GCI Scientific Logistics and Assay Lifecycle Management Team Lead

## GCI Scientific Logistics and Assay Lifecycle Management Team Lead Apply locations:
Swiftwater, PAtime type:
Full time posted on:
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October 31, 2026 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition :
R2865002
** Job Title**: GCI Scientific Logistics and Assay Lifecycle Management Team Lead  
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* Location:

** Swiftwater, PA
** About The Job:
** The Scientific Logistics and Assay Life Cycle Management Team Lead is responsible for optimizing operational, scientific, and safety aspects across GCI, while efficiently allocating staff resources to meet business priorities. The role also drives documentation and continuous improvement and serves as the main point of contact for digital, FELS, BIOS, and lab initiatives. This role involves collaborating with GCI platform heads and Global Immunology leads to identify operational needs, address bottlenecks, and implement best practices.

The successful candidate will ensure operational efficiency and foster a culture of continuous improvement within GCI. This position reports to the Head of Global Clinical Immunology and is based in Swiftwater, PA.
Join the team protecting half a billion lives every year with next-gen science, mRNA innovation, and AI-driven breakthroughs. In Vaccines, you'll help advance prevention on a global scale - and shape the future of immunization.
** 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.
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* Main Responsibilities:

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* Primary Responsibilities:

* Collaborate with platform heads to optimize the assay lifecycle, streamline processes, and maintain quality control through performance monitoring.
* Strategically prioritize digital and equipment needs across GCI
* Ensure timely and compliant closure of clinical assay investigations.
* Lead a team of transversal SLA’s
* Translate scientific requirements into operational strategies supporting organizational goals.
* Main point of contact for GCI digital and FELS needs
* Monitor equipment readiness and functionality.
* Lead documentation efforts to ensure compliance and process efficiency.
* Identify and implement process improvements and best practices.
* Oversees scientific lab staff to provide transversal support
* Ensures versatile workforce through appropriate cross-training
* Yoh SOW owner and manage Yoh resources across LSIManagement of Key Interfaces:
* Interact and liaise within the other platform leads and GI department heads and scientists to ensure end-to-end GI communication is maintained.
* Serve as function representative and SME at key strategic internal/external meetings, conferences/congresses, and key meetings with CROs and with regulatory authorities.
* Act transversally (including with global transversal operations, clinical development, Digital, FELS, global regulatory affairs) to build and optimize novel bioanalytical methods for fast-moving projects to maximize scientific quality and timeliness whilst operating within budget targets.
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* About You:

** Basic requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in life sciences such as molecular, immunology, microbiology, virology, biochemistry or related fields, with minimum 15+ years of relevant experience. MS with 12+ years of relevant experience, or Ph.D. with 8+ years of relevant experience in molecular, immunology, microbiology, virology, biochemistry or related fields preferred.
* Proven experience in operations management within the biotech or pharmaceutical industry.
* Experience required working in a regulated laboratory as a research scientist or laboratory manager, preferably in pharma R&D.
* Experience in the development of new bioanalytical characterization methods for vaccines.
* Familiar with a broad range of functional bioanalytical and LBA instrumentation and techniques.
* Strong familiarity with immunogenicity assays.
* Understanding of GXP practices and procedures required.
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