Senior Associate Scientist Mammalian Bioanalytics

Biopharma Careers; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi in Framingham, MA seeks a Senior Associate Scientist to join Mammalian Bioanalytics. This role develops, validates, and transfers analytical methods for biotherapeutics, including qPCR, ELISA, MSD, and cell-based assays, in a regulated GMP environment.

The position involves pre-clinical and clinical lot release testing, stability studies, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality data and compliant documentation.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with ELISA, qPCR, MSD, or cell-based assays.
• GMP/biopharma experience or familiarity with biotherapeutics.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in development, qualification, validation and transfer of analytical methods (qPCR, ELISA, MSD) in GMP.
• Perform routine cell culture activities and banking tasks.
• Cross-train in separation techniques and support GMP release and stability testing.
• Generate data packets and contribute to SOPs and technical reports.
• Support maintenance of analytical equipment to GMP standards.
• Ensure timely delivery of analytical results and documentation for clinical development.

Skills

ELISA

qPCR

MSD

Cell-based assays

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Biology/related

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Job Title: Senior Associate Scientist, Mammalian Bioanalytics

Location: Framingham, MA

About the job

Are you ready to shape the future of medicine? The race is on to speed up drug discovery and development to find answers for patients and their families. Your skills could be critical in helping our teams accelerate progress.

Sanofi is seeking a highly motivated Associate Scientist to join the Analytical Development team within Mammalian Bioanalytics, which develops, validates, and transfers analytical methods used for characterization and release of biologics to support clinical development of new medicines. The successful candidate will participate in the development and validation of analytical methods involving qPCR, ELISA, MSD, cell-based assays and other analytical techniques routinely used to support biotherapeutics development. This individual will conduct pre-clinical and clinical lot release and stability testing of biotherapeutics, including antibodies, antibody-like molecules, enzymes, and other therapeutics. This role operates within a cGMP environment and requires excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional departments.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Join the engine of Sanofi’s mission, where deep immunoscience meets bold, AI-powered research. In R&D, you’ll drive breakthroughs that could turn the impossible into possible for millions.

Main responsibilities

• Participate in the development, qualification, validation, and transfer of qPCR, ELISA, MSD, cell-based assays and potentially other analytical methods in a regulated GMP environment.


• Perform routine cell culture activities such as thawing, passaging and banking cells.


• Cross train in separation techniques such as cIEF, CE-SDS and SEC and support GMP release and stability testing as needed


• Perform cGMP sample testing according to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and compile data packets.


• Assist in the drafting of SOPs and technical reports and be able to effectively communicate progress and experimental results to supervisor and team members.


• Support Analytical equipment maintenance by performing regular scheduled activities to comply with GMP standards to maintain a GMP compliant laboratory.


• Ensure timely completion and delivery of all analytical results and documentation (technical reports, SOPs, ELN, LIMS, etc.) to support product development during clinical phases.

About you

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology or related discipline with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry OR Master’s Degree with a minimum of 6 months of experience (academic experience will be considered).


• Hands-on experience with at least one of these methods: ELISA, qPCR, MSD, cell-based assays techniques.


• An understanding of Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysical methods.


• Must be organized, efficient, and able to work according to timelines.


• Excellent organizational and communication skills.


• Must be able to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Basic understanding of methodology and hands-on experience with ELISA, qPCR, MSD, cell-based assays techniques in a pharmaceutical or biotechnology setting.


• Intern or co-op experience working in a laboratory environment.


• Working experience in a GMP environment and ability to adhere to all appropriate GMP standards (e.g. invalid result investigations, deviations, and CAPAs).


• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and ELN.

Why Choose Us?

Make your work count by supporting a company that brings life-changing treatments to millions, and is committed to doing right by patients, communities, and the planet.

Drive progress from within by helping simplify, scale, and modernize how a global biopharma business delivers smarter, faster, and more sustainably.

Support teams across science, medicine, and operations by building better systems, shaping bold strategies, and enabling innovation at speed.

Make an impact across borders and functions, collaborating with leaders to turn complex challenges into real-world solutions.

Advance your career through stretch roles, cross-functional moves, and development opportunities designed to match your ambition.

Thrive in inclusive, high-performing teams where every role matters and every voice helps shape what’s next.

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.

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US and Puerto Rico Residents Only

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affluent 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:

$75.000,00 - $108.333,33

All 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 .