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Analytical Development Senior Scientist

Sanofi
Francefull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Sept 2025

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<p><i>Le contenu du poste est libellé en anglais car il nécessite de nombreuses interactions avec nos filiales à l’international, l'anglais étant la langue de travail.</i> </p><p></p><p><i>This job offer is accessible to all, regardless of gender.</i> </p><p></p><p><span><b><span>Job title</span></b><span>:</span><i><span> Analytical Development Senior Scientist</span></i></span></p><p></p><ul><li><span><span> <span><i><span>Location: Sisteron</span></i></span></li></ul><p><span> </span></p><h1><i>About the job</i></h1><p><i><span> </span></i></p><p><span>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?</span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>Sanofi is seeking a highly motivated senior scientist in analytical development to join our analytical group. The group is part of the synthetic platform within Global CMC Development that is striving to become an industry leader in the development of transformative medicines.</span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>The primary responsibility of this position is to develop analytical methods for synthetic small molecules and to manage CMC projects. This position is onsite and is based in Sisteron, France.</span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><b><span>Main Responsibilities :</span></b></p><p></p><ul><li>Ensures the development and the validation of analytical methods (LC, GC, potentiometry, water content, etc.) used in the synthesis of pharmaceutical small molecules including writing of the documentation (protocols, reports, methods)</li><li>Manages projects as a local analytical representative or as an Analytical Team Lead in Project Team<ul><li>Defines the budget needed for the execution of the project</li><li>Plans and verifies the completion of internal and external work and its scientific accuracy</li><li>Ensures compliance with GMP standards for studies that require it</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li> Supervises the design and execution of analytical studies, in accordance with scientific and regulatory requirements</li><li>Responsible for writing the analytical section for clinical and submission dossier for his/her projects</li><li>Represent your unit or department within project teams and during internal scientific presentations</li><li>Manages the budget and the laboratory equipment</li><li>Prepares and performs any analytical activity respecting EHS rules and project timelines<ul><li>Ensures local analytical support for chemists and Pilot plant</li><li>Leads and perform analytical investigations</li><li>Ensures analytical stability studies</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li> Monitors emerging trends and advancements in the fields of analytics, technology, automation and AI</li><li>Proposes and leads innovation initiatives, individually or in a team, in the scientific or digital field, and ensures their visibility internally (meetings, events) and externally (publications, conferences, seminars)</li><li>Acts as an expert on one or two techniques of the service, carries out the associated scientific and regulatory monitoring, and provides training or supports actions for any employee in request</li></ul><p></p><p></p><h1><i>About you </i></h1><p><span><span> </span></span></p><p><u><span>Experience:</span></u></p><p></p><ul><li><span>Expected to have expertise in pharmaceutical analytical development and project management</span></li></ul><p><span> </span></p><p><u><span>Education:</span></u></p><p></p><ul><li><span>Master degree or analytical chemistry Engineer with 8 years of experience, PhD with 4 years of experience</span></li></ul><p><span> </span></p><p><u><span>Technical Skills:</span></u></p><p></p><ul><li><span>Good knowledge in chromatography (especially in LC-UV and GC-FID) and physico-chemical analytical techniques</span></li><li><span>Good knowledge in project management</span></li><li><span>Knowledge in GMP rules</span><span><span> </span></span></li><li><span>Knowledge of galenics and organic chemistry</span></li></ul><p></p><p><u><span>Soft skills:</span></u></p><p></p><ul><li><span><span>Team spirit</span></span></li><li><span><span>Autonomy, decision-making and initiative-making</span></span></li><li><span><span>Communication skills to interact with internal and external partners</span></span></li><li><span><span>Curiosity and adaptability for the use of new equipment, digital tools and modeling as well as in the automation and use of artificial intelligence</span></span></li></ul><p><span><span> </span></span></p><p><u>Languages:</u></p><p></p><ul><li><span><span>English, French : good level (writing, speaking)</span></span></li></ul><p><span> </span></p><h1><b>Pursue</b> <i>Progress</i>. <b>Discover </b><i>Extraordinary</i></h1><p></p><p>Progress doesn’t happen without p

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