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R&D Business Process Specialist
At a glance
Bring your curiosity to a team where deep immunoscience meets cutting-edge innovation. Across oncology, rare diseases, neurology, and vaccines, you’ll work at the intersection of lab science and AI-powered discovery — all while collaborating across boundaries to turn breakthrough ideas into real-world impact. Whether you want to deepen your scientific expertise or grow as a leader, you’ll find the opportunity here.
Job title: R&D Business Process Specialist
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Job type: Permanent, full-time
Hybrid working
About the job
Are you ready to shape the future of medicine? The race is on to speed up drug discovery and development to find answers for patients and their families. Your skills could be critical in helping our teams accelerate Progress.
We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?
Join us as an R&D Business Process Specialist and you’ll play a critical role in providing operational support to the Sanofi R&D Global Process Owner (GPO) to ensure consistent, efficient and compliant execution of R&D processes worldwide.
Under the leadership of the GPO, you’ll be responsible for mapping processes end-to-end, from initial development through integration into Signavio. The role includes monitoring process performance, change management activities mainly training development, to make process effective, compliant with Industry and Sanofi standards and aligned with R&D strategic goals.
Main responsibilities:
Under the leadership of the GPO:
- Collaborate with GPOs, SMEs and Operational excellence experts to identify and implement improvements in processes, focusing on harmonisation across R&D, efficiency, quality, and effectiveness.
- Establish, maintain, and continuously improve the R&D process framework.
- Map process flows and ensure clear roles and responsibilities through a detailed RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed) matrix for each process, ensuring accountability and standardization across R&D and countries.
- Integrate processes into the Signavio platform for centralized process management, transparency, and alignment.
- Support the design of standardized workflows that incorporate both human and AI elements, as an essential element for creating efficient, adaptable processes.
- Develop process documentation if needed and/or maintain up to date process documentation according to R&D standards.
- Collaborated with analyse performance metrics on processes to evaluate effectiveness, support continuous improvement.
- Define, collect & Analyse performance metrics to evaluate effectiveness, support continuous improvement, and report insights to the RDO.
- Support the development of training programs to ensure proficiency in new or revised processes & tools.
About you
Experience:
Solid understanding of GxP (Good Practice) and regulatory standards applicable to the pharmaceutical industry, with demonstrated experience in process improvement and project management.
Strong understanding of processes and requirements within the pharmaceutical industry.
Recognized experience in process mapping and design techniques, particularly with tools such as Signavio or other Business Process Management (BPM) platforms, is highly desirable.
Skills:
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Proven ability to think strategically and translate strategic objectives into actionable plans.
Experience in leading training initiatives and providing support to teams during process transitions.
Results-oriented mindset with a focus on driving continuous improvement and achieving measurable results.
Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Digital driven appetite and mindset are a must
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Process Management, or related field (master’s preferred).
Expertise in process improvement and lean methodologies, is highly desirable.
Knowledge in Business Process Management methodologies and/or AI applications in process optimization would be a valuable asset.
Language(s):
Strong English skills (verbal and written), ability to exchange fluently in a global environment
Why choose us?
Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team in an international work environment
Work from an "Office of the Year 2025" award winner with flexible home office policy
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
An individual and well-structured introduction and training of new employees and we will dedicate a Buddy for you to better navigate in your first weeks
Join a great community & special events (Monthly Board Game Nights, Summer Events, Well-Being Lectures & Sport Clubs)
Office of the Year 2025 – Evolution Award
Our most recent award – Sanofi is recognized for creating an innovative workspace that supports collaboration and adaptability.
Marketing Diamond Award 2026 – Employer Branding
One of the highest honours at Hungary's prestigious Marketing Diamond Awards, recognizing excellence in employer branding.
BSC Investor of the Year 2025
Awarded by HIPA, ABSL Hungary, and AmCham Hungary for our contribution to Hungary's business services sector.
PwC Workforce Preference Survey 2025 – Top 3 Most Attractive Employers
Ranked 3rd among the most attractive employers in Hungary.
Hungarian Employer Branding Awards 2025 – Gold & Silver
Best Strategic Employer Branding Campaign (Gold) and Best Employer Branding Campaign in the Pharma Sector (Silver).
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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.
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- Expand your horizons. Grow through curiosity, with support to move, learn, and lead in a culture that champions mentorship, mobility, and bold development.
- Accelerate results with technology. Harness the power of AI and automation to push scientific boundaries and reimagine what's possible in drug discovery.
- Impact through inclusive innovation. Help deliver better science and fairer outcomes by driving inclusive research that reaches more people, in more meaningful ways.
- Turn patient needs into breakthrough science. Drive scientific breakthroughs that start with patient needs – and end in treatments that change lives.
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