RELIABILITY ENGINEERING SPECIALIST - R&D CMC LAB DIGITIZATION

About Us:

We are seeking an experienced Reliability Engineering Specialist to drive the infrastructure reliability and performance of our Digital R&D CMC Lab Digitization platform (Chemistry, Manufacturing & Control). This role is critical in ensuring the seamless operation of laboratory systems that support Sanofi's innovative drug development process.

At Sanofi, we're revolutionizing healthcare through digital transformation. Our Digital R&D platforms leverage cutting-edge technology to accelerate drug development and improve laboratory operations. The CMC Lab Digitization product line is central to our strategy, enabling data-driven decision making and automated workflows in our research and manufacturing processes.

Main Responsibilities:

Platform Reliability & Performance (40%)

• • Architect and implement high-availability infrastructure solutions for critical lab systems including LIMS, ELN, and instrument integration platforms

  • Maintain 99.9% uptime for essential laboratory systems

  • Design and implement infrastructure disaster recovery strategies

  • Lead infrastructure automation initiatives using IaC principles

• Technical Leadership & Innovation (25%)

• • Deliver cloud-native solutions for lab digitization initiatives

  • Drive architectural decisions for new laboratory system implementations

  • Collaborate with Product Owners to define technical roadmaps

  • Implement predictive monitoring solutions to prevent system outages

• Incident Management & Security (20%)

• • Lead incident response for critical lab systems

  • Ensure GxP compliance and data integrity

  • Implement security measures aligned with pharmaceutical industry standards

  • Conduct root cause analysis and implement preventive measures

• Program Management & Stakeholder Engagement (15%)

• • Manage infrastructure budget and resource allocation

  • Partner with vendors and technology partners

  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives

  • Mentor team members on reliability engineering practices

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

• AWS Solutions Architect Certification (Professional level preferred)

• 5+ years experience with pharmaceutical R&D systems in GxP-regulated environments

• Strong background in cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure) and IaC tools

Technical Expertise

• Cloud & Infrastructure

• • AWS services and architecture patterns, Azure knowledge plus

  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)

  • Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), Data platform technologies (Snowflake)

  • Network architecture and security

• Monitoring & Reliability

• • Advanced monitoring tools (Splunk, Grafana)

  • SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) practices and principles

  • Performance troubleshooting and optimization

  • Disaster recovery planning

• Lab Systems Knowledge

• • Laboratory informatics systems

  • Instrument integration platforms

  • Data pipeline architectures

  • Scientific workflow automation

Success Metrics

First 90 Days

• Complete systems assessment and identify critical improvement areas

• Develop reliability improvement roadmap

• Establish key performance indicators

First 180 Days

• Implement automated monitoring for all critical systems

• Reduce incident resolution time by 25%

• Develop standard operating procedures for key processes

First Year

• Achieve 99.9% system availability

• Implement full disaster recovery capability

• Establish automated deployment pipelines

Required Skills

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

• Strong communication abilities in English (French is a plus)

• Experience leading technical teams

• Proven stakeholder management capabilities

This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of digital laboratory operations at a leading global healthcare company. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in our digital transformation journey while working with cutting-edge technologies in a meaningful industry.

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.
• Opportunity to work in an international environment, collaborating with diverse business teams and vendors, working in a dynamic team, and fully empowered to propose and implement innovative ideas. 

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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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