AI-Ready Data Engineering Team Lead

About Sanofi

We are an innovative global healthcare company driven by one purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives. We are transforming into an AI-first biopharma company, accelerating R&D and bringing life-changing treatments to patients faster through cutting-edge data and AI solutions.

About the Role

Lead the technical transformation of data into AI-ready assets that power breakthrough discoveries and save lives. You will drive Sanofi's AI-Ready Data framework implementation, leading a specialized engineering team within our Platform Engineering organization. This is your opportunity to architect the data foundation that enables AI-driven drug discovery, clinical innovation, and manufacturing excellence at global scale.

What You'll Do

• Drive technical implementation of Sanofi's AI-Ready Data framework, ensuring data is well-understood, trusted, secure, accessible, and ready for AI consumption at enterprise scale

• Lead and mentor a team of Data Quality, Data Governance, and Data Management engineers within the AI Ready Data team

• Architect automated data preparation systems using cutting-edge AI agents (DataOrion suite) that enable enterprise-wide AI adoption

• Design end-to-end data pipelines supporting both structured and unstructured data for GenAI and next-generation AI applications

• Collaborate with global cross-functional teams to accelerate AI innovation, ensuring seamless integration with AI Foundry and data marketplace platforms

• Champion technical innovation in data & ai engineering, driving measurable outcomes for AI-ready data products

• Establish real-time data observability and monitoring frameworks ensuring data health across the complete AI lifecycle

What You'll Bring

Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related technical field (Master's preferred)

• 10+ years of experience in data engineering, AI/ML engineering, or related technical roles in pharmaceutical/life sciences with 5+ years in technical leadership

• Deep expertise in cloud data platforms (Snowflake, AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern data engineering tools

• Strong experience with data governance platforms (Informatica CDGC & CDQ, Collibra) and metadata management

• Proven track record implementing large-scale data transformations in regulated environments

• Experience with AI/ML data preparation, feature engineering, and production AI system support

• Exceptional leadership skills with experience managing global technical teams, vendors and driving organizational change

• Strong communication abilities, translating complex technical concepts for business stakeholders

Nice to Have:

• Experience with GenAI, Large Language Models, and agentic AI systems

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical R&D, clinical trials, or manufacturing data domains

• Familiarity with unstructured data processing, NLP, and document AI technologies

• Understanding of responsible AI principles and AI governance frameworks

• Experience with real-time streaming, event-driven architectures, and modern data patterns

• Relevant cloud platform certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, Informatica)

Why Join Us

• Meaningful Impact: Your work directly accelerates life-saving drug discovery and improves patient outcomes worldwide

• Cutting-Edge Technology: Lead implementation of industry-leading AI and data platforms including DataOrion, Snowflake, and advanced GenAI systems

• Innovation Leadership: Shape the future of AI-driven biopharma as part of Sanofi's transformation into an AI-first organization

• Career Growth: Exceptional opportunities for professional development, working with renowned leaders and academics in machine learning and data engineering

Ready to Transform Healthcare Through AI?

Join us in chasing the miracles of science. Together, we will build the data foundation that powers breakthrough discoveries and brings hope to patients around the world.

Sanofi is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and provide accommodations for persons with disabilities during the recruitment process upon request.

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. 

PursueProgress. 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.

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