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HSE Auditor

Chengdu, China Fixed Term (Fixed Term) Posted on   Dec. 11, 2025 Closing on   Dec. 20, 2025
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At Sanofi, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. All our decisions are taken with our most important stakeholder in mind – the patients.

Having a rich history of innovation that dates back over 100 years, Sanofi more than ever stays true to its commitment to transform the practice of medicine by providing potentially life-changing treatments and the protection of life-saving vaccines to millions of people. This history includes the first treatments for many rare diseases and the establishment of standards of care in diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Sanofi’s commitment to public health has helped protect hundreds of millions of people from influenza every year for decades and pushed polio to the brink of eradication, while its scientific vision has led to breakthrough innovations in the treatment of inflammatory diseases.

~ 43.07Bn€ Net Sales FY23

~ 90 countries

~ 91K employees

~ 59 manufacturing sites

~ 20 R&D sites

HSE Third-Parties Auditor Position:

Within the international team in charge of HSE Audits “Third Parties”, your mission will consist in leading and analyzing HSE audits on third parties’ sites and providing feedback to Global HSE and other internal partners (External Manufacturing, Procurement, CSR, etc.).

Main missions:

Carry out HSE audits on suppliers and service-providers’ sites:

·Organize and conduct the audit according to Sanofi process, on site or remotely.

·Establish a diagnosis of major HSE risks of the supplier that could affect Sanofi's legal liability, reputation and supply continuity

·Write the audit report and executive summary. Communicate them to stakeholders and organize immediate mitigation plans in case of critical risks

·Follow up the corrective action plans. Check the relevance of planned actions and their implementation (on site or remotely)

·Ensure documentation traceability within Sanofi tools

Contribute to continuous improvement:

·Inform local internal partners (Procurement, external manufacturing…) of audit outcome and contribute to the optimization of third-parties portfolio. Prioritize critical situation and escalate identified risks.

·Provide Global HSE with trend analysis and valuable data linked to your audit perimeter, proposing process optimization initiatives and updates and regulation evolutions.


Profile:

Scientific training (general engineer / organic chemistry / chemical engineering) 

Fluent English is essential.

Specific experiences and knowledge:

·Expertise in HSE practices: management system, process safety, fire explosion risk, occupational exposure, air emissions, water release, waste, management of pharmaceuticals in the environment, etc.

·Industrial experience

·HSE experience on an industrial or R&D site

·Local regulatory knowledge (China & India)

Personal and professional skills:

·Analysis and synthesis skills

·      Interview / audit techniques

·Communication and transversal collaboration skills

·Great autonomy

·Rigor and method

·Knowledge of multicultural environments

Frequent trips are to be within the country of location and abroad (around 15 - 20 weeks per year).

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, disability, or gender identity.

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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.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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