External Manufacturing Product Team Lead

Job title: External Manufacturing Product Team Lead

Location: Cambridge, MA / Swiftwater, PA / Framingham, MA / Northborough, MA

About the Job

Join a global network that powers how Sanofi delivers — seamlessly, purposefully, and at scale. In Manufacturing & Supply, you’ll help reimagine how life-changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster. 

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.

External Manufacturing and Supply (EM&S) is accountable for managing the performance and timely supply from the external network in compliance with Sanofi's demands and objectives. EM&S operates as a global virtual multi-product manufacturing site in the manufacturing network of Sanofi 's Specialty Care Platform. Each CMO represents a plant of the External Supply Site. EM&S is the development of the external supply network in accordance with Sanofi's manufacturing strategy and executes on corresponding sourcing decisions. EM&S leads the global cross functional matrix team of direct and indirect reports and business partners related to external supply.

The External Manufacturing Product Team Lead (EMPT) is accountable to lead and manage the relationship with the End-to-End External Partners & Suppliers within the EMPT perimeter, as the primary point of contact to ensure the on-time & in-full manufacturing and distribution of products supplied by EM&S. The Head of External Manufacturing Product Team (EMPT) will work in partnership with Head of the External Site Team (EST) & all the EST functional Heads such as Quality, Supply Chain and Operations head, along with other EPMT Heads in alignment with EM&S business partners such as procurement, legal and MSAT.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

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. 

Main Responsibilities:

• Accountable for on time and in full delivery of products for CMOs/External Suppliers within EMPT unit, accountable for tracking of EST KPIs. Drives continuous improvement in the performance of the supplier in areas of Safety, Quality, Cost & Delivery.

• Develops and maintains a positive culture to create the right environment for highly productive teams in a psychologically safe environment.

• Accountable for management of the products/CMOs from an operational & financial perspective, management of related activities against contract guidelines (MSA & QTA) and responsible for routine technical support.

• Build and facilitate collaborative business relationships with external partners/suppliers (CMO, CLO, Material Suppliers) & internal business partners (GSC, MSAT, Legal etc).

• Serve as the first level negotiation on financial liability for failed or rejected lots in collaboration with procurement.

• Plan & implement life cycle management projects, including resource and financial planning, in collaboration with business partners.

• Accountable for execution of CMO Management processes ensuring standard governance meetings are routinely held, decisions and actions are documented, and the correct attendees participate. Facilitate internal stakeholder alignment.

• Key member of the Industrial Product Teams and Technical Product Team representing the EMPT.

• Accountable for adherence to the Risk Management Program and proactively identifies, evaluates, documents, and communicates risks potentially impacting quality, compliance and supply. Participates in multi-disciplinary teams to define remediation plans to mitigate risks impacting products and GxP operations.

• In collaboration with Supply Chain ensures routine monitoring of CMO inventories, assessing potential risks and providing proactive remediation plans.

• Ensure Compliance through active participation at all applicable quality governance forums. Accoun