Global CMC Automation and Robotics Leader

Role Summary

Global CMC Automation & Robotics Leader based in Framingham, MA or Cambridge, MA or Waltham, MA. Define and execute the automation and robotics strategy across CMC functions, building a global program and leading a team of automation & robotics experts. Collaborate with the CMC Data Sciences organization and the Sanofi Digital team to accelerate development timelines, improve process robustness, and increase productivity across global CMC activities in the US, France, and Germany.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement a comprehensive strategy for lab automation & robotics including automation platforms, mobile robots, co-bots, and humanoid robots across CMC
• Build and lead a team of advanced automation & robotics experts to support the CMC functions with their automation roadmap
• Support the embedded Automation & Robotics teams in individual CMC global functions in terms of vendor alignment, Capex preparation, strategic workforce hiring, and alignment on automation platforms used across Global CMC
• Accelerate the implementation of Automation & Robotics in Global CMC, demonstrating project timeline acceleration, process productivity, and project team productivity
• Develop automation strategies, implement related roadmaps and track execution while delivering tangible Business Value
• Align the CMC strategy with similar initiatives across other Sanofi functions
• Collaborate directly with the Sanofi Digital team, leveraging technical expertise and participating in joint governance processes

Qualifications

• Required: 10+ years of experience in an industrial or laboratory setting with strong global project management capabilities
• Required: Ph.D. in a relevant scientific field (preference for those with degree in Automation, Robotics, or Engineering Sciences, coupled with experience in industrial applications)
• Deep understanding of scheduling and orchestration software for laboratory automation
• Demonstrated experience in running projects requiring change management and transversal collaboration
• Device driver development and deployment: IVI-COM, IVI-D, RESTful, Virtual
• Proven record of implementation of automation & robotics in industrial environment - Life Science or others
• Experience with installing and programming standard interface devices: Serial, PCI, I/O, ethernet, PCB, embedded computers
• In-depth knowledge about programming and deploying SCARA, 6-axis, and cartesian robots
• Experience with modern AGV mission and fleet management servers and software
• Skilled in integrating robotic middleware with low-level firmware and high-level AI/ML modules
• Advanced automation architecture design – expertise in designing and deploying systems across ISA-95 levels of automation and experience in IIoT deployment
• Expertise in AI-driven robotics and perception systems (e.g. computer vision, sensor fusion)
• Proven experience in implementing innovative solutions with Automation and robots in laboratory settings, using a high innovation acumen
• Demonstrated global exposure and stakeholder management experience

Skills

• Able to lead & animate networks, teams, experts - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage a matrix organization as well as a team of direct reports
• Strategic thinking: analyzes current and future scenarios, disrupts the status quo with innovation, while remaining pragmatic and focused on priorities
• Results oriented: Demonstrated ability to drive initiatives from concept to execution
• High level of autonomy, comfortable with ambiguity, adapts with agility
• Structured, goal-oriented and highly motivated
• Fluent in English. French and/or German is a plus
• Strong and proven ability to work transversally on a local and global level

Additional Requirements

• Travel domestically and internationally as needed (infrequent)