Biorepository Center of Excellence; BCOE Expert

Biorepository Center of Excellence (BCOE) Expert

Location:

Cambridge, MA

At Sanofi, we’re committed to providing the next‑gen healthcare that patients and customers need. It’s about harnessing data insights and leveraging AI responsibly to search deeper and solve problems sooner than ever before.

The co‑developing globally scalable working environment via a unique digital tool and a centralized facility helps us to get faster to the scientists and researchers, and in a compliant manner
, biological samples in aim to obtain, faster and more efficiently, new clinical products to patients.

As BCOE Expert, you’ll be responsible for establishing compliant use of biological samples. This is an opportunity for you to have an impact on the entire R&D, to enforce with legal regulations and ethical rules for the use of samples.

• This role is critical to our team’s success and offers exposure to a broad range of collaborations within the R&D; working closely with colleagues in other teams and departments, especially Legal, HSE, Digital, Scientists, Procurement,  platform.

• It’s a chance to gain experience in project management via cross‑functional meetings.

• Ensuring a compliant environment for biosample use is an important and interesting challenge to take up.

Join the engine of Sanofi’s mission — where deep immunoscience meets bold, AI‑powered research. In R&D, you’ll drive breakthroughs that could turn the impossible into possible for millions.

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 пасполож – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chaseplies the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

• Be a Subject Matter Expert and key interface for Benchling
  Bio Source. Support the local team in the daily use and assist digital and managed services teams with optimizations, testing, and improvements and developing training for the system.

• Support project team for Inventory of –80 freezers at CX (outside full BCOE control) including assisting with project management, communications to scientists, data gathering and sample registration.

• Collaborate on the continued BCOE Implementation at the Cambridge site including assisting scientists with biosample purchasing, implementing wet lab services at the Cambridge site, expanding BCOE sample storage to the Hamilton Bios, supporting the on‑site team.

• Be involved in biosample management audits to ensure compliance in all the steps: inventory‑storage‑requests; collaborate with BSM teams on resolving current audit findings.

• Ensure Legal Compliance of biological samples by assessing contracts / licenses / MTAs for samples purchased from vendors and generated as part of scientific collaborations to ensure the legal and ethical compliance of sample usage.

• Assist in support of biosample management rollout to other NA sites (Framingham, Waltham).

• Manage/coordinate local biorepository for all samples under full centralized BCOE control including:

  • Sample management: Assist the on‑site team to receive and register biosamples, manage scientists request, licensing and distribution, coordinate off‑site storage with Azenta, manage sample disposal, e.g. at retention period end or sample expiration including disposal workflow & authorization in Bio Source.

  • Sample tracking: Update sample information in Bio Source.

  • Sample transfer: Manage transfers from original sample owner to other scientists/sites inside and outside of Sanofi, ensure compliance (e.g. Contracts), coordinate shipping, tracking through Bio Source and fulfilled with support by the BCOE.

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 5+ years or master’s degree with 2+ years of science in Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry or related fields.

• < verboten: strong scientific experience with a variety of biosamples, established scientific network.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

• Experience working in global transversal teams…