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Senior Principal Scientist - Therapeutic Discovery

Sanofi
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 3 Oct 2025
💰 $212,333/yr($147,000/yr$212,333/yr)

About the role

Job Title: Senior Principal Scientist - Therapeutic Discovery

Location: Cambridge, MA

About You

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's + 12 years of relevant experience OR

  • Master's + 9 years of relevant experience OR

  • Ph.D. + 7 years of relevant experience

  • Relevant experience in biopharma is preferred

  • Proven track record of leading successful protein-based and/or small molecule discovery projects

  • Deep expertise in immune-related disease biology, models, and therapeutics

  • Extensive experience managing external research collaborations

  • Strong record of building and leading research teams

Core Competencies

  • Strategic thinking and decision-making capability

  • Excellence in scientific leadership and team development

  • Outstanding project and resource management skills

  • Strong business acumen and stakeholder management ability

  • Proven ability to drive innovation in a fast-paced environment

Impact

  • Shape and implement research strategy for novel therapeutic modalities

  • Build foundational capabilities for Intrépide's US operations

  • Drive critical decision-making for pipeline advancement

  • Develop and mentor next generation of scientific leaders

Why Choose Us?

  • Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

  • Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

  • Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

  • Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

  • Opportunity to shape the future of therapeutic discovery

  • Highly collaborative, science-driven culture

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

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US and Puerto Rico Residents Only

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally inclusive and diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; natural or protective hairstyles; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

North America Applicants Only

The salary range for this position is:

$147,000.00 - $212,333.33

All compensation will be d

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