Expert I (Central Manufacturing Services)

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.

Sanofi Manufacturing and Supply organization is preparing its future through an ambitious program named Modulus Facility. The Modulus Project is at the cornerstone of Sanofi strategy as it aims at creating a new manufacturing concept consisting of a new generation of evolutive multi-product facilities, modular, adaptable and agile, leveraging new disruptive technologies, to better address vaccine business challenges as well as Specialty Care Biologics products. One of these two Modulus facilities is constructed in Singapore at a new Greenfield site, with a design identical to the one in Neuville (France). The facilities will also have highly digitalized and automated capabilities which is a key enabler for operations using technologies such as autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs), cobots and cloud systems.

The Manufacturing Operations team in Sanofi Modulus, Singapore is expanding the team and has an open position as Expert in the Central Manufacturing Services Team. The CMS Team cover operations and process not limited to the following: Media & Buffer Preparation and Supply, Waste Management, Material & Equipment Preparation, Kitting, Automated Logistics Management, etc. The purpose of this role is to provide operational expertise and coordination for the Central Manufacturing Services (CMS) Team. Expected tasks and roles will include:

Main Responsibilities

• Commissioning, Qualification and Validation of equipment related to Central Manufacturing Services.

• New Product Introduction related activities associated with Central Manufacturing Services.

• General Asset Care - Coordination of Maintenance and Calibration of equipment associated with Central Manufacturing Services.

• Administrator and Coordinator of the Automated Logistics Infrastructure systems.

• Author and update operational documentation including SOPs, Work Instructions and Operational Safety Risk Assessment.

• Lead and deploy Continuous Improvement Projects related to Safety, Productivity and Quality.

• Support Digital related projects such as SAP, MES, Fleet Manager software associated with Central Manufacturing Services 

• Develop and Conduct Training on workflows and equipment associated with Central Manufacturing Services.

• Management of Single Use Assemblies used in Central Manufacturing Services.

• Scheduling and Capacity Planning of resources in Central Manufacturing Services.

• Coordination and management of contractors and third-party suppliers supporting the Manufacturing operations in the Production and Production Support buildings.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree (in Engineering / Life Science / Biology / Chemistry) with >7 Years of experience in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing (biologics or vaccines).

• Good communication skills and a team player

• Proven ability to work as part of an integrated, networked team, and collaborate across functional, organizational, and location boundaries and be people-first values driven 

• Excellent analytical, consultative, and diagnostic skills with ability to make sound, data-based business decisions.

• Engaging, dynamic

• Adaptable, relationship focused.

• Self-organized.

• Proactive, Result-oriented.

• Start-up and /or commissioning, qualification of a biopharmaceutical facility would be an advantage.

• Familiarity and prior working experience with Single Use Systems would be preferred.

• Good knowledge and experience in related GMP operations based on the manufacturing team.

• Good knowledge and interest to work with fully digital and automated systems will be preferred. Systems including but not limited to Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Enterprise Resource Systems (ERPs), Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGVs), robotics, conveyor systems, Quality Management Systems (QMS), etc.

Any other requirements for the job.

• Working hours - office hours (weekdays) at Sanofi Tuas Site Office.

• Working hours beyond the Project Phase – work office hours (weekdays) on site to support production activities.