Project Manager (all genders) limited 18 months

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About the job

Our Purpose and Team: 

The strategic vision of Sanofi’s Global Device & Packaging Unity is to lead the industry in device-mediated therapies, with the ambition to develop, launch and maintain best-in-class drug-delivery systems, packaging and connected medical devices that address patient unmet needs and improve health outcomes. Our specific mission is to support R&D and the Sanofi Commercial Business Units by delivering differentiated technology solutions that enhance the value of our drugs and vaccines and help patients (and health care providers) facilitate administration, thereby improving their quality of life and empowering them to take control of their disease. Our products and solutions sit on top of our market leading technology platforms, are user-centric, innovative, environmentally sustainable, producible in high quantities and are continuously improved to meet evolving needs.   

We continue to recruit top talent in the industry to help transform the standard of care in the areas of drug delivery devices and stand-alone medical devices.  Our teams have developed and released to market auto-injectors, pens, safety syringes, as well as connected medical device technologies and we are in a mode to continue ramp up the volumes and renew with industry standard and innovative solutions our device manufacturing capacities.

Within Sanofi`s Global Device & Packaging Unit, as project manager you will play a critical role in coordinating and deploying projects covering all aspects of device and packaging (primary and secondary) for your products in Life cycle management.

Main responsibilities:

• You will coordinate the work of a cross-functional team which combines multidisciplinary functions, including GDPU and GDPQ, QA/RA, M&S Site and global functions, MSAT and external partners, assigned to the project.
• With your team members, you will support the program leader in building and deploying a robust product strategy, addressing essential aspects related to Device and Packaging of the pharmaceutical product, and process engineering, project/program management, quality, regulatory and supply.
• You are the front runner of the project, liaising with the team members to generate project plans that can achieve success criteria defined by the program leader and/or portfolio lead, as part of project strategy and scope, in term of milestones, budgets (Opex/capex) and product quality.
• You will represent the program in all GDPU governance meetings (Science and Technical Forums, GDPU project gate meetings, …) and ensure that strategy, scope, plan, and budget, is fully understood by all stakeholders and aligned in advance of the meeting.
• As an expert in the field, you understand both the technical and financial angles of the project and facilitate with the team members to definition of the best approaches to take.
• Within the defined scope and strategy of your project, you are empowered to drive and take decisions.
• You are expected to identify major challenges, risks and bottlenecks, and proposes measures to assure adequate mitigation.
• Supported by the Program Leader and/or Portfolio Lead, you align with relevant functions (e.g. Device SMEs, M&S sites and global function, supply chain, quality) or external partners to develop and implement activities.
• You will develop and maintain accurate project documentation through all phases (Initiation, Execution, Closure). Ensure appropriate change management. 
• Prepare regular updates and reporting to senior management on project status, progress and escalation of risks. Leads Project steer-co according to project requirements.
• Accountable to plan activities, resource needs and duration and costs (Opex/Capex) into Shine.

About you 

Experience & Qualifications:

Education: advanced degree desired in engineering or scientific discipline 

• Minimum of 5 years of drug-device combination product experience in the medical device or pharmaceutical industry with a demonstrated track record of success.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in managing cross-functional teams in bringing medical devices projects into reality.
• Strong knowledge in Components manufacturing (molding, preassembly processes), final assembly, primary containers, and packaging changes.
• Experienced in operational and financial responsibilities as well as resource allocation for on time and on budget delivery.
• Desired: project management certification (PMI/ PMP) or strong experience in project management

Languages: Fluent in English, French or German basic knowledge is a plus 

Skills:  

• Ability to manage several projects in parallel.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with ability to work effectively in a complex, matrixed global organization, leveraging solid influencing and collaboration skills. 
• Agile thinker and learner, highly adaptable to a dynamic environment. 
• Ability to build, inspire, and lead high performing autonomous teams that can stretch and bring value to the organization and our patients. 
• Leadership courage and role model of Sanofi core values  
• Strong technical aptitude, analytical thinking, and ability to distil complex problems to simple solutions.  
• Strong technical judgement. Ability to anticipate risks and challenges and guide team to develop strategic solutions to overcome or prevent obstacles.

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, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!

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, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!