Head of Solutions Engineering

BioTalent Canada; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare company in Toronto is seeking a Head of Solutions Engineering to lead a specialized team focused on accelerating cloud transformation and AI-driven pharmaceutical innovation. The ideal candidate will possess over 15 years of technology leadership experience and will be responsible for designing cloud-native solutions, driving strategic governance, and ensuring compliance. This role offers a hybrid work schedule and the opportunity to significantly impact the pharmaceutical industry while improving lives globally.

Benefits

Health and wellness benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• 15+ years of enterprise technology leadership including 5+ years leading technical teams.
• Deep expertise across 3 domains: Cloud Architecture, API/Integration, Database, Network.
• Experience with GxP, SOX, HIPAA compliance frameworks.
• Fluid in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment of solution engineers across multiple domains.
• Architect cloud-native solutions optimized for AI/ML workloads.
• Implement real-time data pipelines enabling AI-powered drug discovery.
• Guide technology evaluation and vendor strategies.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

API/Integration

Database

Network

Observability

AI/ML infrastructure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related field

Equivalent experience of 20+ years

Tools

AWS Solutions Architect Professional

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Job description

Our Hubs are a crucial part of how we innovate, improving performance across every Sanofi department and providing a springboard for the amazing work we do. Build a career and you can be part of transforming our business while helping to change millions of lives.

Sanofi is building the pharmaceutical industry’s first AI‑powered operating system—and we need a Head of Solutions Engineering (a Technology Principle) to make it happen. You’ll lead a specialized team of 5‑7 solution engineers while partnering directly with our Agentic AI core team to accelerate cloud transformation, modernize API frameworks, and dramatically improve infrastructure reliability across our global pharmaceutical operations.

This isn’t a traditional technology role. You’ll build and lead a cross‑functional team with full hiring authority while maintaining the technical depth to challenge specialists and drive architectural coherence. Your decisions will impact 130K+ users, 21,000 hosts, 4,000 databases, and 5,000 applications supporting life‑saving medicine development worldwide.

Reporting Structure: Direct report to Global Head of Digital Technology with dotted line to Enterprise Architecture.

Location: Based in one of the following sites: Morristown, NJ, Cambridge, MA, Toronto, CA, Paris, FR (Hybrid work schedule).

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?

Main Responsibilities

What You’ll Lead

Build Your Technical Dream Team

• Recruit 5-7 specialized solution engineers across Cloud, API/Integration, Database, Network, and Observability.
• Establish cross‑domain collaboration frameworks that eliminate technical silos.
• Drive professional development and career growth for high‑performing technical talent.
• Lead through influence and technical credibility in a matrix organization.

Enable AI‑Powered Pharmaceutical Innovation

• Partner with Agentic AI core team to design infrastructure supporting intelligent automation.
• Architect cloud‑native solutions optimized for AI/ML workloads with pharmaceutical compliance.
• Establish real‑time data pipelines enabling AI‑powered drug discovery and manufacturing.
• Implement API frameworks supporting agent‑to‑agent communication and automated decision‑making.

Accelerate Critical Technology Transformations

• Cloud Transformation: Lead hybrid cloud migration with AWS/Azure governance and FinOps.
• API Modernization: Design an enterprise API strategy enabling seamless pharmaceutical data flows.
• Database Evolution: Modernize data architecture supporting AI/ML analytics and regulatory compliance.
• Observability & SRE: Implement monitoring platforms targeting 50% incident reduction, 70% MTTR improvement.
• Network Security: Deploy a zero‑trust architecture across global pharmaceutical operations.

Drive Strategic Technology Governance

• Co‑develop enterprise standards with Enterprise Architecture, balancing innovation and compliance.
• Guide technology evaluation and vendor strategies for pharmaceutical‑scale implementations.
• Integrate GxP, SOX, and pharmaceutical regulatory requirements into all technology practices.

About You

What You Bring

Required Experience

• 15+ years enterprise technology leadership including 5+ years leading technical teams with hiring authority.
• Deep expertise across 3+ domains: Cloud Architecture, API/Integration, Database, Network, and Observability.
• Large‑scale transformation leadership in organizations with 10,000+ users.
• Regulated industry experience with GxP, SOX, HIPAA, or equivalent compliance frameworks.
• AI/ML infrastructure experience, including data pipelines and cloud‑native ML platforms.
• Multi‑platform integration and strategic technology planning at enterprise scale.
• Travel: 30% domestic and international travel required for global team collaboration and stakeholder engagement.
• Language: Fluid in English.

Highly Valued Experience

• Agentic AI or intelligent automation platform implementation.
• Multi‑cloud expertise (AWS/Azure) with FinOps and governance.
• Site Reliability Engineering with observability platform implementation.
• Global technology operations across distributed teams and regulatory environments.

Essential Leadership Capabilities

• Cross‑Domain Technical Leadership: Guide specialists while maintaining architectural coherence.
• AI‑Technology Translation: Bridge AI/ML requirements with foundational technology capabilities.
• Pharmaceutical Business Acumen: Understand how technology impacts drug development and patient outcomes.
• Strategic Communication: Translate complex technical concepts for C‑level executives.
• Innovation‑Compliance Balance: Drive cutting‑edge adoption while maintaining regulatory adherence.

Education & Credentials

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Systems Analysis, or related field; OR
• Equivalent: 20+ years of progressive enterprise technology leadership may substitute the degree.

Preferred

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Management, or MBA with a technology/healthcare focus.
• Cloud certifications: AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert.

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.

This position is for a new vacant role that we are actively hiring for.

Sanofi is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Our goal is to attract, develop and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified applicants. Accommodations for persons with disabilities required during the recruitment process are available upon request.

All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.

Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science – where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never‑been‑done‑before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.