Scientist - Analytical Sciences & Mass Spectrometry - VIE

Scientist - Analytical Sciences & Mass Spectrometry - VIE Contract

Apply for the Scientist - Analytical Sciences & Mass Spectrometry - VIE Contract role at Sanofi.

• Location:
  
  Canada, Toronto
• Target start date: 01/04/2026

iMove, the Sanofi VIE Program, is available to citizens of the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28. Since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship. Applications submitted only in French cannot be considered by Sanofi worldwide; therefore, only applications submitted in English will be considered.

Please apply with your personal email address.

As Scientist - Analytical Sciences & Mass Spectrometry VIE within our Analytical Sciences team, you will support clinical lot release through various different analytical assays, specifically mass spectrometry-based assays. 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.

• Lead the development and qualification of appropriate assays for the release, characterization, and stability assessment of vaccines and for support of the manufacturing processes.
• Lead the design and execution of experimental studies for the development of new test methods for use as release, stability, and characterization assays for new vaccine products through literature search, feasibility assessment, assay optimization and robustness testing, and qualification/validation.
• Lead method transfers to or co-validations with other testing labs, investigations, and test performance monitoring/trending.
• Day‑to‑day functions within the laboratory to ensure project milestones are achieved on time and performed in a GMP compliant manner with respect to training, documentation, and instrumentation. Keep abreast of relevant Quality, regulatory and GMP environments and lead their teams to ensure quality and compliance of testing activities in scope.
• Expected to promote good communication and teamwork to ensure flexibility in the workplace and transversal cooperation with internal customers and other testing groups. Lead the evaluation of new technologies in their area of expertise to improve upon throughput, precision, accuracy, and overall quality of methods employed.
• Assist with, implement, and practice good quality and safety practices.
• Work within the policies, procedures and regulations as required by the Company and under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Responsible for implementation of analytical strategy with thorough method development and qualification.

• 2+ years relevant experience preferred.
• Specific scientific experience in the development of new analytical methods for biomolecules and/or vaccines.
• Experience in analytical method development, validation/transfer, data management, automation, and general statistics preferred.
• Experience in maintaining laboratories and equipment in cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practice) compliance. Familiarity with testing in compliance with current electronic data integrity regulations is preferred.

• General knowledge of sample preparation techniques and reagents used in proteomics, intact mass analysis, absolute quantitation analysis by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS).
• General familiarity with spectroscopy methods (UV-vis and fluorescence), electrophoresis-based methods Sodium dodecyl-sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), Capillary Gel electrophoresis (SDS-CGE), western blot and capillary western (Protein Simple Wes/Jess) and multiple chromatography detectors (UV, FLD, RI, MALS, CAD, PAD) is preferred.
• General knowledge of protein physiochemical characterization methods (DSC, nano
  
  DSF, particle sizing/characterization methods such as Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), laser diffraction, micro-flow imaging, zeta potential) is preferred.
• Proven verbal and written communication and…