Technology Transfer Leader

Job Title: Technology Transfer Leader

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.

At Sanofi, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We believe our cutting-edge science and manufacturing, fueled by data and digital technologies, have the potential to transform the practice of medicine, turning the impossible into possible for millions of people.

Sanofi Global MSAT (Manufacturing Sciences, Analytics, and Technology) acts as a crucial link between our R&D and manufacturing facilities, playing a vital role in securing the present portfolio and delivering future launches of high-quality and innovative drugs and vaccines. By driving its own transformation, Global MSAT fulfils an important function by providing day-to-day manufacturing support, focusing on technical and process aspects, effective life cycle management, process robustness enhancement, and yield improvements to optimize performance.

The technology transfer (TT) group is responsible for delivering best-in-class technology transfers (TTs) to enable Sanofi’s growth in existing and new products. The group is responsible to establish and maintain the TT infrastructure, standards and processes for Sanofi for all TTs from R&D to manufacturing supply, within the manufacturing supply network and the external network of CMOs. The range of TTs spans new product introductions, site to site transfers and life cycle programs. The TT group is also responsible for understanding and applying internal and external benchmarks to establish and deliver the roadmap to top decile TT, comprising of standardization, simplification and digitization of the TT framework. The team will drive best-in-class on time and right-first-time performance by setting and driving KPIs as well as best practice sharing through an internal Community of Excellence.

The job holder will contribute to successful delivery of the roadmap of new products introduction programs. The job holder will strengthen the global TT team to enable successful technology transfers of new drug product manufacturing processes from a sending site to a receiving site. These manufacturing sites have significantly invested in state-of-the-art infrastructure and technology. Diversification continues to bring new products to these sites, and the expanded portfolio continues to create new opportunities.

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:

• Ensure rigorous adherence to the TT methodology, being accountable for reliable delivery of full scope of Tech Transfers within M&S (on time, right-first-time and within budget) and for establishing and executing the TT framework.

• Responsible for overseeing project execution, ensuring project governance and decision-making routes are agreed upon, communicated, and respected by sending and receiving sites.

• Collaborate with sending and receiving site project leaders/coordinators to perform detailed budgeting.

• Provide and ensure the right level of support for the transfer from the sending site in terms of technical, documentation, training, and post-transfer monitoring support.

• Ensure that the transferred process performs to expectations and is sustainable, reliable, cost-effective, and compliant with HSE standards.

• Conduct tech transfer in a systematic, controlled, and well-documented way, following company guidelines and best practices.

• Act as the guardian of the associated process know-how and company intellectual property (IP).

• Handle the most complex, high-stakes projects and is recognized as TT expert within the team.

• Drive any type of TT execution through TT methodologies and ensure the TT strategy definition as well as the right TT governance.

• Has a global scope of responsibilities across various sites, being internal Sanofi sites or external sites (CMOs, partners, etc.). Can handle Tech Transfers (process transfer and analytical transfer) of drug substance, drug product and formulation, within the GBUs associated (Vaccine, Specialty Care, and GenMed). These TTs are within DS and/or DP for New Launches, R&D transfers to M&S, 2nd Gen and Life Cycle Management. 

About You

Required Skills & Qualifications

Essential requirements:

• 10+ years’ experience in bioprocessing including development, scale-up and/or GMP manufacturing, with deep understanding of the specifics of biopharmaceutical technologies in drug substance, drug product, analytics and associated CMC processes.

• B.S., M.S. or Ph.D. in Life Sciences, Engineering, or Biology related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience in managing cross-functional project teams and different initiatives. Strong leadership. Flexibility and hands-on attitude.

• Highly autonomous, strong technical background on tech transfers (process transfer and analytical transfer; drug substance, drug product, and formulation).

• Excel in dealing with complex projects, with multiple stakeholders.

• Exceptional ability to drive and influence strategic decisions as well as manage stakeholders.
  In-depth knowledge on company operations, effective communications, thoughtful risk-taking mind set.

• Manage/coordinate interdisciplinary and multinational project teams, and can act as a liaison with internal stakeholders (MSAT Platforms, MSAT Clusters, R&D, M&S network) and external bodies (e.g., auditors, health authorities, etc.).

• Extensive experience in external collaborations (with CMOs & CROs).

Terms of Employment

• A role where you are instrumental to creating best practice and as the organization grows, you can too.

• We are committed to helping you have a healthy work-life balance throughout your career with us.

• This is a full-time role, and we support flexible working.

• Up to 20% international travel may be required for this position.

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.

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