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Our Hubs are a crucial part of how we innovate, improving performance across every Sanofi department and providing a springboard for the amazing work we do. Build a career and you can be part of transforming our business while helping to change millions of lives. Sanofi is building the pharmaceutical industrys first AIpowered operating systemand we need a Head of Solutions Engineering (a Technology Principle) to make it happen. Youll lead a specialized team of 57 solution engineers while partnering directly with our Agentic AI core team to accelerate cloud transformation, modernize API frameworks, and dramatically improve infrastructure reliability across our global pharmaceutical operations. This isnt a traditional technology role. Youll build and lead a crossfunctional team with full hiring authority while maintaining the technical depth to challenge specialists and drive architectural coherence. Your decisions will impact 130K+ users, 21,000 hosts, 4,000 databases, and 5,000 applications supporting lifesaving medicine development worldwide. Reporting Structure: Direct report to Global Head of Digital Technology with dotted line to Enterprise Architecture. Location: Based in one of the following sites: Morristown, NJ, Cambridge, MA, Toronto, CA, Paris, FR (Hybrid work schedule). We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve peoples lives. Were 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 What Youll Lead Build Your Technical Dream Team Recruit 5-7 specialized solution engineers across Cloud, API/Integration, Database, Network, and Observability. Establish crossdomain collaboration frameworks that eliminate technical silos. Drive professional development and career growth for highperforming technical talent. Lead through influence and technical credibility in a matrix organization. Enable AIPowered Pharmaceutical Innovation Partner with Agentic AI core team to design infrastructure supporting intelligent automation. Architect cloudnative solutions optimized for AI/ML workloads with pharmaceutical compliance. Establish realtime data pipelines enabling AIpowered drug discovery and manufacturing. Implement API frameworks supporting agenttoagent communication and automated decisionmaking. Accelerate Critical Technology Transformations Cloud Transformation: Lead hybrid cloud migration with AWS/Azure governance and FinOps. API Modernization: Design an enterprise API strategy enabling seamless pharmaceutical data flows. Database Evolution: Modernize data architecture supporting AI/ML analytics and regulatory compliance. Observability & SRE: Implement monitoring platforms targeting 50% incident reduction, 70% MTTR improvement. Network Security: Deploy a zerotrust architecture across global pharmaceutical operations. Drive Strategic Technology Governance Codevelop enterprise standards with Enterprise Architecture, balancing innovation and compliance. Guide technology evaluation and vendor strategies for pharmaceuticalscale implementations. Integrate GxP, SOX, and pharmaceutical regulatory requirements into all technology practices. About You What You Bring Required Experience 15+ years enterprise technology leadership including 5+ years leading technical teams with hiring authority. Deep expertise across 3+ domains: Cloud Architecture, API/Integration, Database, Network, and Observability. Largescale transformation leadership in organizations with 10,000+ users. Regulated industry experience with GxP, SOX, HIPAA, or equivalent compliance frameworks. AI/ML infrastructure experience, including data pipelines and cloudnative ML platforms. Multiplatform integration and strategic technology planning at enterprise scale. Travel: 30% domestic and international travel required for global team collaboration and stakeholder engagement. Language: Fluid in English. Highly Valued Experience Agentic AI or intelligent automation platform implementation. Multicloud expertise (AWS/Azure) with FinOps and governance. Site Reliability Engineering with observability platform implementation. Global technology operations across distributed teams and regulatory environments. Essential Leadership Capabilities CrossDomain Technical Leadership: Guide specialists while maintaining architectural coherence. AITechnology Translation: Bridge AI/ML requirements with foundational technology capabilities. Pharmaceutical Business Acumen: Understand how technology impacts drug development and patient outcomes. Strategic Communication: Translate complex technical concepts for Clevel executives. InnovationCompliance Balance: Drive cuttingedge adoption while maintaining regulatory adherence. Education & Credentials Required Bachelors degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Systems Analysis, or related field; OR Equivalent: 20+ years of progressive enterprise technology leadership may substitute the degree. Preferred Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Management, or MBA with a technology/healthcare focus. Cloud certifications: AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert. Why Choose Us? Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, futurefocused team. Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether its through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally. Enjoy a thoughtful, wellcrafted 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 highquality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs. This position is for a new vacant role that we are actively hiring for. Sanofi is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Our goal is to attract, develop and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified applicants. Accommodations for persons with disabilities required during the recruitment process are available upon request. 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. 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 whats neverbeendonebefore. Youll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve peoples lives? Lets Pursue Progress and 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, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr