Head of Packaging

Location: Gentilly (FR)- Cambridge, Bridgewater (US) - Frankfurt (GE)

About the job

We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families. Your job, as Head of Packaging within our Global Device and Packaging Unit Team, will be pivotal in driving our ambition to lead the industry in sustainable packaging.

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?

As Head of Packaging, you will be accountable to develop our area packaging vision & mission, create and implement the packaging strategy, roadmaps, governance & processes for primary, secondary and tertiary packaging to achieve the company ambition to become industry leader. Being a complete new position for Sanofi, you will have to transform the organization mindset and create a culture where end to end packaging is part of the DNA and patient centric.

Main responsibilities:

• Elaborate, recommend, get endorsement and lead the long term (4-15 years) packaging strategy, guidelines and roadmaps for packaging in collaboration with multifunctional stakeholders (commercial, R&D, HSE, manufacturing sites, MSAT, QA, finance, supply, CMO, RA, Public Affairs…) and in alignment with the company’s ambition.
• Translate the overall strategy into a project pipeline including prioritization.
• Lead and implement end to end packaging platform solutions to enhance the patient experience and reduce our environmental footprint and drive efficiency for primary, secondary and tertiary packaging for new products and life cycle management, working closely with internal stakeholders (MSLT, Site leaders, Commercial, R&D, M&S…).
• Bring relevant packaging insights (patients, customers, NGOs, regulators etc.) to inform the strategy.
• Scout the external environment for innovations in materials and solutions to be integrated in new product pipeline, leveraging his/her end to end pharmaceutical/chemical background (formulation, manufacturing, regulatory…).
• Foster a culture of end to end packaging within GDPU and beyond through ongoing organizational communications, education and awards.
• Set up the organization and be the place to be for talents.

About you

• Master or PhD level qualification in engineering, materials or other relevant scientific discipline
• Minimum of 15+ years’ experience in driving packaging strategy and initiatives within large Pharma/FMCG/FMCH companies
• International Business experience
• Demonstrated ability to be a change agent, influence across functions and into external networks (trade associations, suppliers…)
• Languages: fluent in English, French is a plus.
• 10+ years of experience leading cross-functional projects / programs and teams within a matrix environment
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal negotiation, and partnering skills
• Ability to challenge conventional thinking and make tough decisions
• Proven track record in transforming complex business processes within a multinational context

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.
• Play an instrumental part in creating best practice within our manufacturing facility

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

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. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

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