Senior Associate Scientist (Bioassay Development)

Sanofi•Framingham, MA

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

The race is on to speed up drug discovery and development to find answers for patients and their families. Your skills could be critical in helping our teams accelerate progress. Sanofi is seeking a highly motivated Associate Scientist to join the Analytical Development team within Mammalian Bioanalytics, which develops, validates, and transfers analytical methods used for characterization and release of biologics to support clinical development of new medicines. The successful candidate will participate in the development and validation of analytical methods involving qPCR, ELISA, MSD, cell-based assays and other analytical techniques routinely used to support biotherapeutics development. This individual will conduct pre-clinical and clinical lot release and stability testing of biotherapeutics, including antibodies, antibody-like molecules, enzymes, and other therapeutics. This role operates within a cGMP environment and requires excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional departments. Join the engine of Sanofi’s mission — where deep immunoscience meets bold, AI-powered research. In R&D, you’ll drive breakthroughs that could turn the impossible into possible for millions.

Requirements

B.A./B.S. degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Immunology or related discipline with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry, or Master's Degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Immunology or Biotechnology, or related discipline with 0 to 2 years of experience.
An understanding of Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysical methods (residual DNA, binding assays, cell-based assays)
Must be organized, efficient, and able to work according to timelines.
Excellent organizational and communication skills
Must be able to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
Must have permanent US work authorization

Responsibilities

Participate in the development, qualification, validation, and transfer of qPCR, ELISA, MSD, cell-based assays and potentially other analytical methods in a regulated GMP environment.
Perform routine cell culture activities such as thawing, passaging and banking cells.
Cross train in separation techniques such as cIEF, CE-SDS and SEC and support GMP release and stability testing as needed
Perform cGMP sample testing according to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and compile data packets.
Assist in the drafting of SOPs and technical reports and be able to effectively communicate progress and experimental results to supervisor and team members.
Support Analytical equipment maintenance by performing regular scheduled activities to comply with GMP standards to maintain a GMP compliant laboratory.
Ensure timely completion and delivery of all analytical results and documentation (technical reports, SOPs, ELN, LIMS, etc.) to support product development during clinical phases.