Internal Auditor - VIE Contract
- Location: China, Shanghai
- Target start date: 01/09/2026
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.
About the job
As Internal Auditor VIE within our Audit team, you will bring fresh perspectives and support our team's capacity to execute risk-based audits and advisory projects while gaining valuable hands-on experience in Sanofi global context. You will develop professional skillsets as future audit talent and provide essential support for our expanding scope of work, particularly in areas requiring analytical skills and innovative thinking.
The Department is organized around 6 areas of expertise: Global Business Units (Specialty Care, General Medicines and Vaccines), Research & Development (R&D), Manufacturing & Supply, Corporate Functions, Asia Pacific and China, and Information Systems, and is supported by Audit Operations and Digital Transformation activities.
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Sanofi in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world.
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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:
- Work collaboratively with audit teams to perform planned operational, compliance and integrated-IT audits across different functions and sites (with a focus on China).
- Conduct planning activities to identify relevant risks and develop appropriate risk-based audit procedures.
- Interview key personnel to assess business processes and the strength of the control environment.
- Lead meetings involving various levels of management to effectively communicate audit status, align on significant audit issues and recommended corrective actions.
- Coordinate the day-to-day activities of audits and auditees interactions, ensuring efficient information flow from your auditees to the audit team.
- Prepare clear, detailed audit documentation evidencing the results of actual testing procedures in accordance with Sanofi Internal Audit and the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) standards.
- Prepare audit reports, including clearly written recommendations that effectively communicate identified issues and their related corrective actions to help auditees and senior management strengthen and improve operations, including opportunities (as appropriate) for cost savings or efficiency gains.
- Demonstrate and maintain working knowledge and staying current on developments in audit literature' including those specific to our industry.
- Participate in and take on additional departmental projects as assigned (audit lessons learned, training, continuous improvement, etc.).
About you
Experience:
- Minimum of 2 years prior public accounting or internal/external audit experience, internal control, business support Finance, including experience in managing financial, operational or compliance audits preferably in a large, multinational publicly traded company.
- Data Analytics experience (specifically with visualization tools such as PowerBI, QlikView, and Tableau) is a plus.
- Experience in pharmaceutical/ healthcare industry is or life-sciences business acumen (R&D, Medical, Industrial Affairs, Market Access etc.) is a plus.
- Knowledge of IIA standards is a plus.
Soft and Technical skills:
- Strong knowledge of Excel/Word/PowerPoint.
- SAP knowledge would be an asset.
- Ability to work transversally and within a highly matrix environment.
- Inquisitive and persuasive with a global mindset and able to recognize and respond to diverse thinking styles, learning styles and cultural sensitivities.
- Demonstrated ability to interact with and influence senior level stakeholders.
- Strong project management and communication skills. Effective in prioritizing work and following through on commitments.
- Acute attention to detail with strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills.
- Ability to take large volumes of complex data and/ or information and present it in a clear and concise manner.
- Strong analytics skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate information with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to travel approximately 30-40% of the time, including international travel for up to three weeks at a time.
Education:
- Master’s degree in Pharmacy Business, Accounting, Finance, Biology, Engineering or related field.
Languages:
- Fluent English (written and verbal).
- Chinese would be a plus.
Why choose us?
- Be part of a pioneering biopharma company where patient insights shape drug development.
- Work at the forefront of AI-powered science that accelerates discovery and improves outcomes.
- Collaborate beyond your expertise, sparking new ideas with diverse, multidisciplinary teams.
- Thrive in inclusive, high-performing teams where every role matters and every voice helps shape what’s next.
- Drive progress from within by helping simplify, scale, and modernize how a global biopharma business delivers smarter, faster, and more sustainably.
- Support teams across science, medicine, and operations by building better systems, shaping bold strategies, and enabling innovation at speed.
- Make an impact across borders and functions, collaborating with leaders to turn complex challenges into real-world solutions.
- Collaborate beyond your expertise, sparking new ideas with diverse, multidisciplinary teams.
iMove is a unique program tailored for European youth interested in challenging themselves with meaningful assignments across the globe. At Sanofi we have a strong ambition to invest in young talents who will drive the success of Sanofi tomorrow.
Sanofi’s Work Abroad Program, iMove, offers jobs-assignments with actual responsibilities and a perspective to grow. We provide those opportunities in various functions such as: marketing, finance, regulatory, supply chain, clinical trials, production, etc. and in more than 40 countries. Sanofi unites people who are passionate about solving healthcare needs across the world. Joining our iMove Work Abroad Program is a unique opportunity to make a difference through your work.
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!