Quality Global Visual Inspection Expert

Sanofi; Gentilly; Sur place; EUR 76 000 - 101 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

31 days paid leave

Remote work up to 2 days/week

Résumé du poste

Sanofi Gentilly/Lyon site seeks a Global Visual Inspection Expert to drive the visual inspection program across Manufacturing and Supply sites, providing technical support and overseeing qualification programs. You will shape strategy, standards, and governance for defect classification, inspection techniques, and process validation.

The role requires extensive experience in visual inspection of liquid and lyophilized products, advanced English and French, and strong project management.

Qualifications

• Experience with visual inspection of liquids and lyophilized products in pharma.
• Hands-on experience in a pharmaceutical industrial environment.
• Strong regulatory and quality mindset with leadership capabilities.

Responsabilités

• Author, review, or approve technical documents related to visual inspection.
• Develop and implement harmonized procedures across sites.
• Partner cross-functionally to establish a visual inspection philosophy for operators.
• Provide oversight on defect classification and qualification programs.
• Perform root cause analysis on defect creation and detection.
• Develop metrics to monitor process variability in real time.
• Train and coach others and support regulatory inspections and investigations.

Connaissances

Visual inspection

Test set kits

Defect libraries

Project management

Regulatory communications

Formation

Master of Science or equivalent

Description du poste

Job Title: Quality Global Visual Inspection Expert Location: Gentilly ; Lyon

About the job

As Global Visual Inspection Expert within our Quality team, you'll drive the company strategy for visual inspection processes from an organizational, technical, skills, and regulatory standpoint — providing ad hoc technical capability support at manufacturing sites and overseeing the visual inspection program across Sanofi Manufacturing and Supply sites. Ready to get started? 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. Our Team of Quality Technical Experts has the mission to provide support and technical expertise to enable all sites in all GBUs to supply medicines that meet patient needs with less complexity, better efficiency, and highest quality standards — with a focus on contamination control and microbiology, process and equipment validation, viral safety, and data integrity.

About Sanofi

We're an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people's lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives.

Main responsibilities

• Author, review, or approve technical documents including personnel qualification strategies, control strategies, investigations, change controls, expert opinions, and defect classifications.
• Develop and implement harmonized procedures across manufacturing and supply sites.
• Partner cross-functionally to establish a philosophy for visual inspection and qualification for operators.
• Provide technical oversight on defect classification, visual inspection technique, and qualification programs supporting production operations.
• Perform root cause analysis applying scientific principles related to defect creation, prevention, and detection.
• Develop and monitor statistically based metrics in real time to assess process variability and capability.
• Train and coach others, and influence internal and external stakeholders cross-functionally, including as a subject matter expert during regulatory inspections and complex investigations.

What we offer you

A fixed salary over 12 months, supplemented by a short-term incentive, as well as a collective variable compensation based on Sanofi Group results. Because taking care of our employees is also our mission: 31 days of paid leave + RTT depending on your status, remote work up to 2 days/week, quality health insurance, public transport coverage up to 80%, extended maternity/parental leave (18/14 weeks), Group Savings Plan & PERCOL with employer matching, PERO, numerous CSE benefits, internal and international mobility opportunities, learning & development opportunities, and many other benefits to discover on jobs.sanofi.com/fr/rewards-and-benefits.

About you

Experience: Significant experience (10+ years preferred) in visual inspection of liquid and lyophilized pharmaceutical products, within a pharmaceutical industrial environment with hands‑on experience.

Soft and technical skills

• Experience using and/or developing test set kits and defect libraries
• experience supervising and/or managing visual inspection processes (manual, semi-automated, fully automated)
• ability to influence and communicate with diverse groups on complex regulatory, business, or technical issues
• strong project management skills

Education

Master of Science or equivalent.

Languages

Advanced English and French (written and spoken).

Why choose us?

Shape the future of medicine and vaccine delivery with cutting-edge technology, ensuring seamless launches and a resilient global supply. Power industry-leading performance by leveraging digital, data, and AI-driven innovation at speed and scale. Be part of world-first initiatives like our Modulus factory, smart factories, and AI-driven supply chain solutions. Development sequence. Develop new skills and explore cross-functional roles in an environment that values growth and discovery. Enjoy outstanding benefits, including flexible working options, comprehensive healthcare, and well‑being programs designed to help you thrive. Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary. 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.

Equal opportunities

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.

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.

Additional statements

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.

Salary range

La fourchette salariale pour ce poste est:€76 000,00 - €101 333 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. We are an R&D driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and creating compelling growth. Our team is guided by one purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We want to build a healthier, more resilient world, and turn the impossible into the possible by discovering, developing, and delivering medicines and vaccines for millions of people around the world. Discover more about us visiting www.sanofi.com or via our movie We are Sanofi Start a career that makes a difference. Reinvention is in our DNA. It’s what drove our evolution from a small French enterprise to one of the world’s leading biopharma companies. Whether it’s using AI to shorten drug-discovery times or building trust in healthcare, you could be helping our teams make life better for patients, partners, and communities. This is where you grow your career. We open the door for you to explore new opportunities, push your limits, and connect with people who are driven by a shared purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.