Manufacturing and Supply
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miracles of
science are made
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Manufacturing Operations Team Leader
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.
Job title:Manufacturing Operations Team Lead
Location: Waterford, Ireland
Job Type:23-month Fixed Term Contract
Work Arrangements:On-site
Shift:24/5- 8 Hour Shifts(Week1-Days, Week 2-Afternoons,Week 3–Nights)
About the job
As aManufacturing Operations Team Lead, you will play a critical role in ensuring the successful deliveryof Packingrare disease products to current CGMP.You will lead a highly engaged,high‑performingoperational team that is fully aligned with site businessobjectivesand committed to excellence.There are 3 Production Lines currently with a 4thstate of the artProduction Line in the Qualification Process.
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Join a global network that powers how Sanofi delivers — seamlessly, purposefully, and at scale. In Manufacturing & Supply,you'llhelp reimagine how life-changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster. Our Waterford site is a key part of this network, and your work here will directly contribute to ensuring the safety and quality of the medicines and vaccines we deliver to patients around the world.
About Sanofi:
We’rean 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:
Manage the manufacturing areas to ensure that productionobjectivesare met
Ensure production of products are undertaken in compliance with cGMP and Safety standards through regular walk through and review of deviations and GMP documentations
Monitor the level of GMP compliance in their area on an on-going basis
Ensure that all production activities areorganisedand executed on time, in full and right first time
Involved in the preparation, review and approval of Manufacturing documentation and records
Define team targets / goals and support team in achieving them especially in the areas of safety,productivityand quality
Actively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, non-commercial activities and positively embrace change
Train/assess competence for Team Member and manage performance on an on-going basis
About you
Technical qualification in Science or Engineering
EBR (Electronic Batch Record) and SAP experience an advantage.
Demonstrable leadership and people management experiencein pharma manufacturing
Strong ability to influence, lead, and drive change
Highly proactive, with the ability to understand the broaderorganisationalcontext
Diploma in Supervisory Management or equivalentis anadvantage
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, whetherit’sthrough a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally
Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact
Takegood careof yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare,preventionand wellness programs and at least14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave
Play an instrumental part in creating best practice within our manufacturing facility
Our Waterford site is easily accessible from the M9 and offers excellent facilities including a subsidized restaurant and newly refurbished gym
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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.
Final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.
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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.
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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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