Head of SMS Program

Location

Framingham, MA / Northborough, MA

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.

The role of the Operational Excellence (OpEx) team is to drive industrial performance to achieve the site’s strategy and ambition. The OpEx team brings a high level of expertise and leadership in Sanofi Manufacturing System (SMS) methodology, transformation and change management. OpEx teams collaborate with all functions at the site, with Global SMS and actively contribute to the Sanofi SMS network.

This role serves as the site’s SMS Program Manager and champion. As an SMS Leader, the person must achieve SMS Intermediate level certification, at a minimum; SMS advanced is preferred. This role manages the portfolio of performance initiatives, ensuring their deployment is aligned to Sanofi standards and sustained impact is achieved. This role ensures improvement initiatives are properly analyzed and forecast in alignment with Sanofi standards and expectations. This role supports execution of performance initiatives and deployment of SMS operating standards. This role manages the SMS Upskilling and GPS3 programs, ensuring effective training and coaching to enable site staff to achieve greater impact. This role leads problem solving sessions using root-case-analysis methodology to determine corrective actions.

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?

Main Responsibilities

• Driving performance & transformation initiatives (e.g., SMS 2.0 deployment, boosters, Factory 4.0 solutions, etc.)
• Ensuring impact & sustainability
• Contributing to the development of operating standards in close partnership with dedicated ecosystem leaders and supporting M&S network (e.g. Maturity Assessment execution, SMS Trainer…)

Technical & Behavioral Skills

• Knowledge of SMS operating standards (certification) & main Operational Excellence techniques (e.g., GPS3, Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, CI, etc.)
• Experience in transformation and change management
• Experience in training and coaching
• Understanding of finance P&L monitoring, BOI, GM, COGs, cash flow, etc.
• Good understanding of data management & IA digital products embedded into the SMS operating standards (e.g. eOEE, FaCT, iObeya, …)
• Ability to manage cross-departmental, cross-domain projects
• Communication skills (both verbal and written) with technical and operational fluency
• Good listening and interpersonal skills (good relationship with Department Leaders)
• Capacity to anticipate problems and organize proactive countermeasures

About You

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operational Excellence, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Data Science or similar relevant disciplines.
• 7+ years of experience in a Pharma/Bio setting, preferably in a GMP manufacturing environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
• Successful, multi-year track-record of managing complex, cross-functional operational excellence / lean initiatives or transformations
• Technical background (eg: manufacturing, engineering, data science, finance, operational excellence)

Special Working Conditions

• Up to 10% international travel
• Ability to gown and enter clean room spaces.

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.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse 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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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.

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Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.

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