Senior Laboratory Manager for Ligand Binding Assays

Job title
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Senior Laboratory Manager for Ligand Binding Assays

Location
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Swiftwater, PA

Sanofi is hiring a Senior Laboratory Manager for its GCI Ligand Binding Assay (LBA) platforms (RIA, ELISA, Luminex, MSD, others). The Global Clinical Immunology (GCI) organization, part of Late Stage Global Immunology within Vaccines R&D, specializes in developing, validating, and deploying regulated bioanalytical assays to assess immune responses to vaccines throughout their lifecycle. Our mission is to provide specialized immunology expertise and generate robust clinical datasets that inform decision‑making for both clinical development and post‑licensure activities.

Our GCLP‑compliant bioanalytical laboratories are based in Swiftwater, PA.

This role will ensure high‑quality, consistent, and compliant data, managing a team responsible for developing, validating, and implementing immunological ligand‑binding methods that support clinical endpoints across vaccine trials from Phase I through Phase IV. Responsibilities include scientific oversight and data integrity, developing project timelines and scheduling, supporting experimental studies, and contributing to method development, validation, and stability assessments. Additionally, the manager will evaluate new technologies to enhance throughput, precision, accuracy, and overall quality.

The role demands expertise in ELISA, RIA, Luminex, Ortho VITROS, ECL and automated platforms. The scientists will contribute scientific insights to projects, ensure all documentation aligns with project standards, and oversee compliance with quality and safety guidelines. They may lead team members, collaborate on scientific teams, and evaluate technologies to continually improve laboratory methods. The Senior laboratory manager will be instrumental in fostering a high standard of laboratory operations and scientific rigor.

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.

• PhD in Science +4 years of relevant professional experience in industry setting OR
• MS in Science +6 years of relevant professional experience in industry setting OR
• BS in Science +9 years of relevant professional experience in industry setting.
• Previous experience with Ligand binding assays such as ELISA, RIA, Luminex, MSD, Ortho VITROS, and automated platforms.
• Demonstrated team leadership and management experience.
• Demonstrated organizational and prioritization skills with a deep understanding of project management.

• Clear communicator (written and verbal) – Written skills required to create clear and concise documents including procedures, deviation investigations, plans, test cases and reports.
• Verbal skills required to be able to act as a liaison between different groups/stakeholders, such as GCI and Maintenance/HSE.
• Creative and abstract thinking – Required to develop and implement innovative, creative and efficient solutions to issues.
• Ability to focus on deadlines and deliverables – Candidate must be goal driven to ensure project timelines are met, and to resolve issues to meet schedules when needed.
• Understanding of GXP practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices.
• Excellent technical skills, analytical ability, judgment with a strong operational focus.
• Excellent communications skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, technical, scientific and communications skills (written/oral).
• Advanced written and verbal skills.

• Under direction of management, plans and oversees the day‑to‑day operations and general activities associated with one or more laboratories/projects.
• Ensures laboratory resources (materials/reagents/equipment/facilities) are maintained to meet assigned objectives.
• Support a quality and compliant testing environment (laboratories, equipment, reagents, training and documentation, methods, personnel).
• Manage project timelines in collaboration with immunoleads to ensure testing objectives are met, including long‑term strategic resource allocation and test…