• Job Description

  Req#: R2712644

  ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

  In the framework of mRNA Process Industrialization for vaccine production, you will be in charge to manage a team responsible of assessing, selecting, designing the most robust technical solution (Process Equipment)

  You will support implementation in the future facilities by taking into account industrial constraints: the scope covers starting material to final Drug Product manufacturing.

  In this role, you and your team will be the Key interface between Process Development/ Industrialization Team and Engineering & Manufacturing Teams for Process Equipment

  In this role you will….

  • Manage direct day to day team constituted by Senior / Confirmed Bioprocess Engineers, and superior Technologists located in France

  • Be Accountable for Process Technology selection, assessment, design and dimension (Equipment, consumables for Single Use Techno) for each step of process from USP, DSP, BioCataysis, fermentation, formulation, microfluidic, Encapsulation and Fill & Finish

  • Lead the development and implementation of Models for manufacturing operations to support capacity analysis, production planning, batch scheduling, long range planning, Site Sourcing, COGM estimation

  • Provide overview of process performance & attributes (RMs supply origin, cost, capacity, process design, mass balance ....) to ease VIA industrial assessment & COGs calculation

  • Support VIA mRNA footprint definition and strategic Industrial Roadmap via delivery of overall mRNA process design, product design (Liquid, frozen, lyo, primary packaging, devices,,…)

  • In the framework of Technology Transfer (internal or external), your team will support Drug Substance & Drug Product Industrial Leader included :

    • For preliminary studies, providing Equipment needed and their design (Specification, Mass Balance, Process Flow Diagram,…)

    • identifying and evaluating gaps between Receiving unit Equipment proposal and the need then, defining actions to bridge the gaps and /or mitigate risks

    • For studies and Execution, supporting Engineering team (Internal or External) to review technical document (PID, Functional Analysis, Bill of Material, …), to challenge solutions,… to ensure Tech Transfer success

  • For Process transfers to Evolutive Vaccine Facilities, you will be involved in the development of standardized modules, to anticipate evolution

  • Be a catalyzer for Technology Innovation ; Analyze overall Technology Landscape and manage internal or external development in collaboration with mRNA Center of Excellence Research & others CMC Platforms : Techno watch, Scouting, contractual part management, Intellectual Property, assessment and implementation

  • Lead process Unit operation Modelling to design and support Scale up, Scale Down Model representativity, Process characterization, in the frame of external collaboration (academic, specialized companies,…)

  • Active member of internal or external Process Technology / Innovation Network (VITA,…)

  • You will support Generic Platform implementation & deployment by standardizing at maximum equipment for large Scale development and generate Process Standards for mRNA Platform

  • Lead & Deploy PAT (Process Analytical Technology) Roadmap for the mRNA Center of Excellence

  • Support Digitalization roadmap

  SCOPE AND DIMENSIONS:

  • Breadth of responsibility (global/regional/country/site): Cooperation with multiple entities global and local (Research & Development, Industrialization, Engineering teams).

  • Manage Team in France and US

  • Key dimensions: Largest Project (> 800 M€). Drives process techno innovation

  • Freedom to act, level of autonomy: Numerous levers to develop and implement new technologies. Innovative paths to be imagined, get endorsed, execute

  QUALIFICATIONS/ EDUCATION & WORK EXPERIENCE:

  • BS or Master's Degree in Biotechnology engineering

  • 15-20 years experience

  • Experience in Technical Senior Team Management

  • Expertise in biotechnologies ideally from entities geared towards innovation and agile development

  • Experience in Engineering and industrialization

  • Strong technical background on flexible biotech processing, USP, DSP, Formulation, Fermentation Biocatalysis, Single Use Technologies, Process Analytical Technologies, Fill and Finish, Lyophilization

  • Pragmatism, curiosity, agility

  • Strong leadership

  • Process Modeling experience is a plus

  • Capacity to manage external collaboration

  • Ability to work transversally in complex organizations

  • Fluent in English

  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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