At Sanofi we work across human health from vaccines to rare diseases, and consumer healthcare. This creates opportunities to work across different areas to build a diverse and exciting career. Sanofi has the capabilities and resources to support your aspirations to fulfil your ambitions and be the best you can be.
The values we are live by are teamwork, courage, respect and integrity.
About the role
Through this industrial placement you will have the opportunity to experience life inside Sanofi where you will quickly become part of the team. During your placement you will have the opportunity to work on real projects that challenge you and help you develop the skills for a great career. You will experience a unique culture that is centred on our people, our patients, and our community.
By completing your placement here, you will gain valuable experience of a real work environment before you graduate, developing skills that you will need throughout your career including teamwork, problem solving and communication skills. You’ll be able to build your skills and confidence by working alongside experienced specialists in your chosen business area. The work and training you will complete will be no different from any other team member, contributing to a range of projects as part of a highly skilled team.
The Regulatory Affairs Department is responsible for supporting all business units within Sanofi, in both the UK and Ireland, through applying for and maintaining a diverse portfolio of marketing authorisations.
We support the business by driving the following key activities
- Portfolio development through supporting the launch of new products in the UK and Ireland, as well as advising on portfolio rationalisation.
- Marketing Authorisation maintenance activities to maintain the lifecycle of existing products.
- Compliance activities to ensure our products and our processes remain aligned with our Marketing Authorisations and with current legislation.
Main responsibilities
- Develop an understanding of the regulatory requirements for Marketing Authorisations in the UK to enable regulatory submissions to be compiled in line with the current requirements.
- Assist and provide support in the co-ordination, preparation, submission and follow up of registration applications to the regulatory authorities, expeditiously and to high standards, to ensure that marketing authorisations are obtained and maintained in line with the company's plans and goals.
- Supports the launch of new products and life cycle management of the existing portfolio.
- Proactively collaborate with members of the Global Business Units and other Global and local functions to ensure project needs are met compliantly within agreed timelines.
- Establish and maintain effective liaison with the Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, where necessary to facilitate expeditious registration and ensure continuity of compliant supply throughout the product lifecycle.
- Carry out administrative activities where necessary to ensure the effective and compliant operation of the department. Maintain accurate and comprehensive product master registration files and update as necessary.
- Support the training of internal colleagues on the role of regulatory within the company and key regulatory processes as necessary, including the training of the next cohort of regulatory affairs students.
About you
You should be studying for a Life Science degree, either as an undergraduate (BSc.) or progressing to a masters (integrated MSc).
To excel in this role, you will need to have
- Ability to understand and interpret scientific information and reports.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Good organisational skills with attention to detail, ability to manage several parallel priorities and flexibility to adapt in a dynamic environment.
- Some knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry would be beneficial (however, training in Regulatory Affairs and support for projects will be provided).
Pursue progress Discover extraordinary
Visas for those who do not already have the right to work in the UK will be considered on a case by case basis according to business needs and resources.
Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.
Our purpose at Sanofi is to work passionately every day to understand and solve healthcare needs of people across the world. Our ambition is by 2025, to be a top 3 innovative, global and diversified human healthcare company. One that embraces transformative technologies and is focused on its area of excellence, which means we’re not there to try to solve everybody’s problems. We want to focus on those areas where we know we are making a difference.
At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.