Key Expert MSAT Upstream Processing

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About the job

As Key Expert MSAT Upstream Processing (USP) within our MSAT Recombinant Drug Substance Microbial team, you'll develop, optimize, and transfer upstream bioprocesses for biotechnological manufacturing of peptides and proteins, specifically for our new insulin facility in Beijing. Ready to get started?

Sanofi has decided to invest into new large state-of-the art facilities for the full portfolio for insulin drug substances to ensure future oriented, sustainable, reliable and leading-edge long-term supply for world-wide diabetes patients. The new facilities will be designed as a fully automated, green, modern and state-of-the-art biologics facility considering specific process requirements of all insulins. The localization of those facilities will be in Frankfurt, Germany and Beijing, China.

You'll be part of a global MSAT Recombinant Drug Substance Microbial team spanning Germany and China, working on cutting-edge upstream bioprocessing for our transformative Beijing insulin facility project. 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, while driving innovation in biotechnological manufacturing across cultures and continents.

Main responsibilities:

●       Implement and optimize upstream processes including fermentation, microbial cultivation, media preparation, and cell banking in laboratory settings for production facilities as part of interdisciplinary teams

●       Optimization of separator technologies, centrifugation processes, and product recovery

●       Drive scale-up activities, process characterization, troubleshooting, and manufacturing start-up operations

●       Participate in technology transfer activities for upstream processes between different manufacturing sites and generate process transfer documentation

●       Develop regulatory submission documents and support process validations across global facilities

●       Establish and equip laboratory infrastructure and capabilities for upstream process development

●       Provide technical input to regulatory dossiers and respond to authority questions regarding upstream processing

●       Represent upstream processing activities in audits and inspections

●       Act as the primary MSAT technical liaison, ensuring seamless sharing of expertise across the global teams.

About you

• Education/Experience: PhD or Master's degree in Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Bioprocess Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field; relevant hands-on laboratory experience in upstream processing including fermentation, microbial cultivation, bioreactor operation, media development, and process scale-up, knowledge in separator operation, enzyme kinetics and protein folding beneficial
• Soft and technical skills: Experience with cGMP environments, Design of Experiments (DoE), process modeling, PAT (Process Analytical Technology), and advanced process control systems; Analytics expertise: HPLC, enzyme assays, gel electrophoresis, and microbiological analytical methods; Strong scientific skills with ability to work across cultures and bridge technical, manufacturing, engineering, quality, and regulatory requirements
• Languages/additional: Fluency in English and German (verbal and written); Chinese language skills advantageous; Willingness to travel to China, to support cross-cultural collaboration and on-site implementation activities

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.

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The salary range for this position is :€85.572,00 - €128.340,00

Final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.