Scientist - Analytical Sciences & Mass Spectrometry - VIE

Scientist - Analytical Sciences & Mass Spectrometry - VIE Contract

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Location: Canada, Toronto.
Target start date: 01/04/2026.

iMove, the Sanofi VIE Program, is available to citizens of the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28. Please note that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship. Applications that are only submitted in French cannot be considered by our non‑French speaking partners at Sanofi worldwide.

Therefore, only applications that are submitted in English will be considered. Please make sure to apply with your personal email address.

As Scientist - Analytical Sciences & Mass Spectrometry VIE within our Analytical Sciences team, you will support clinical lot release through various different analytical assays, specifically mass spectrometry‑based assays. Join the team protecting half a billion lives every year with next‑gen science, mRNA innovation, and AI‑driven breakthroughs. In Vaccines, you’ll help advance prevention on a global scale - and shape the future of immunization.

We’re an 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.

• Lead the development and qualification of appropriate assays for the release, characterization, and stability assessment of vaccines and support the manufacturing processes.
• Lead the design and execution of experimental studies for the development of new test methods for release, stability, and characterization assays for new vaccine products through literature search, feasibility assessment, assay optimization and robustness testing, and qualification/validation.
• Lead method transfers to or co‑validations with other testing labs, investigations, and test performance monitoring/trending.
• Perform day‑to‑day laboratory functions to ensure project milestones are achieved on time and performed in a GMP‑compliant manner with respect to training, documentation, and instrumentation. Keep abreast of relevant Quality, regulatory and GMP environments and lead teams to ensure quality and compliance of testing activities in scope.
• Promote good communication and teamwork, ensuring flexibility in the workplace and transversal cooperation with internal customers and other testing groups. Lead the evaluation of new technologies in their area of expertise to improve throughput, precision, accuracy, and overall quality of methods employed.
• Assist with, implement, and practice good quality and safety practices.
• Work within the policies, procedures and regulations as required by the Company and under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Responsible for implementation of analytical strategy with thorough method development and qualification.

2+ years relevant experience preferred. Specific scientific experience in the development of new analytical methods for biomolecules and/or vaccines. Experience in analytical method development, validation/transfer, data management, automation, and general statistics preferred. Experience in maintaining laboratories and equipment in cGMP compliance. Familiarity with testing in compliance with current electronic data integrity regulations is preferred.

• General knowledge of sample preparation techniques and reagents used in proteomics, intact mass analysis, absolute quantitation analysis by Liquid Chromatography‑Mass Spectrometry (LC‑MS).
• General familiarity with spectroscopy methods (UV‑vis and fluorescence), electrophoresis‑based methods, SDS‑PAGE, Capillary Gel electrophoresis (SDS‑CGE), western blot and capillary western (Protein Simple Wes/Jess), and…