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Planning and Scheduling Specialist

Framingham, Massachusetts Salary Range   USD 35.56 - 47.41
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Our teams produce and deliver over 4 billion units of medicines and vaccines every year, ensuring every breakthrough gets to the people who need it most.
Our state-of-the-art facilities, AI-powered smart factories, and cutting-edge automation are redefining what’s possible: ensuring treatments reach patients faster, safer, and more sustainably than ever before. This is where your skills, ambition, and passion can shape the future of healthcare.

Job Title:  Planning and Scheduling Specialist

Location: Framingham, MA

About the Job

Join a global network that powers how Sanofi delivers — seamlessly, purposefully, and at scale. In Manufacturing & Supply, you’ll help reimagine how life-changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster.

This organization is responsible for providing Facilities, Engineering and Maintenance support for all cGMP process and utility systems at Framingham MA Campus, maintaining these systems in a validated state of control and ensuring uninterrupted business continuity.  This organization is also responsible for shared GMP and non GMP systems on the Framingham campus as defined by Service Level Agreements and this role will support key campus stakeholders including but not limited to Research & Development, Science, Global Manufacturing Sciences and Technology.  This organization is also responsible for non GMP maintenance of buildings on the Framingham campus in conjunction with North America Sanofi Business services (SBS) and is the main group interfacing with SBS.

Takes a lead role in matters related to asset management, PM program and planning and scheduling of preventive and unscheduled maintenance activities. Contributes to continuous improvement projects and initiatives.

About Sanofi:
We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Maintains the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to plan and schedule work orders, preventive maintenance activities, material lists and asset management.

  • Receives all work orders from requesting departments and end-users. Assess work request and makes decisions regarding response time and level of planning activities based on priority of requested work.

  • Adapts to changing production needs and prioritizes work among conflicting schedules and expectations.

  • Develops maintenance work packages by evaluating work orders for required permits, action notices, job steps, spare parts, tools, labor and opportunities for efficiencies.

  • Ensures estimate for time required to perform work activities are accurate for the purpose of establishing a schedule.

  • Utilizes reports to optimize schedule and level loading of resources.

  • Works in a collaborative team environment and interacts with other departments such as Engineering, Facilities, Validation, Quality, Manufacturing, and Metrology.

  • Team member or lead for special projects as assigned.

  • Acts as subject matter expert for work order management, asset management and PM program.

  • Supports audit requests and CMMS training.

  • Meets with production and area owners to finalize equipment availability and schedule upcoming maintenance activities.

  • Utilizes maintenance reports/metrics to manage incoming and future work activities.

  • Acts as Shutdown Coordinator or participates in the coordination and scheduling of building and utility shutdowns.

About You

Basic Qualifications

  • High School Diploma with 3+ years planning or scheduling or related work experience.

  • Strong organizational, administrative, and analytical skills.

  • Working knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), Computerized Calibration Management System (CCMS)

  • Experience working within cross-functional teams.

  • Working knowledge of quality management systems.

  • Customer service oriented, works well with internal and external customers.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working for a maintenance organization in a cGMP Biotech/Pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.

  • Knowledge of methods, materials, tools and equipment used in the maintenance of a modern pharmaceutical facility.

  • Knowledge of industrial and manufacturing equipment with the ability to help coordinate building shutdowns.

  • Ability to identify potential safety hazards, LOTO requirements, and appropriate precautions applicable to work assignments.

  • Experience in a Enterprise Asset Management System.

Special Working Conditions

  • Ability to gown and enter clean rooms.

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.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.

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.

Watch 'One day at Sanofi' and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives at sanofi.com

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  • Innovation drives us. From AI and mRNA to next-gen science, we push the boundaries to deliver first- and best-in-class vaccines for infectious diseases worldwide.

  • Growth happens here. With bold investments in R&D and world-class facilities, Sanofians across the entire vaccine lifecycle are shaping the future of global health.

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