R&D Solution Architect – Digital Clinical

Sanofi; Gentilly; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A pharmaceutical leader in Gentilly is seeking a skilled Solution Architect to lead the design and implementation of all solutions for clinical operations. The ideal candidate will possess strong IT skills with experience in compliance with GxP, HIPAA, and GDPR regulations, and have the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to various stakeholders. This role is key in aligning the clinical technology strategy with the company's global goals.

Qualifications

• Strong background in designing and optimizing IT solutions.
• Experience with GxP, HIPAA, and GDPR regulations.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts.

Responsabilités

• Lead the design and implementation of solutions for clinical operations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements.
• Create and maintain architecture roadmaps aligned with business needs.

Connaissances

Understanding of IT technologies

Vendor relationship management

Problem solving

Decision making

Transversal collaboration

Outils

Snowflake

GitHub

IICS

Python

Openshift

ReactJS

SQL

AWS

Azure

Description du poste

ABOUT THE JOB

At Sanofi Architecture CoE, we have one overarching mission – to work passionately, challenging ourselves and our industry every day, to build an efficient, reliable and consistent end to end IT landscape.

Our Team

Our team is responsible to define the high-level vision and roadmaps in terms of solutions architectures, ensure proper implementation, maintaining interoperability and consistency of the business processes and technical solutions. We collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and architect scalable and robust solutions tailored to the unique challenges of the pharmaceutical industry.

We are seeking a skilled, hands‑on solution architect to join our team. Mostly dedicated to Digital Clinical Development Operations domain, you will be a key strategic leader of the clinical team and will work closely with the service lines and program leaders to establish the clinical technology strategy, in alignment with Sanofi’s Digital global strategy.

Main responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the design and implementation of all solutions for clinical operations. Ensure alignment with architecture strategy and adhere to governance standards.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and clinical experts to understand requirements and challenges from a functional and technical perspective.
• Streamline and simplify (whenever possible) existing architecture, delivering reusable services and identifying cost‑saving opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams & other domains to ensure complete and operable solutions that align with business processes.
• Provide clear and detailed leadership for clinical development architecture within projects.
• Evaluate product usefulness and cost in the supplier selection process.
• Create and maintain current and target‑state architecture roadmaps aligned with business needs.
• Responsible for establishing the strategic direction, choosing technologies, settings standards for clinical development domain.

ABOUT YOU

Experience

• Good understanding of existing IT technologies, data types, and ontologies at Sanofi R&D.
• Extensive background in designing, developing, and optimizing IT solutions.
• Demonstrated understanding of the processes and workflows in Clinic.
• Willing, ready and enthusiastic to bring digitalization to the Clinical community.
• Global / multi‑cultural experience.
• Strong vendor relationship management skills.

Solid experience in Solution Architecture

• Experience with GxP, HIPAA, and GDPR regulations and the ability to ensure compliance with these regulations in the design and implementation of IT solutions.
• Proven ability to translate functional requirements into technical / solution design, ensuring alignment with business goals and objectives.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Experience with Sanofi’s standards technologies (Snowflake, GitHub, IICS, Python, Openshift, ReactJS, SQL, AWS, Azure).
• Ability to work collaboratively as a team player, fostering a positive and productive work environment.
• Demonstrated professional and reliable behavior, consistently delivering high‑quality work and meeting deadlines.

Soft skills

• Business Acumen - Advanced
• Problem Solving - Advanced
• Decision Making- Intermediate
• Critical Thinking - Advanced
• Transversal collaboration - Intermediate
• Communication & interpersonal skills - Advanced

Technical skills

• Application Design & Integration - Advanced
• DevOps - Intermediate
• Architecture - Advanced
• Compliance of computerized systems - Advanced
• Lean & Agile practices - Intermediate

Languages

• English

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