Process Performance Improvement Scientist - VIE Contract

Process Performance Improvement Scientist - VIE Contract

• Location: Germany, Frankfurt
• Target start date: 01/06/2026

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 Process Performance Improvement Scientist VIE within our Manufacturing Science and Analytical Technology team, you will support the transformation of manufacturing process performance monitoring via the implementation of an advanced data analytics tool, named SimplY and you will contribute to identify and roll out initiatives to improve robustness and performance.

Join a global network that powers how Sanofi delivers — seamlessly, purposefully, and at scale. In Manufacturing & Supply, you’ll help reimagine how life-changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster.

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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:

• Integrate local team, develop network and influence on local players.
• Ensure the timely implementation and use of SimplY tool, by leading and supporting local action plan.
• Identify initiatives for process robustness and yield performance improvement to create value.
• Contribute to process monitoring practices transformation and deploy best practices and standards.
• Support continuous improvements, in particular of the deployment methodology.

About you

Experience:

• At least 1 year of technical / scientific experience in pharma industry would be a plus point.
• Experience with any or all of product design, system design, project management, design thinking and data structures would be a great asset.
• Prior experience with Statistics and Data Science (IA, machine learning) is valuable.

Soft and technical skills:

• Strong communication and organization skills, with developed critical thinking skills.
• Understanding and interest of industrial biotech processes and reimbursement systems, international pricing rules and major pricing systems and their evolution is a plus.
• Lean manufacturing mindset (simplify, eliminate waste, focus on added value), curios, adaptive, with the ability to impact and influence.
• Able to collaborate transversally, be proactive, performance oriented and capable to lead.

Education:

• Master’s degree in Biotech / Data Science / another relevant quantitative field.

Languages:

• Fluent in English and German.

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.
• Shape the future of medicine and vaccine delivery with cutting-edge technology, ensuring seamless launches and a resilient global supply.
• Power industry-leading performance by leveraging digital, data, and AI-driven innovation – at speed and scale.
• Transform lives worldwide by delivering life-changing treatments anywhere, anytime.

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.

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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.

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