(Senior) Associate Scientist Full-time NEW

Senior Associate Scientist

Join our Host & Tool Creation and Upstream Processing (HTC-USP) team as a (Senior) Associate Scientist and play a vital role in producing Nanobody molecules that have the potential to transform patients' lives.

At Sanofi, we chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives. We are an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharmaceutical company focused on human health. We provide potentially life-changing treatment options and life-saving vaccine protection to millions of people globally, while putting sustainability and social responsibility at the center of our ambitions.

Main responsibilities:

• Perform fermentation activities across all scales, from 0.25 L process development to 400 L non-GMP large-scale production
• Contribute to day-to-day operations and process development activities
• Take responsibility for large-scale (100-400L) fermenter training initiatives, maintenance, and utilities management
• Participate in the selection of the best Nanobody molecules for advancement to clinical testing
• Represent the USP team in cross-functional meetings when required
• Manage experiment planning and data collection
• Contribute to digitization initiatives within the team and department, including automated workflows, database connectivity, and in-silico prediction tools

About you:

Experience:

• Demonstrated experience working with bioreactors, both small scale (single-use, glass) and large scale (stainless steel)
• Experience with programming, databases, and business intelligence tools
• Experience in making and delivering effective scientific presentations is a plus
• Project management and/or experience in leading small teams is a plus
• Experience with high-throughput and automation equipment (e.g., liquid handling equipment, robotics) is a plus

Soft skills:

• Strong teamwork mentality with a collaborative mindset
• Meticulous approach to laboratory work and respect for fermentation equipment
• Genuine passion for developing therapeutics that can change patients' lives

Technical skills:

• Digital mindset with proficiency in programming, databases, and business intelligence tools
• Comfortable working with fermentation equipment at various scales

Education:

• Master's degree in life sciences (e.g., biotechnology, biology, molecular biology, industrial engineering, bio-engineering, or related field) or equivalent by experience

Languages:

• Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written

Why choose us?

• Meaningful Work: Contribute directly to medicines that transform people's lives
• Collaborative Environment: Join a diverse, supportive team spanning different ages and experiences working together daily
• Professional Development: Opportunity to enhance your skills, fermentation expertise, and shape the digital future of our department
• Work-Life Balance: Full-time position (40 hours/week) with 12 work-hour reduction holidays annually, flexible working hours, and one day of telework per week
• Team Culture: Active social activities and a fun, collaborative atmosphere
• Be part of a company that's transforming healthcare through innovation and science
• Join a diverse, inclusive team that values your unique perspective

Pursue progress. Discover extraordinary.

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But 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. So, let's be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.