R & D Solution Architect – Digital Clinical Development Operations

Sanofi; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 134,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi Morristown, NJ seeks an R&D Solution Architect for Digital Clinical Development Operations to shape the clinical technology strategy and deliver scalable architectures. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensure regulatory compliance (GxP, HIPAA, GDPR), and drive end-to-end solutions from concept to production, leveraging Sanofi standards (Snowflake, OpenShift, AWS, Azure).

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS required, 5–8 years in solution architecture, strong communication, and

Qualifications

• Experience designing, developing and optimizing IT solutions for clinical operations.
• Understanding of clinical workflows and regulatory requirements (GxP, HIPAA, GDPR).
• Ability to translate requirements into scalable, robust architectures.
• Proven ability to lead architecture initiatives across domains.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee design and implementation of solutions for clinical operations.
• Align architecture with strategy and governance standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and clinical experts to capture requirements.
• Deliver reusable services and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Create and maintain target-state architecture roadmaps.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Communication skills

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Snowflake

GitHub

IICS

Python

OpenShift

ReactJS

SQL

AWS

Azure

Job description

Job Title: R & D Solution Architect – Digital Clinical Development Operations

Location: Morristown, NJ

About the Job

Join the digital engine driving Sanofi’s transformation - where AI, automation, and bold experimentation power faster science and smarter decisions. Here, you’ll help build the first biopharma company powered by AI at scale. 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 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.

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

• 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 Clinical domain
• 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

5-8 years of experience in Solution Architecture

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

Education

Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering or similar field required.

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 a 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.

Benefits

• high-quality healthcare
• prevention and wellness programs
• at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave
• Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Sanofi US Services and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive 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.

Sanofi US Services and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive 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.

Company Overview – German

Wir sind ein forschendes Biopharma-Unternehmen, das KI anwendet und sich dafür einsetzt, das Leben der Menschen zu verbessern und verantwortungsvoll zu wachsen. Unser Team wird von einem Ziel geleitet: Wir erforschen die Wunder der Wissenschaft, um das Leben der Menschen zu verbessern. Wir möchten eine gesündere, widerstandsfähigere Welt schaffen und das Unmögliche möglich machen, indem wir Medikamente und Impfstoffe für Millionen von Menschen weltweit entdecken, entwickeln und bereitstellen. Erfahren Sie mehr über uns auf www.sanofi.com oder schauen Sie sich unseren Film an: We are Sanofi Starte eine Karriere, die einen Unterschied macht. Neuerfindung liegt in unserer DNA. Sie hat unsere Entwicklung von einem kleinen französischen Unternehmen zu einem der weltweit führenden Biopharma-Unternehmen vorangetrieben. Ob es darum geht, KI zu nutzen, um die Zeiten der Arzneimittelforschung zu verkürzen, oder Vertrauen im Gesundheitswesen aufzubauen – du kannst unseren Teams dabei helfen, das Leben für Patient*innen, Partner*innen und Gemeinschaften zu verbessern. Hier entwickelst du deine Karriere weiter. Wir öffnen dir die Tür, um neue Möglichkeiten zu entdecken, deine Grenzen zu erweitern und dich mit Menschen zu vernetzen, die von einem gemeinsamen Ziel angetrieben werden: Wir erforschen die Wunder der Wissenschaft, um das Leben der Menschen zu verbessern.

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is: $133,500.00 - $192,833.33 All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience.