iMove, the Sanofi VIE Program, is available to citizens of the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28.

PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.

PLEASE NOTE that applications that are only submitted in French cannot be considered by our non-French speaking partners at Sanofi worldwide. Therefore, only applications that are submitted in English will be considered. Please make sure to apply with your personal email address.

At Sanofi diversity and inclusion is foundational to how we operate and is embedded in our Core Values. We respect the diversity of our people, their backgrounds and experiences. We recognize to truly tap into the richness diversity brings we must lead with inclusion and have a workplace where those differences can thrive and be leveraged to empower the lives of our employees, patients and customers.

We are looking for a candidate for a VIE mission of:

Scientist - Analytical Sciences & Biochemistry - VIE Contract (W/M)

Target start date: 1/03/2023

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and qualification of appropriate assays for the release, characterization, and stability assessment of vaccines and for support of the manufacturing processes.
• Lead the design and execution of experimental studies for the development of new test methods for use as release, stability, and characterization assays for new vaccine products through literature search, feasibility assessment, assay optimization and robustness testing.
• Lead method transfers to or co-validations with other testing labs, investigations, and test performance monitoring/trending.
• Be responsible for the day-to-day functions within the laboratory to ensure project milestones are achieved on time and performed in a GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) compliant manner with respect to training, documentation, & instrumentation.
• Expected to promote good communication and teamwork to ensure flexibility in the workplace and transversal cooperation with internal customers & other testing groups.
• Expected to lead the evaluation of new technologies in their area of expertise to improve upon throughput, precision, accuracy, & overall quality of methods employed.

Requirements:

• MSc. in Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Molecular Biology, or Biotechnology with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience preferred
• Specific scientific experience in the development of new analytical methods for biomolecules and/or vaccines
• Fluent English and French
• Familiarity with a broad range of analytical instrumentation and techniques with proven familiarity for electrophoresis-based methods: SDS-PAGE (Sodium dodecyl-sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis), Capillary Gel electrophoresis (SDS-CGE), western blot and capillary western (Protein Simple Wes/Jess) is highly preferred
• Familiarity with spectroscopy methods (UV-vis, fluorescence, Circular dichroism (CD)CD, Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) is preferred
• Experience with analytical chromatography (High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)/ Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC), Empower3) is highly preferred
• General knowledge of protein physiochemical characterization methods, particle sizing/characterization methods, laser diffraction, micro-flow imaging and zeta potential) is preferred
• Experience in analytical method development, validation/transfer, data management, automation, and general statistics preferred
• Experience in maintaining laboratories and equipment in cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practice) compliance. Familiarity with testing in compliance with current electronic data integrity regulations is preferred
• Proven verbal and written communication and planning/organizational skills are required

At Sanofi diversity and inclusion is foundational to how we operate and embedded in our Core Values. We recognize to truly tap into the richness diversity brings we must lead with inclusion and have a workplace where those differences can thrive and be leveraged to empower the lives of our colleagues, patients and customers. We respect and celebrate the diversity of our people, their backgrounds and experiences and provide equal opportunity for all.