Quality Global Visual Inspection Expert

Sanofi Group; Lyon; Hybrid; EUR 76,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid leave 31 days

Remote work up to 2 days/week

Health insurance

Public transport coverage

Mobility opportunities

Job summary

Sanofi is seeking a Quality Global Visual Inspection Expert to drive the visual inspection strategy across manufacturing and supply sites. You will lead technical oversight, develop harmonized procedures, and partner cross-functionally to establish operator qualifications.

The role requires extensive experience in visual inspection, strong regulatory interaction, and fluency in English and French. Join a global team focused on quality, efficiency, and patient safety across the organization.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in visual inspection of pharmaceutical products.
• Master of Science or equivalent required.
• Advanced English and French proficiency (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Author, review, or approve technical documents including qualification strategies and investigations.
• Develop and implement harmonized procedures across sites.
• Establish a philosophy for visual inspection and qualification for operators.
• Provide technical oversight on defect classification and qualification programs.
• Perform root cause analysis related to defect creation and detection.
• Develop and monitor metrics to assess process variability and capability.
• Train and coach others and support regulatory inspections.

Skills

Visual inspection expertise

Regulatory knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master of Science or equivalent

Job description

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 & 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.

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. 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.

Company Culture

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. Diversity und Inklusion sind in den Grundwerten von Sanofi verankert und spiegeln sich in unserer Arbeitsweise wider. Wir respektieren die Vielfalt unserer Belegschaft in Hinsicht auf ihre Herkunft, Erfahrungen und Lebensweisen. Wir erkennen die Bereicherung, die diese Vielfalt birgt, und fördern Inklusion sowie eine Arbeitsumgebung, in der diese Unterschiede sich weiter entwickeln können, zur Stärkung des Lebens unserer Mitarbeiter, Patienten und Kunden.

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