Head of Platform Technologies MSAT Recombinant Mammalian Drug Substance CoE

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Head of Platform Technologies, MSAT Recombinant Mammalian Drug Substance CoE

• Location:
  
  Framingham, MA

Sanofi Global MSAT (Manufacturing Sciences, Analytics, and Technology) acts as a crucial link between our R&D and Manufacturing facilities, playing a vital role in securing the present portfolio and delivering future launches of high-quality and innovative drugs and vaccines. By driving its own transformation, Global MSAT fulfils an important function by providing day-to-day Manufacturing Support, focusing on technical and process aspects, effective Life Cycle Management, process robustness enhancement, and yield improvement to optimize performance.

Join our global network and contribute to the launch of 3 to 5 new products annually across various modalities, enabling us to reach and serve more patients and communities. Collaborate with a team of talented and passionate international experts, scientists, and project leaders who are dedicated to inventing, designing, and implementing cutting‑edge industrial chemical and biological processes, analytical methods, and process modelling, all in support of Sanofi’s best‑in‑class ambition.

The Head of Platform Technologies will lead a dynamic team of Subject Matter Experts within the MSAT Recombinant Mammalian Center of Excellence (CoE), located at Sanofi’s Massachusetts Framingham Bio-Campus. This team is responsible for establishing state‑of‑the‑art innovation laboratory infrastructures and enabling next‑generation platform technologies, including perfusion cell culture and continuous purification processes.

This senior leadership role will support implementation strategies for commercial programs by collaborating closely with R&D, Manufacturing, and external partners. The team will also spearhead global MSAT innovation initiatives across platforms in partnership with other MSAT groups, while representing MSAT’s scientific leadership and excellence in both internal and external forums.

We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families.

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 lives.

* Hybrid Schedule - 3 days per week onsite- required. *

The Head of Platform Technologies will lead a Subject Matter Experts (SME) team to deliver the following core objectives:

• Lead the evaluation of Sanofi’s next‑generation platform technologies including perfusion cell culture, continuous purification, advanced Process Analytical Technology (PAT), smart manufacturing, and emerging novel process chemistries. Develop the MSAT position on development data package requirements, at‑scale operational readiness, transferability, lab‑scale model expectations, and MSAT training and expertise needs. Ensure alignment of platform‑technology initiatives with broader organizational objectives such as 2nd‑generation program development, process robustness, and yield improvement.

• Establish and maintain cutting‑edge innovation laboratory infrastructures within the COE. Partner with upstream, downstream, and analytical teams to advance lab digitization and automation. Build additional laboratory and pilot‑scale capabilities that embody Sanofi’s smart‑lab future concept.

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