Digital R&D Platform Engineering Expert

About the Job

At Sanofi, we’re committed to providing the next-gen healthcare that patients and customers need. It’s about harnessing data insights and leveraging AI responsibly to search deeper and solve sooner than ever before. Join our R&D Data Platforms & Products Team as Platform Engineer and you can help make it happen.

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Sanofi has recently embarked into a vast and ambitious digital transformation program. A cornerstone of this roadmap is the acceleration of its data transformation and of the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions, to accelerate R&D, manufacturing and commercial performance and bring better drugs and vaccines to patients faster, to improve health and save lives.

As a Platform Engineer in our Digital R&D team, you’ll be the person making sure our data and software work together. You will partner with Product Owners to turn complex scientific ideas into real, scalable digital solutions.  This is a hands-on role where you will experiment, build prototypes, and prove that new features work before turning them into high-quality production ready applications for the R&D teams.

Our vision for digital, data analytics and AI 

Join us on our journey in enabling Sanofi’s Digital Transformation through becoming an AI first organization. This means: 

• AI Factory - Versatile Teams Operating in Cross Functional Pods: Utilizing digital and data resources to develop AI products, bringing data management, AI and product development skills to products, programs and projects to create an agile, fulfilling and meaningful work environment.

• Leading Edge Tech Stack: Experience build products that will be deployed globally on a leading-edge tech stack.

• World Class Mentorship and Training: Working with renown leaders and academics in machine learning to further develop your skillsets.

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:

• Solution Architecture & Design: Partner with Product Owners to design and implement API-first strategies that facilitate seamless data integration across R&D systems.

• Rapid Prototyping (PoC): Lead the development of functional Proof of Concepts to validate architectural frameworks and mitigate technical risks before moving into full-cycle development.

• AI-Centric: Build "AI-Ready" platforms with a focus on building integrated AI Agents and automated application workflows to enhance research capabilities.

• API Management: Develop and maintain a secure, high-performance ecosystem of RESTful APIs to serve as a reliable interface for both users and other systems.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Manage and scale our secure AWS environment using Terraform, ensuring consistent and reproducible deployments.

• Data Engineering & Orchestration: Build and optimize high-integrity data pipelines using Snowflake and dbt to deliver "AI-ready" datasets to our scientific community.

• Security & GxP Compliance: Uphold stringent pharmaceutical security standards to protect intellectual property and ensure all architectural solutions remain compliant with industry regulations.

Technical Profile

• Cloud Infrastructure - Deep expertise in AWS Foundational Services (EC2, S3, IAM, Lambda, VPC, ECS/EKS).
• Data Engineering - Experience with Snowflake (Data Warehousing) and dbt (Transformation).
• DevOps & CI/CD - Proficiency with Terraform for IaC and GitHub Actions for automation.
• Development
• Backend:  Python, FastAPI, RESTful Services, and AWS API Gateway.
• Frontend: React JS, TypeScript, and Redux for state management.
• Architecture - Experience in designing Scalable & AI-Ready systems (e.g., vector database integration or model serving readiness).
• AI and Security & Integration
• SSO-auth (Okta/Azure AD/Ping), Async API calls, and secure data handling.

Qualifications

Experience:

• A Masters or Bachelors in Science or Engineering background is a must

• 5+ years in platform engineering, fullstack development, and building on AWS Cloud

• Knowledge of the complete software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies.

• Communication: Ability to explain complex technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders in the R&D space.

• Industry Knowledge: (Preferred) Previous experience in Life Sciences, BioTech, or a highly regulated data environment.

About You:

Key Requirements & Qualifications:

• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform. Good to understand AWS CloudFormation.

• Experience with CI/CD tools: GitHub CI/CD and GitHub Actions.

• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, ReactJS and Shell.

• Knowledge of the complete software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies.

• Hands-on experience with containerization using Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes (EKS) or ECS.

Good to have Skills:

• Data warehousing on Snowflake and Data Transformation knowledge.

• Understanding of MLOps concepts and experience supporting machine learning pipelines is a plus.

• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

• DevOps certifications are preferred.

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

Applications received after the official close date will be reviewed on an individual basis.​

NOTE: Internal applicants are required to notify their manager of their application.​

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.​

Grade:

Level 2

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• Our people are responsible for managing their career

• Sanofi posts all non-executive opportunities for our people

• We give priority to internal candidates

• Managers provide constructive feedback to all internal interviewed candidates

• We embrace diversity to hire best talent

• We expect managers to encourage career moves across the whole organization

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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.

Thank you in advance for your interest.

Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.