Biotechnologist Trainee (Career Conversion Program)

About the job

Career Conversion Programmes (CCPs) support mid-career new hires, existing employees or fresh graduates seeking to transition into growth job roles with good longer-term prospects through structured on-the-job training. The program is for 15 months with WSG and Sanofi.

Sanofi Manufacturing and Supply organization is preparing its future through an ambitious program named Modulus. The Modulus Project is at the cornerstone of Sanofi strategy as it aims at creating a new manufacturing concept consisting of a new generation of evolutive multi-product facilities, modular, adaptable and agile, leveraging new disruptive technologies, to better address vaccine business challenges as well as Specialty Care Biologics products. One of these two facilities is implemented in Singapore in a new Greenfield site, with a design identical to the one in Neuville (France). The facilities will also have highly digitalized and automated capabilities which is a key enabler for operations using technologies such as autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs), cobots and cloud systems.

This role will have the title of Biotechnologist Trainee and will report to the Manager, Manufacturing. The successful candidate will be part of the pioneer batch of the manufacturing operations shift team who will directly participate in the Engineering and Product Validation Runs in the state-of-the-art facility.

The candidate will have a routine operational role consisting of the following:

• Perform and complete ongoing commissioning and qualification activities of equipment, digital and automation related systems.
• Execute routine GMP manufacturing activities in the manufacturing operations team in accordance with Process, Quality and Safety standards.
• Perform general housekeeping of the manufacturing areas.
• Support ongoing regulatory and audit readiness and preparation.
• User of key digital and automation applications and software related to manufacturing systems such as ERP, MES, PCS, etc.
• Participation in continuous improvement and optimization projects.

Sanofi Modulus Singapore is hiring for Biotechnologist Trainee for the following teams:

• Upstream Manufacturing Process
• Downstream Manufacturing Process
• Central Manufacturing Services (Media & Buffer, Logistics)

Main responsibilities:

• Commissioning and Qualification Activities, Operational Readiness: perform and execute commissioning activities for manufacturing equipment and systems.
• Support the documentation readiness for procedures, risk assessment and other training documents for the manufacturing equipment and systems.
• Transfer: Participate and complete all related trainings to perform the tech transfer runs.
• cGMP Manufacturing Operations: Perform and participate in the Engineering Runs and other Product Validation Runs

About You

• NITEC/Diploma in an Engineering or Science discipline
• Starting job grade of the role will be commensurate with the applicant’s highest education qualification and any other relevant experience.
• Candidates with prior internships or industrial attachments in biopharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations would be advantageous.
• Self-starter and independent worker who can operate and perform in cross functional teams.
• Possess strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to problem solve and navigate through complexity and ambiguity.
• Able to work in fast paced and dynamic conditions with tight timelines.
• Good presentation and verbal communication skills who can adapt and tailor communication to various stakeholders.
• Excellent technical writing skills
• Team Player Biotechnologist will be working in a twelve-hour rotating shift pattern consisting of day and night shifts which will include weekend workdays when the facility is fully operational.

Job Location:

• Sanofi Aventis Singapore - 5 Tuas South Street 2, Singapore 639328