RELIABILITY ENGINEERING SPECIALIST - R&D CMC LAB DIGITIZATION
Synthorx
About Us:
We are seeking an experienced Reliability Engineering Specialist to drive the infrastructure reliability and performance of our Digital R&D CMC Lab Digitization platform (Chemistry, Manufacturing & Control). This role is critical in ensuring the seamless operation of laboratory systems that support Sanofi's innovative drug development process.
At Sanofi, we're revolutionizing healthcare through digital transformation. Our Digital R&D platforms leverage cutting-edge technology to accelerate drug development and improve laboratory operations. The CMC Lab Digitization product line is central to our strategy, enabling data-driven decision making and automated workflows in our research and manufacturing processes.
Main Responsibilities:
Platform Reliability & Performance (40%)
Architect and implement high-availability infrastructure solutions for critical lab systems including LIMS, ELN, and instrument integration platforms
Maintain 99.9% uptime for essential laboratory systems
Design and implement infrastructure disaster recovery strategies
Lead infrastructure automation initiatives using IaC principles
Technical Leadership & Innovation (25%)
Deliver cloud-native solutions for lab digitization initiatives
Drive architectural decisions for new laboratory system implementations
Collaborate with Product Owners to define technical roadmaps
Implement predictive monitoring solutions to prevent system outages
Incident Management & Security (20%)
Lead incident response for critical lab systems
Ensure GxP compliance and data integrity
Implement security measures aligned with pharmaceutical industry standards
Conduct root cause analysis and implement preventive measures
Program Management & Stakeholder Engagement (15%)
Manage infrastructure budget and resource allocation
Partner with vendors and technology partners
Drive continuous improvement initiatives
Mentor team members on reliability engineering practices
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
AWS Solutions Architect Certification (Professional level preferred)
5+ years experience with pharmaceutical R&D systems in GxP-regulated environments
Strong background in cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure) and IaC tools
Technical Expertise
Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS services and architecture patterns, Azure knowledge plus
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), Data platform technologies (Snowflake)
Network architecture and security
Monitoring & Reliability
Advanced monitoring tools (Splunk, Grafana)
SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) practices and principles
Performance troubleshooting and optimization
Disaster recovery planning
Lab Systems Knowledge
Laboratory informatics systems
Instrument integration platforms
Data pipeline architectures
Scientific workflow automation
Success Metrics
First 90 Days
Complete systems assessment and identify critical improvement areas
Develop reliability improvement roadmap
Establish key performance indicators
First 180 Days
Implement automated monitoring for all critical systems
Reduce incident resolution time by 25%
Develop standard operating procedures for key processes
First Year
Achieve 99.9% system availability
Implement full disaster recovery capability
Establish automated deployment pipelines
Required Skills
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
Strong communication abilities in English (French is a plus)
Experience leading technical teams
Proven stakeholder management capabilities
This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of digital laboratory operations at a leading global healthcare company. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in our digital transformation journey while working with cutting-edge technologies in a meaningful industry.
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.
- Opportunity to work in an international environment, collaborating with diverse business teams and vendors, working in a dynamic team, and fully empowered to propose and implement innovative ideas.
Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.
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. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s 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, or gender identity.
Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!
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.
At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.
Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!