Senior Leader, Clean Utilities & Sustainability

BioSpace

Framingham (MA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Sanofi in Framingham, MA seeks a Head of Clean Utilities and Sustainability to lead critical utility operations, safety, and environmental stewardship for a GMP manufacturing site. You will own the sustainability roadmap, drive decarbonization efforts, and ensure reliable utility services for biologics manufacturing.

This role requires 10+ years in utilities leadership within regulated environments and strong cross-functional influence.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Industrial, Environmental, Biomedical, or related), or in Chemistry, Environmental Science, Life Sciences, or a related technical or scientific discipline.
10+ years of progressive experience in utilities, facilities, engineering, reliability, energy, environmental sustainability, or technical operations, with significant leadership responsibility in a complex GMP-regulated environment.
Preferred: 5+ years in biopharmaceutical or pharmaceutical industry; strong people leadership, contractor management, and cross-functional program leadership.
Working knowledge of cGMP, data integrity, change control, deviations and CAPAs, commissioning and qualification, maintenance work management, permits, energy isolation, and LOTO.

Responsibilities

Clean utility operations and maintenance: Ensure safe, compliant, reliable operation and maintenance of clean utility systems (purified water, WFI, clean steam, process gases) within site boundaries.
System ownership and state of control: Maintain understanding of performance, capacity, compliance, validated state, lifecycle risk, and documentation; escalate when needed.
Sustainability strategy: Lead site cross-functional sustainability program and roadmap for Planet Care targets (carbon, energy, water, waste, biodiversity).
HSE integration: Embed health, safety and environment requirements into utility operations (permits, lockout/tagout, energy isolation, hot work).
Reliability and lifecycle management: Improve reliability, maintainability, resilience, redundancy, and business continuity via data and root-cause analysis.
Process improvement: Implement technical and process improvements to strengthen utility efficiency, safety, quality, availability, and control strategies.
Budget management: Manage budgets and forecasts for clean utilities, service contracts, and sustainability initiatives.
Conservation and cost improvement: Identify energy, water, waste, and heat-recovery opportunities without compromising quality or safety.
People leadership: Design organization, staffing, and development for Clean Utilities and Sustainability.
Contractor and vendor management: Select and govern contractors and service partners for safety, quality, and cost.
Project and change support: Provide requirements for capital projects, design reviews, commissioning, turnover, training, and readiness.
Compliance and inspection readiness: Maintain inspection-ready programs, data integrity, procedures, and regulatory readiness.
Shutdown and 24/7 support: Lead utility support for shutdowns, outages, tie-ins, start-up, and contingency testing.
Performance management: Define KPIs for utility availability, energy/water intensity, and cost savings.