Manager, Strategic Partnerships - Vaccine

Sanofi · Orlando, FL · 1 wk ago

Business DevelopmentFull-time

About the role

Sanofi is recruiting for a Manager, Strategic Partnerships to support a diverse and growing portfolio of vaccines targeting infectious diseases. This role has primary accountability for managing partnerships with contract research organizations and other strategic partners of Sanofi to deliver specialty laboratory testing including immunogenicity analyses and other bioanalytical data such as virologic and bacteriologic diagnostics.

The Manager, Strategic Partnerships will identify, onboard, and maintain external vendors in accordance with company procurement, legal, and quality requirements. Testing assays may need to be developed, qualified, validated, or may already be in place at prospective external vendors. They will work with internal and external functions to author or obtain necessary documentation such as work proposals, work orders, assay protocols, reports, analyst qualifications, and data reports. They will also participate in budget, resource, and administrative activities to ensure external vendor plans align with the company’s strategic plans. The position will interact with various management committees as needed and ensure quality data is generated to support the company’s vaccine clinical trials.

Responsibilities

Vendor Identification and Setup
- Identifies and establishes external vendors with applicable testing capability as needed.
- Works with Procurement and Site Quality Operations (SQO) to ensure external vendors align with company standards and requirements relating to outsourcing.
- Assists with the creation of RFPs, MLSAs, QTAs, and other legal and financial documentation as needed.
- Works with GCLP Support to onboard CROs/vendors and ensures appropriate training is provided.
Strategic Partnerships Management
- Acts as a Project Manager and is the direct liaison between R&D operations and outside CROs/vendors.
- Ensures external testing is adequately planned, monitored, and delivered per project needs.
- When required, ensures assay development, qualification, and validation are completed within defined timelines.
- Leads routine or ad hoc joint meetings between R&D and CROs/vendors.
- Ensures a good working relationship between R&D and the CROs/vendors.
- Ensures quality data is delivered to R&D.
Documentation
- Authors or contributes to required documentation (work orders, protocols, reports) in support of technology/method development, optimization, qualification, and validation.
- Assists in investigation/troubleshooting of external methods and documents the outcome.
- Works with quality and compliance to ensure all quality documentation is filed appropriately and available for audit.
Business Operations
- In coordination with FPRM/PPFP, responsible for scheduling testing at CROs and ensuring accuracy of testing schedules.
- Contributes to the yearly OEC budget, ensuring CRO costs/spending align with the forecasted budget and R&D financial objectives.
- Reviews and revises processes and procedures to ensure accuracy and applicability.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Life Science with 2+ years of experience in vendor and project management within the pharma or vaccines industry, OR
Master's degree in Life Science with 1+ years of experience in vendor and project management within the pharma or vaccines industry, OR
PhD in Life Science with 1+ year of experience in vendor and project management within the pharma or vaccines industry.
Previous experience in a research and/or laboratory setting.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices.
Excellent technical skills, analytical ability, judgment, and a strong operational focus.
Demonstrated organizational and prioritization skills.
Excellent communications and interpersonal skills.
Advanced written and verbal skills in English.
Proven experience in management of budget and projects.

Benefits