Job Description

Reference No. R2704747

Position Title: Vice President Industrial Operations Canada

Department: Manufacturing & Supply

Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada

Sanofi Pasteur: The world\xe2\x80\x99s leading vaccine company

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, is the largest company in the world devoted entirely to human vaccines. Our driving goal is to protect people from infectious diseases by creating safe and effective vaccines. Our company distributes more than 1 billion doses of vaccine each year, making it possible to vaccinate more than 500 million people across the globe. Sanofi Pasteur offers the broadest range of vaccines in the world, providing protection against 20 bacterial and viral diseases.

The Site:

The Toronto Vaccines Site is producing pediatric and booster combination vaccines (ACEL family of products) and diagnostic products, some of which contain antigens from other Sanofi Vaccines sites, and others which are sent to other sites for filling and packaging. The site is located in TORONTO, Ontario Canada and is hosting the Headquarters for Sanofi Canada.

The site is part of Manufacturing & Supply Vaccines GBU.

• 12 life-saving products
• 60 million doses produced in 2021
• 60 countries served
• 2000 employees (Intern. & Extern.)

Our Mission:

As a global manufacturing industry, we\xe2\x80\x99re the bridge between the science that happens in our research laboratories and the communities we serve.

Our Manufacturing & Supply ambition is to build a modern, industry leading manufacturing & supply network, bringing together, talented people and cutting-edge process technologies and data to reliably deliver high-quality, affordable & sustainable medicines and vaccines.

We are simplifying, standardizing and digitizing our production methods and processes. We\xe2\x80\x99re investing in new technologies and manufacturing processes, and more importantly, our people to ensure we have the resources and capabilities to deliver on our ambition.

The Vice President Industrial Operations Canada/Site Head provides leadership and oversight of site teams to deliver the multiple dimensions of industrial excellence (safety, quality, supply, cost, involvement, projects) and to deliver defined ambition and performance.

She / He enables the right environment for people to collaborate, grow and develop their career within the company and leads the social agenda of the site in relation with local elected union representatives.

The Site Head role will create an environment of openness & collaboration maximizing the contribution of the Global supportive functions towards the industrial sites, that will translate the strategy into tangible outcomes of the site for patients. This connectivity will allow to deliver a best-in-class level of performance.

The main responsibilities:

• Performance Champion: committed and accountable to deliver, problem solver, pushing for speed/excellence in execution while not compromising on quality and safety.
• Transformation Pioneer: Change management role model with growth mindset, able to inspire and embark teams through a clear vision. Ability to explain the why, the environment changes, the need to adapt; Ability to share clarity on what must be changed; spontaneously transform, brings naturally the site to the next level to achieve business needs. Challenge the status quo; propose disruptive thinking. Ability to lead in crisis times.
• People Leadership: Engages and leverages everyone\xe2\x80\x99s strengths. Promotes a psychological safety environment to foster speak up. Inspires trust through authenticity.
• Matrix Management. Ability to navigate and influence in a matrix organization. Connect the dots and gives perspective and clarity. Understands the big picture and the manufacturing network so to influence heterogeneous & diverse teams.
• People Developer: Committed with the growth mindset for the organization and its employees, thinking one Sanofi. Assess, coaches and empower people so they can unleash their full potential.
• Disciplined Decision Maker: Drives site progress within manufacturing standards and based on strategic factory model and targets. Is accountable and able to take decision managing the risks thoughtfully. Data driven decision making.
• Business Leader: Has a stand on how to contribute to the network strategy with a clear business plan for the site.
• Is a key contributor to the GBU leadership team and any other teams to which they belong
• Project / CAPEX Management : Delivers 2 major CAPEX projects & their respective qualification (2 new facilities highly digitalized) and accompanies the shut down of the \xe2\x80\x9clegacy\xe2\x80\x9d buildings

Personality & Behaviors:

• Relationship and Influence: Inspires trust through empathy and authenticity. Empowers and recognizes others to create powerful relationships and networks. Ability to influence large teams.
• Resilience Ability to lead in uncertainty and changing environment
• Stretch: Encourages the team to stretch and do things differently. Challenges the status quo and promotes the speak up mindset.
• Take action: Sets a clear context and creates space for the team to take action with a clear sense of urgency.
• Act for patients and customers: Makes sure the team understands how to act for patients and customers.
• Think One Sanofi: Approaches the role with humility and thinks Sanofi first with a Transversal cooperation mindset.
• Strategic Thinking: Makes decisions by analyzing current and future scenarios in alignment with the network strategy

About you

Experience:

• Higher level technical/scientific education (BSc/MSc).
• Experience in pharmaceuticals/production environment
• Strong knowledge of quality, compliance matters, manufacturing excellence and HSE
• Proven track record of multifunctional diverse teams.
• Proven experience in managing large projects requiring financial and business acumen, leading large cross functional teams
• Results and performance driven.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong communication skills
• Depending on the country local language required

\xe2\x80\x8bTechnical skills

• Production & Operation management expertise in a pharmaceutical environment, with good command of performance KPI and budget setting, monitoring and goal achievement, incl. Lean and Supply Chain principles
• Thorough knowledge of EHS requirements as well as of cGMP and Quality regulations, incl. successful demonstrated safety achievements and good track-record in an EMA / FDA environment (PAI and GMP-inspections)
• Drug substance production and testing process knowledge, incl. biologics
• Good practice & understanding of new technologies & digital tools (predictive maintenance

Pursue progress.

Discover extraordinary.

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn\xe2\x80\x99t happen without people \xe2\x80\x93 people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let\xe2\x80\x99s be those people.

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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.

Thank you in advance for your interest.

Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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At Sanofi diversity and inclusion is foundational to how we operate and embedded in our Core Values. We recognize to truly tap into the richness diversity brings we must lead with inclusion and have a workplace where those differences can thrive and be leveraged to empower the lives of our colleagues, patients and customers. We respect and celebrate the diversity of our people, their backgrounds and experiences and provide equal opportunity for all.

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