Thermal Treatment and Contamination Lead – Vaccine

Job title: Thermal Treatment and Contamination Lead – Vaccine

Company: Sanofi

Job description: Reference No. R2583317

Position Title: Thermal Treatment and Contamination Lead

Department: TS Excellence

Type of Employment: Temporary – Full Time

Location: Sanofi Pasteur Limited, Toronto, Ontario

Sanofi Pasteur: The world’s 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.

Sanofi is dedicated to supporting people through their health challenges. We are a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health. We prevent illness with vaccines, provide innovative treatments to fight pain and ease suffering. We stand by the few who suffer from rare diseases and the millions with long-term chronic conditions. With more than 100,000 people in 100 countries, Sanofi is transforming scientific innovation into healthcare solutions around the globe.

Position Summary:

The Incumbent is responsible for the thermal validation activities for strategic capital projects within the Toronto Engineering & Technical Services Organization. This position is required to support along the project the engineering & maintenance team and manage the thermal validation and decontamination activities. This position will be responsible for interfacing with different stakeholders to ensure the system with thermal treatment where adhering to established regulatory compliance requirements. The incumbent is also responsible for developing appropriate organization and tasks to satisfy the needs of internal customers in accordance with company guidelines and procedures, and within budget and schedule commitments.

Major Responsibilities:

Actively engage in all team responsibilities, including workstream meetings, planning and scheduling meetings, and any related project requirements.

Management of work group: Provide direct/indirect leadership and management of the teams. Supervise the specialists in the most effective and efficient manner to ensure the timely completion of assignments. Ensure work is completed in a manner, which complies with “Best Practices”.

Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and maintain documentation practices to track all work history and improve data analysis.

Work with Engineering, Production and Quality to ensure optimal Thermal / Decontamination treatment

Support and assist commissioning of equipment and services as requested by engineering.

Supervise all of thermal validation for strategic project activities.

Build with the stakeholders the thermal validation program (periodic activities, annual shutdown…).

Perform the thermal validation for project related requirements (Autoclave and VHP loads, Sterilization & Decontamination).

Assist Quality/MTech department in Validation equipment and systems as requested.

Education & Experience:

Minimum Bachelor degree in Sciences Engineering

5-10 years of experience in thermal validation & decontamination. Additional experience in construction/installation, equipment start-up, qualification and/or validation is mandatory.

Working knowledge of process and critical utilities equipment

Working knowledge of unit operations typically used in biotech and vaccine manufacturing such as bulk manufacturing, downstream operations, formulation, steaming (SIP) and cleaning (CIP)

Must understand the relationship between Good Manufacturing Practices, industry standards and their application to the manufacturing process.

Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external team members is essential.

Strong analytical skills (engineering analysis)

Leading and guidance of different trades in a construction environment, hands-on troubleshooting skills and the capability to utilize AutoCAD, analysis software and company quality system software.

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.

Sanofi, Empowering Life

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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.

Expected salary:

Location: Toronto, ON

Job date: Thu, 22 Apr 2021 06:57:16 GMT