Mrna system engineer

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Job title: mRNA System Engineer

* Location:Marcy l'Etoile (France)
* Grade:Level 2
* Hiring Manager:Fabien Pertuy


About the job

About Sanofi:

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

About the job:

Are you ready to shape the future of medicine? The race is on to speed up drug discovery and development to find answers for patients and their families. Your skills could be critical in helping our teams accelerate progress. Join our mRNA Center of Excellence as Senior Engineer, mRNA Systems Engineering and you'll contribute to building innovative systems that industrialize AI within our vaccine development platform, while enjoying opportunities to work at the cutting edge of digital and biotechnologies.

We are an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Across different countries, our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

As a Senior Engineer within mRNA Systems Engineering, your work will be instrumental to transform research models into products that directly impact vaccine development. To this end you will interact with AI/ML scientists tackling hot topics in every area of our end-to-end mRNA platform, including process modeling, sequence design, formulation optimization, translational models and more.


Main responsibilities:

* Design, build and maintain key systems for AI industrialization within the mRNA Center of Excellence
* Collaborate as a member of a multidisciplinary development team to create innovative solutions
* Interact directly with users to gather feedback and implement improvements in an AGILE mindset
* Ensure best practices in software development are consistently applied across projects
* Contribute to educating collaborators on software development best practices and system thinking
* Develop backend systems and solutions that support the mRNA platform's objectives
* Help drive the technical vision for systems that reduce friction in the software world


About you

Experience:

* Practical experience developing backend systems and pipelines (e.g. Kubernetes, Metaflow, ArgoWorkflows), frontend experience is a plus
* Experience with DevOps, GitOps and MLOps practices and tools (e.g. Github Actions, ArgoCD, Weights and Biases)
* Practical experience developing backend systems and pipelines (e.g. Kubernetes, Metaflow, ArgoWorkflows). Customer Experience (CX) skills and experience designing and building frontend is a plus

Soft and technical skills:

* Proficient in Python programming with strong software engineering skills and culture (e.g. code quality and sustainability, documentation, testing)
* System thinking approach with experience in designing software architectures
* Strong collaboration skills for working in multidisciplinary environments
* Customer orientation and experience working in an AGILE way

Education:

* Master's or Engineering degree in Computer Sciences or equivalent, and significant industry experience. An appetite for LifeScience/Biomedical Research is important to align your purpose with Sanofi’s, actual experience in the field is a plus

Languages:

* Fluency in English required, French language skills are a plus



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
* Work in a truly multidisciplinary environment at the interface of digital technologies and biotechnologies
* Contribute to an innovative drug design platform based on mRNA technology that is currently advancing vaccine candidates to clinical trials
* Be part of a customer and product-oriented team focused on reducing friction in the software world so that scientists can focus on the bigger picture

"This role offers a unique opportunity to apply advanced software engineering skills to help shape the future of vaccine development. You'll be working at the intersection of AI and mRNA technology, directly contributing to systems that could ultimately help protect millions of people worldwide."
Fabien Pertuy, Head of mRNA Systems Engineering


Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary

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.

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.

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