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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• The CMC PL is accountable for the CMC (Chemistry Manufacturing Controls) project activities (drug substance, drug product & analytics) of mammalian projects of Sanofi’s R&D pipeline for pre-clinical and early clinical development from pre-candidate selection (PCS) to proof of concept (POC). For this mandate, he/she leads a cross-functional CMC team with functional members/sub-team leaders from R&D CMC including Mammalian & synthetics DS platform, drug product & formulation platform, device development, Bioanalytics, Quality, Regulatory CMC, CMC dossiers, and Demand & Supply representatives in accordance to development phases. He/she has an oversight in CMC and subteams of approximately 30-50 FTEs
• The CMC leader with his/her team in alignment with the CMC functions, creates a strategic and integrated CMC development plan based on global project objectives ensuring alignment with base case and accelerated plans and exploring opportunities for acceleration
• He/she represents the CMC team and functions as core member in the Global Project Team, contributes to overall project strategy and executes the appropriate actions within CMC to achieve project goals. Following the TPP, he/she defines the Quality Target Product Profile (QTPP)
• He/she acts as overall product/process expert for the project and provides technical and scientific expertise on major project topics, drives, and leads technical and scientific discussion and alignment within the CMC team and in cross-functional governance meetings (Technical Review meetings, CMC Boards, RWG, DWG)
• He/she is responsible for quality of CMC contributions to pre-clinical and early clinical phase activities, and CMC elements for regulatory submissions and consultations. He/she assesses together with functions developability/manufacturability
• With the CMC team, he/she drives the evaluation of CMC risks and appropriately escalate to CMC Senior Management (e.g. Cluster Head, Platform Head & Global Management as needed) and Global Project Team (Project Direction) and proactively provides mitigation plans. He/she alerts decision makers and stakeholders to risks that can impact critical program timelines. In case of scientific/technical issues, he/she coordinates corrective measures across functions within R&D in cooperation with local department heads
• He/she is responsible for implementation of CMC deliverables within budget considering external and internal costs. He/she leads and oversees planning of CMC project budget including communication and alignment with global project team and senior management

PROFILE

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in biotechnology, pharmaceutical engineering, pharmaceutical analysis, biochemistry, chemical engineering, or related discipline with a minimum of 14 years of relevant experience or PhD with minimum of 10 years of relevant experience
• Strong expertise in Biologics CMC and antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) area, with proven experience in at least 1 scientific area, e.g., analytics, process dev., regulatory CMC, manufacturing, etc.
• Strong experience in CMO management and collaboration with external partners
• Comprehensive scientific background in biotechnology and/or protein science
• Experience and understanding of current Pharmaceutical environment including the economic and regulatory challenges
• Experienced in working in cross functional project teams and in complex environment (e.g., transversal assignments across different sites), experience in project management and risk assessment is a plus
• Fluent in English

Behavioural Competencies (LEAD and others)

• Leadership capabilities, strong team spirit and capacity to coordinate several activities and stakeholders, good communication skills, experience in stakeholder management and networking
• Experience in leading teams
• Ability to work in a matrix organization
• Influencing and negotiation skills to build solutions and partnership
• Objectives and deliverables/results oriented
• Ability to interact effectively with management and experience in interaction with external bodies (e.g., auditors, health authorities, etc.)
• Take responsibility for decisions and accountable for results

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