Quality Control Product Line Manager

Quality Control Product Line Manager

Location:

Lyon, France

Type:
Permanent, Full-time, Hybrid

At Sanofi, we are 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.

As Quality Control Product Line Manager, you will be a key architect of Sanofi's QC digital transformation — owning and driving the global digital strategy for Quality Control across our worldwide manufacturing network. Operating at the intersection of science, technology, and operational excellence, you will lead a high-impact product portfolio that modernizes QC labs through connectivity, AI, robotics, and advanced analytics.

Strategy & Vision

• Define and own the multi-year QC digital product line strategy, aligned with Sanofi's broader Digital & Data transformation agenda and global manufacturing & Supply objectives
• Represent the QC Digital product line in senior governance forums and contribute to cross-functional strategic decisions impacting manufacturing and quality operations worldwide
• Develop together with Global Quality business stakeholders & partners (Global Engineering, Global MSAT, MSAT & Engineering DM&S, DM&S Data & Analytics) and communicate a compelling vision for the modernization of QC labs — encompassing instrument connectivity, AI-powered decision-making, robotics, and real-time analytics. Prioritize opportunities with measurable business impact on QC processes, lab efficiency, and manufacturing quality outcomes
• Engage with the external ecosystem (technology vendors, industry consortia … ) to anticipate trends and shape Sanofi's competitive positioning in QC digital innovation

Delivery & Operations

• Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of QC digital products — including Instruments Core Models, Lab Execution System (LES), robotics, LIMS, and emerging AI/analytics solutions — from ideation through deployment and continuous improvement
• Define QC data architecture strategy and integration interfaces, Data flows and interoperability standards with business, Data & Analytics and technology stakeholders
• Oversee roadmap planning, resource allocation, and budget management (OPEX/CAPEX) for the QC product line, ensuring financial accountability and ROI delivery
• Ensure product performance is measured, reported, and continuously optimized against clearly defined KPIs and business value metrics
• Drive adoption and value realization of QC digital products across Sanofi's global manufacturing network, ensuring sustainable deployment and operational excellence
• Maintain deep expertise in emerging QC technologies to ensure the product line remains innovative, competitive, and future-ready

People & Culture

• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing product team fostering a culture of accountability & transparency towards excellence
• Champion a culture of innovation, agility, continuous improvement and customer centricity across the QC digital community
• Drive change management and stakeholder engagement across QC communities worldwide, ensuring alignment, buy-in, and sustained adoption of digital transformation initiatives

Qualifications & Experience (Required)

• Master's degree or MBA in Engineering, Business, Computer Science, or a related field (required)
• 12+ years of professional experience, including a minimum of 5 years in senior leadership roles with demonstrated organizational impact
• Proven track record of leading digital products or platforms from concept to global adoption at scale
• Deep expertise in Quality Control processes and systems — including LIMS, LES, robotics in QC, AI/ML applications — in highly regulated environments (GMP, GCP, GLP)
• Demonstrated experience managing significant budgets (€5M+) and driving measurable ROI on digital investments
• Proven experience leading Agile product development teams and practices in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
• Strong background in service line management and…