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Research Scientist - VIE Contract 

• Location: United States of America, Waltham
• Target start date: 01/01/2027

iMove, the Sanofi VIE Program, is available to citizens of the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28.

PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.

PLEASE NOTE that applications that are only submitted in French cannot be considered by our non-French speaking partners at Sanofi worldwide. Therefore, only applications that are submitted in English will be considered. Please make sure to apply with your personal email address.

About the job

As Research ScientistVIE within our Molecular Biology & mAb Discovery team, you’ll work as part of an international team for antibody discovery and characterization against several pathogenic targets.

Join the team protecting half a billion lives every year with next-gen science, mRNA innovation, and AI-driven breakthroughs. In Vaccines, you’ll help advance prevention on a global scale - and shape the future of immunization. 

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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:

• Bibliography analysis on new technical development for antibody discovery programs.
• Identification and implementation of novel approaches pertinent to state-of-the-art fields in immunology, antibody discovery, single cell approaches, Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) to support innovative, rapid, and disruptive methods and technologies.
• Set up and perform experimentation with new technical developments and formal and informal presentation of results obtained in platform, scrum reviews, and scrum grand reviews.
• Supporting the identification and acquisition of technologies and equipment.
• Work independently utilizing various experimental techniques, with a willingness to implement innovative technologies and protocols.
• Understand goals and identify own role in achieving them, meeting key deadlines that are set.
• Document all work appropriately in electronic lab notebooks and perform laboratory support activities such as maintaining equipment and ordering lab supplies.
• Work with contract research organizations (CROs) as needed.

About you

Experience:

• At least 1 year full time working experience in antibody discovery, immunology, and/or molecular biology or similar field.
• Strong experience in the theory and performance of immunology and/or molecular biology methods, in analytics approaches and use of software.
• Hands-on experience with flow cytometry and/or cell sorting, including experience with the associated software packages and single cell genomics approaches, NGS, and/or antibody identification is a plus.
• Experience with protein biochemistry and/or protein characterization (surface plasmon resonance (SPR), biolayer interferometry (Octet), ELISA) would be a plus.

Soft and technical skills:

• Excellent interpersonal skills, communication, and have a collaborative attitude to work in multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to independently exercise judgment in daily duties, plan and execute experiments in a timely manner is critical.
• Highly motivated, reliable, and well-organized individual.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to learn recent technologies and concepts and apply them appropriately with supervision.
• Be familiar with common software and tools for data analysis in the fields of immunology and/or antibody discovery will be a plus.

Education:

• Master’s Degree in Immunology, Molecular Biology, Engineering or similar.

Languages:

• Fluent in English language.

Why choose us?

• Be part of a pioneering biopharma company where patient insights shape drug development. 
• Work at the forefront of AI-powered science that accelerates discovery and improves outcomes. 
• Collaborate beyond your expertise, sparking new ideas with diverse, multidisciplinary teams. 
• Share knowledge with leading scientists, engineers, and experts in a purpose-driven community dedicated to protecting millions worldwide.  
• Be part of a company that believes in the future with significant investment annually in manufacturing innovation.  
• Help create sustainable vaccine solutions, from reducing carbon emissions in production to increasing global access to life-saving immunizations.  

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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.