Manufacturing and Supply
Where the
miracles of
science are made
a reality for patients
HSE Intern
At a glance
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.
Launch Your Career Where It Matters Most
What if your internship could directly contribute to protecting lives — not just in the lab, but on the ground, every single day? At Sanofi, we believe that safety and sustainability aren't just compliance checkboxes — they are the foundation of everything we do. As our next HSE Intern, you won't be fetching coffee or sitting on the sidelines. You'll be embedded in a high-performing team, tackling real challenges, and leaving a measurable impact on our operations.
This is your opportunity to step into the pharmaceutical industry with purpose, build expertise that sets you apart, and work alongside professionals who are passionate about making the world a safer, cleaner place.
Why This Internship Is Different
Most internships give you a glimpse. This one gives you the full picture.
You'll gain hands-on exposure across four dynamic functional areas that form the backbone of world-class HSE operations:
- 🔧 HSE Fieldwork — Get out of the classroom and into the field. Experience both field safety and process safety in a live operational environment, seeing firsthand how safety principles protect people and processes at scale.
- 📋 HSE Compliance — Discover how critical documentation drives compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement across a global pharmaceutical operation.
- 🌍 Corporate Sustainability Reporting — Contribute to Sanofi's environmental mission by working on real sustainability metrics — waste, energy, water, and cooling — that feed directly into corporate-level decision-making.
- 🎓 Training & Development Programs — Help design and deliver in-house HSE training, create safety induction video, shaping the safety culture of an entire site.
Your Mission: Real Responsibilities, Real Impact
You won't be handed a theoretical project and left alone. You'll be an active contributor to initiatives that keep our people safe and our operations sustainable. Here's what you'll own:
⚙️ Operations & Engineering
- Contribute to ATEX Compliance Survey, applying your engineering knowledge to solve real operational challenges
📊 Environmental Reporting
- Produce reports on waste, energy, water, and cooling — ensuring our operations remain fully compliant with environmental standards and your numbers will inform decisions at the highest levels of the organization
🛡️ Safety Initiatives
- Support field safety and process safety initiatives that protect every person who walks through our doors
- Create safety induction video with the 10 life-saving rules
- Lead or contribute to at least one impactful HSE improvement project, complete with your own documented findings and recommendations — a portfolio piece you'll be proud to show future employers
📁 Compliance & Documentation
- Perform gap assessments for revised Sanofi standards and ISO14001:2026 to ensure documents are current, accurate, and audit-ready, playing a direct role in keeping the site compliant with regulatory standards
- Prepare documentation that stands up to the scrutiny of formal audits and inspections
🎤 Training & Culture
- Help organize and execute HSE training sessions, Safety Campaigns for staff across the site, contributing to a culture where safety knowledge is shared, documented, and continuously improved
What You'll Walk Away With
By the end of this internship, you won't just have a line on your CV — you'll have a toolkit of industry-relevant skills that accelerate your career:
✅ Deep understanding of pharmaceutical industry processes and equipment
✅ Practical knowledge of HSE department operations, from field safety to process safety management
✅ Hands-on experience and insight into how complex projects are executed in a regulated environment
✅ Exposure to corporate sustainability frameworks and environmental reporting at an international scale
✅ A professional network within one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies
Who We're Looking For
You're ambitious, curious, and ready to roll up your sleeves. You want an internship that challenges you and prepares you for a career that makes a difference.
You're studying toward a degree in:
• Chemical Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Or a closely related discipline
You don't need to have all the answers — you just need the drive to find them.
Ready to Make Your Mark?
At Sanofi, our mission is to chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives. Every safe operation, every sustainability milestone, and every well-trained employee brings us closer to that mission. As our HSE Intern, you'll be part of that story.
> *"The best way to predict your future is to create it."* — Join us, and start creating yours.
Apply now and take the first step toward a career that protects people, preserves our planet, and powers the future of healthcare
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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Why work with us
- We’re problem-solvers and pioneers. United by the belief that everyone deserves a healthier future. We create best-in-class vaccines that prevent disease and protect lives.
- 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.
- We do what’s right. Sustainability and DE&I drive our positive global impact—because the diverse communities Sanofians represent are the patients we serve.
All-in on diversity
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"Manufacturing and Supply is the bridge between the science that happens in research laboratories and the people and communities we serve."
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Executive Vice President of Manufacturing and Supply
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