Manager, Strategic Partnerships - Vaccine
Sanofi
August 20, 2026
On-site
Waltham, MA
$85,500 - $123,500 USD yearly
Other
Responsibilities:
- Manage partnerships with contract research organizations (CROs) and strategic partners to deliver specialty laboratory testing (immunogenicity analyses; virologic and bacteriologic diagnostics).
- Identify, onboard, and maintain external vendors in line with company procurement, legal, and quality requirements.
- Author/obtain documentation as needed (work proposals, work orders, assay protocols, reports, analyst qualifications, data reports).
- Act as a project manager liaison between R&D operations and CROs/vendors; plan, monitor, and deliver external testing per project needs.
- Ensure assay development/qualification/validation are completed on defined timelines (when required).
- Lead routine/ad hoc joint meetings between R&D and CROs/vendors; ensure strong working relationships.
- Ensure quality data generation to support vaccine clinical trials.
- Schedule testing at CROs and maintain accurate testing schedules; contribute to yearly OEC budget to align CRO spend with forecast and R&D objectives.
- Coordinate quality/compliance documentation filing for audit.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Science with 2+ years (or Master’s with 1+ years, or PhD with 1+ year) of vendor and project management in pharma/vaccines.
- Previous research and/or laboratory experience.
Preferred skills/experience:
- Supervisory knowledge; strong technical/analytical judgment; organizational/prioritization; strong written/oral English; excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proven experience managing budgets and projects.
Benefits (if applicable):
- Healthcare, prevention and wellness programs; at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
- Manage partnerships with contract research organizations (CROs) and strategic partners to deliver specialty laboratory testing (immunogenicity analyses; virologic and bacteriologic diagnostics).
- Identify, onboard, and maintain external vendors in line with company procurement, legal, and quality requirements.
- Author/obtain documentation as needed (work proposals, work orders, assay protocols, reports, analyst qualifications, data reports).
- Act as a project manager liaison between R&D operations and CROs/vendors; plan, monitor, and deliver external testing per project needs.
- Ensure assay development/qualification/validation are completed on defined timelines (when required).
- Lead routine/ad hoc joint meetings between R&D and CROs/vendors; ensure strong working relationships.
- Ensure quality data generation to support vaccine clinical trials.
- Schedule testing at CROs and maintain accurate testing schedules; contribute to yearly OEC budget to align CRO spend with forecast and R&D objectives.
- Coordinate quality/compliance documentation filing for audit.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Science with 2+ years (or Master’s with 1+ years, or PhD with 1+ year) of vendor and project management in pharma/vaccines.
- Previous research and/or laboratory experience.
Preferred skills/experience:
- Supervisory knowledge; strong technical/analytical judgment; organizational/prioritization; strong written/oral English; excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proven experience managing budgets and projects.
Benefits (if applicable):
- Healthcare, prevention and wellness programs; at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.