our main mission is to:

• Lead all Tiers 1 & 2 Projects & Programs

• Lead strategic projects from Feasibility to Commissioning, Qualification & Validation in a “hybrid organizational mode” with Sites to ensure a robust handover after startup.

• Build robust organization for each Tiers 1 & 2 Project mixing expertise & leadership from Sanofi Local & Global aligned with Cluster & Site head.

Main responsibilities:

• Project delivery

  • Lead Tier 1 projects beyond 15 M€ for a cluster of sites in the EMEA region (sites are located in Germany, Ireland, Belgium, Italy, Hungary, Algeria and Egypt).

  • Your first mission will be the management of a Tier 1 compliance project at our Frankfurt Bio Campus (FBC) which focus on the implementation of the latest ANNEX 1 requirements in our DP facilities.

  • Identify with Site Engineering Head appropriate staffing for the project organization.

  • Ensure that HSE, Quality standards are implemented & validated before execution focus on design to cost solutions.

  • Define contract model for all key steps from Detail Eng. to C&Q.

  • Collaborate transversally with Global functions & Sites to define for each key project steps optimized solutions.

  • Implement Project Controls & End to End Planning with appropriate SOPs.

  • Leverage Global Engineering expertise & know-how to support successful Project Delivery.

  • Ensure transversal alignment and governance with Site leadership teams for efficient & effective decision making.

  • Anticipate, confirm & communicate project risks on & across the site.

  • Create & track action plans to manage risk all along the project.

  • Assist Site teams (Operations & Quality) & MSAT during PQ & validation activities before full handover.

• Project & Maintenance activities

  • Ensure risk analysis, FMEA including Digital for critical assets is deployed during the project to ensure a relevant preventive & predictive maintenance plan is ready before start-up.

  • Ensure assets reliability and maintainability by design.

• Project & sustainability key input

  • Ensure that by CO2 emission, energy and utilities are as lower as possible by design assuming that for a new building or extension (HVAC included), target is zero emission.

  • Ensure planet care group targets.

About you

• Experience: 10+ years expertise in senior Engineering, medium / large project management and managing Position (Site, Country, or regional responsibility)

• Soft skills: Collaborate effectively with peers, stakeholders, partners across the organization to positively impact business results; Act for change and innovation, initiating new and improved ways of working; Develop Performance through pragmatic approach; LEAN oriented, problem solving & new way of working; Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements; Open minded and curios to learn new tools; Ability to influence and build relationships across the organization

• Technical skills: Good experience in Engineering & Technical Management; Ability to manage complex projects achieving significant business results; Engineering & Manufacturing site operations; Large project execution; Leadership skills demonstrated with successful & managing transversal international team; 10+ years of experience in management / execution of large capital investments in the biopharmaceutical industry

• Education: Engineering or Science equivalent degree; Project management background required

• Languages: Fluent English and German spoken and written is compulsory

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.

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Toujours Progresser. Découvrir l’Extraordinaire.

Rejoignez Sanofi et entrez dans une nouvelle ère de la science – où votre parcours peut être aussi transformateur que le travail que nous accomplissons. Nous investissons en vous pour que vous alliez plus loin, accélériez votre réflexion et accomplissiez ce qui n’a jamais été fait auparavant. Vous contribuerez à repousser les limites, à bousculer les conventions et à concevoir des solutions plus intelligentes pour les communautés que nous servons. Prêt·e à poursuivre les miracles de la science et à améliorer la vie des gens ? Poursuivons le progrès et découvrons l’extraordinaire – ensemble.

Chez Sanofi, nous croyons dans l’égalité des chances, sans distinction de race, de couleur, d’ascendance, de religion, de sexe, d’origine, d’orientation sexuelle, d’âge, de citoyenneté, d’état civil, de handicap, d’identité de genre ou de tout autre critère protégé par la loi.