Job Title: GCI Scientific Logistics and Assay Lifecycle Management Team Lead Location: Swiftwater, PA
About The Job:
The Scientific Logistics and Assay Life Cycle Management Team Lead is responsible for optimizing operational, scientific, and safety aspects across GCI, while efficiently allocating staff resources to meet business priorities. The role also drives documentation and continuous improvement and serves as the main point of contact for digital, FELS, BIOS, and lab initiatives. This role involves collaborating with GCI platform heads and Global Immunology leads to identify operational needs, address bottlenecks, and implement best practices. The successful candidate will ensure operational efficiency and foster a culture of continuous improvement within GCI. This position reports to the Head of Global Clinical Immunology and is based in Swiftwater, PA.
Join the team protecting half a billion lives every year with next-gen science, mRNA innovation, and AI-driven breakthroughs. In Vaccines, you'll help advance prevention on a global scale - and shape the future of immunization.
About Sanofi:
We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
Main Responsibilities:
Primary Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with platform heads to optimize the assay lifecycle, streamline processes, and maintain quality control through performance monitoring.
• Strategically prioritize digital and equipment needs across GCI
• Ensure timely and compliant closure of clinical assay investigations.
• Lead a team of transversal SLA’s
• Translate scientific requirements into operational strategies supporting organizational goals.
• Main point of contact for GCI digital and FELS needs
• Monitor equipment readiness and functionality.
• Lead documentation efforts to ensure compliance and process efficiency.
• Identify and implement process improvements and best practices.
• Oversees scientific lab staff to provide transversal support
• Ensures versatile workforce through appropriate cross-training
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Management of Key Interfaces:
• Interact and liaise within the other platform leads and GI department heads and scientists to ensure end-to-end GI communication is maintained.
• Serve as function representative and SME at key strategic internal/external meetings, conferences/congresses, and key meetings with CROs and with regulatory authorities.
• Act transversally (including with global transversal operations, clinical development, Digital, FELS, global regulatory affairs) to build and optimize novel bioanalytical methods for fast-moving projects to maximize scientific quality and timeliness whilst operating within budget targets.
About You:
Basic requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in life sciences such as molecular, immunology, microbiology, virology, biochemistry or related fields, with minimum 15+ years of relevant experience. MS with 12+ years of relevant experience, or Ph.D. with 8+ years of relevant experience in molecular, immunology, microbiology, virology, biochemistry or related fields preferred.
• Proven experience in operations management within the biotech or pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience required working in a regulated laboratory as a research scientist or laboratory manager, preferably in pharma R&D.
• Experience in the development of new bioanalytical characterization methods for vaccines.
• Familiar with a broad range of functional bioanalytical and LBA instrumentation and techniques.
• Strong familiarity with immunogenicity assays.
• Understanding of GXP practices and procedures required.
• Work experience both in early phase product development and clinical stage.
• Laboratory management and/or operations experience preferred.
• Familiarity with clinical or sample databases and inventory management required.
• Proven leadership and managerial experience in multi-functional and matrixed teams.
• Experience with quality systems and processes in a regulated environment.
• Expertise with LIMS systems, reagent characterization and qualification, laboratory equipment and supplies.
• Familiarity with laboratory testing regulations.
• Experience managing direct teams or within a matrixed environment.
Preferred requirements:
• Strong project management experience and skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and skill sets to achieve scientific and operational excellence.
• Strong commitment to scientific excellence and innovation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to ensure target completion and foster workplace respect.
• Leadership that promotes cross-group collaboration to achieve Sanofi R&D goals and developing leadership skills in direct reports.
• Record of innovation as evidenced by a strong publication record, inventorship on patents/filings and presentations at major conferences.
• Proven experience in management of personnel, budget, and projects.
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.
• Be part of a pioneering biopharma company that engages patients early in drug development and uses their insights to design studies that reflect real-world needs.
• Help improve the lives of millions of people globally by making drug development quicker and more effective.
• Work at the forefront of drug discovery, harnessing cutting-edge AI, data, and digital platforms to push the boundaries of science.
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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US and Puerto Rico Residents Only Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally inclusive and diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; natural or protective hairstyles; 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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The salary range for this position is: $148,500.00 - $214,500.00 All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs. Additional benefits information can be found through the LINK.