Biocatalysis & Microbial Fermentation Senior Scientist
Core
Design, implement, and lead innovative biocatalytic processes to deliver robust, eco-designed synthetic routes for Sanofi's medicines using enzyme screening, reaction engineering, and digitalized laboratory approaches.
Role type
Senior Biocatalysis Scientist (Process Chemistry)
Builds
Robust, sustainable synthetic routes for pharmaceutical medicines
Domain
Biopharmaceutical manufacturing / Green chemistry / Biocatalysis
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Enzyme screening, biocatalytic process development, microbial fermentation, reaction engineering, kinetic modeling, DoE methodologies, robotics programming, process scale-up, technology transfer
Preferred skills
Digital transformation leadership, change management, cross-functional collaboration
Technologies
Robotics, AI tools, DoE methodologies
Responsibilities
Define enzyme screening strategies and biocatalytic process development; Perform reaction engineering and optimize biocatalytic transformations; Perform fermentation activities to produce enzymes and biocatalysts; Implement data science solutions and operate robotics for process optimization; Plan, supervise, and execute laboratory experiments ensuring successful technology transfer to pilot scale; Document experimental work and communicate results to international stakeholders.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC