Large Scale mAbs Engineering Project Head

Sanofi; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 232,500 - 335,833; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi is seeking a highly experienced Engineering Project Head to lead the Large Scale mAbs program in Swiftwater, PA or Framingham, MA. You will drive setup, enabling works, permitting, and constructability reviews through BOD, DD, construction, commissioning and handover.

You will coordinate global engineering activities, ensure safety and quality, and manage CapEx and COGs to achieve optimal efficiency while integrating the new facility within the legacy site and coordinating with site

Qualifications

• Degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, or Biotechnology.
• 10+ years in Project Management for large-scale pharma projects (>€1B).
• 10+ years leading large teams (>100 people).
• Broad industrial pharma experience; multi-site operations.
• Experience in global projects and matrix management.
• Thorough knowledge of cGMP and regulatory requirements.
• Proven ability to build high-performing teams.
• Results-driven with strong decision-making in fast environments.
• Intercultural experience and excellent communication skills.
• Ability to influence internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to the project team for facility setup and qualification.
• Ensure safety, quality, and regulatory commitments are met to high standards.
• Oversee Engineering, Automation, Maintenance and C&Q activities.
• Ensure on-time and on-budget project execution and risk mitigation.
• Identify, track, and report project risks with mitigation plans.
• Ensure building compliance with SPE performance targets.
• Develop staffing and training plans for manufacturing ramp-up.
• Support workforce planning and integration with legacy site.
• Provide manufacturing schedule to support project execution and ramp-up.
• Collaborate with MSAT to optimize process definitions and costs.

Skills

Project leadership

Strategic planning

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

cGMP knowledge

Global/multi-site experience

Team building

Decision making under pressure

Education

Degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, or Biotechnology

Job description

## Large Scale mAbs Engineering Project HeadApplylocations: Swiftwater, PA: Framingham, MAtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: September 28, 2026 (30+ days left to apply)job requisition id: R2863572**Job title:***Large Scale mAbs Engineering Project Head** **Location:** *Swiftwater, PA Swiftwater, PA or Framingham, MA***About the Job**The Engineering Project Head will lead the Large Scale mAbs project and be responsible for coordinating all activities associated with the setup of the new drug substance manufacturing building. The Project lead will be responsible for early enabling works, permitting, and constructability reviews before taking the project through BOD, DD, Construction, Commissioning and Qualification and Handover. He/she represents the Global Engineering in the overall project, working in very close collaboration with the Site team.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.**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**From project execution phase up to routine manufacturing, LSM Engineering Project Head is responsible for:* Providing overall leadership and direction to the Project team, ensuring the manufacturing facility and equipment are properly designed, installed, qualified, maintained, and processes properly validated.* Ensuring all Safety & Quality Standards, as well as Regulatory commitments, are met with the highest standards of quality.* Oversight of all Engineering, Automation, Maintenance and C&Q activities* Ensuring on-time/on-budget execution of the project.* Ensuring project risks are properly identified, followed-up and reported, and that mitigation plans are implemented.* Ensuring the building delivered complies with the performance targets committed in the SPE.* Building and executing Manufacturing staffing and training plans along the project execution and running operations.* Preparing and supporting strategic workforce planning.* Preparing and supporting proper integration of the new facility within the legacy brownfield site.* Providing the Manufacturing schedule to support the project execution as well as the manufacturing ramp-up until routine activities are settled.* Contributing with MSAT to the optimal process definition for new equipment and facility to ensure process robustness, product quality and costs optimization based of the current production process analysis (equipment, organization).* CapEx management and COGs optimization are a must and the project head is accountable to deliver the most optimiun efficiency.**About You*** Degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, or Biotechnology* > 10 years experience in Project Management including management of large projects >€1 Billion* >10 years of large teams’ management experience (+100 people)* Broad industrial experience in the pharmaceutical business (>10 years)* Experience in multi-site operations, global projects and matrix management.* Thorough knowledge of cGMP and regulatory requirements.* Demonstrated ability to build highly performing teams.* Strive for results and ability to make decisions in a complex and high speed environment* Intercultural experience* Excellent communication skills* Ability to influence and build strong relationships with internal and external partners.**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 and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave* 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.* Transform lives worldwide by delivering life-changing treatments anywhere, anytime.Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.#GD-SG #LI-GZ#LI-Hybrid#vhd# 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.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.Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!*US and Puerto Rico Residents Only*Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally inclusive and diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; natural or protective hairstyles; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.*North America Applicants Only*The salary range for this position is:$232,500.00 - $335,833.33All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs. Additional benefits information can be found through the LINK.