Title: R2850181 Senior Project Management
Location: BE / Gent / Ablynx R&D
Work Arrangements: Hybrid (3 days on site, 2 days home office)
About the job
Sanofi is a global life science company committed to improving access to healthcare and supporting the people we serve throughout the continuum of care. From prevention to treatment, Sanofi transforms scientific innovation into healthcare solutions. More than 110,000 people in over 100 countries at Sanofi are dedicated to making a difference on patients’ daily life, wherever they live and enabling them to enjoy a healthier life.
As a company with a global vision of drug development and a highly regarded corporate culture, Sanofi is recognized as one of the best pharmaceutical companies in the world and is pioneering the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with strong commitment to develop advance data standards to increase reusability and thus accelerate impact on global health.
Main responsibilities
This position stands at the forefront of serving as a cornerstone for operational scheduling in the Large Molecules Research Platform department ensuring optimal resource allocation and fostering efficiency and excellence in operational planning. The team member will more precisely:
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Be responsible for maintaining and optimizing the global LMR Operational Scheduling tool and respective Power BI based reporting solutions. Ensuring optimal resource allocation and fostering efficiency and excellence in coordinating adequate operational resource scheduling across the different global LMR sites (US and EU)
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Link with Operational Planning & Capacity Management and ensure correct integration of Operational Scheduling information for global LMR in RDPM
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Develop and maintain PowerBI reports and dashboards integrating data from multiple sources
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Support the global LMR general portfolio dashboard and solutions (milestones, planned and actual resource allocation, progress monitoring, performance monitors)
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Develop and update the strategic and operational project plan and budget for a subset of the LMR Project Portfolio ensuring adequate monitoring of critical milestones with respect to timeline and budget.
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Analyze the project deliverable timelines and critical path activities to look for optimizations and/or identify risks/issues; escalate feedback to the Project Team; study the potential impact of recommended solutions; prepare project critical path simulations for alternative project scenario’s
Experience
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Bring a wealth of knowledge with an Academic Master's in Sciences, coupled with over 10 years of experience in Biotech Research, showcasing a minimum of 5 years in operational planning
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General knowledge and understanding of the pharmaceutical industry R&D value chain
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Expert knowledge of the Biologics Discovery workflow
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Proven track record of working with planning tools (e.g. MS Project), PowerBI, Excel, Snowflake,.. in a professional setting
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Background in stakeholder management
Required skills
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Analytical, synthesis and reporting skills
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Navigate a global matrix structure with finesse, demonstrating autonomy, effective judgment, and precision in decision-making
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Strong computer skills, MS office including MS Project, Power BI, Excel, Sharepoint and Spotfire or alternative business intelligence software
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Experience with working in a global matrix structure
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Excellent organizational and prioritizing skills
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Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, adaptable to an international matrixed environment
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Work effectively, accurately and autonomously
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Exercising judgment, impact of decisions and consequence of error
Languages: Fluent in English, written and spoken
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.
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Pursue progress, discover extraordinary Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.
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The salary range for this position is :€78 000,00 - €104 667 Final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.