Job detail for Chemical Analyst - Microbiology Immunology-Virology

Job Title: Chemical Analyst – Microbiology / Immunology - Virology

• Location: Ocoyoacac Plant, Mexico
• Work model: On-site

About the Job

As a Chemical Analyst – Microbiology / Immunology-Virology within our Quality team, your work will be key to ensuring the safety and efficacy of the products that reach millions of patients. As a Chemical Analyst, you will be responsible for performing microbiological and/or immunology-virology analyses of raw materials, in-process products, stability tests, validations, and new suppliers, ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), as well as the integrity and traceability of the generated data. Ready to get started?

Join a global network that drives the way Sanofi delivers its products, seamlessly, intentionally, and at scale. In M&S, you will help reimagine how life-changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster.

About Sanofi:

We are an R&D-driven and AI-powered company committed to improving people's lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system and innovative pipeline allows us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we pursue the miracles of science to improve people's lives.

Key :

Perform microbiological and immunology-virology analyses of raw materials, in-process products, stability samples, validation samples, and critical systems, following established SOPs and pharmacopeial requirements.

Document, report, and ensure the integrity and traceability of all analytical results in compliance with GMP and Good Laboratory Practices.

Monitor and follow up on the calibration and qualification of instruments and equipment within the microbiology and immunology-virology areas to ensure the validity of results.

Manage the inventory of culture media, reagents, and critical supplies (including antigens and antisera), coordinating with internal and external suppliers to ensure the timely delivery of results.

Update and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), verifying alignment with pharmacopeias, global directives, and site documentation to keep them updated and current.

Identify, evaluate, and control HSE and GxP risks associated with laboratory activities, ensuring compliance with biosafety, biocontainment, and SMS 2.0 standards, while driving continuous improvement proposals.

Collaborate cross-functionally with Production, Engineering and Maintenance, Quality Assurance, and global sites (e.g., Sanofi Val de Reuil, France) to support equipment qualifications, methodology transfers, and compliance with quality systems (CAPA, CCR).

About You

• Experience: Experience in laboratory analysis in the areas of microbiology, immunology, virology, or analytical molecular biology (desirable but not essential for entry-level).
• Knowledge and application of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) in regulated environments.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry, biotechnology, or quality control laboratories is a plus.
• Handling of laboratory equipment and instruments, including calibration, qualification, and preventive maintenance.
• Experience in technical documentation and quality systems (CAPA, deviations, root cause analysis, data integrity).
• Soft and technical skills: Analytical, Bacteriology, Virology, Biosafety.
• Education: Pharmaceutical Biological Chemist, Bacteriologist Parasitologist Chemist, Biochemical Engineer, Pharmaceutical Biological Chemist/Technologist, Chemical Engineer, or related field.
• Languages: Intermediate English.

Why Choose Us

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
• Discover endless opportunities to develop your talent and advance your career, whether through a promotion or a lateral move, locally or internationally.
• Enjoy a well-designed and thoughtful benefits package that recognizes your contribution and boosts your impact.
• Shape the future of medicine and vaccine distribution with cutting-edge technology, ensuring seamless launches and a resilient global supply chain.
• Drive industry-leading performance by leveraging digital innovation, data, and artificial intelligence, with speed and at scale.
• Transform lives around the world by delivering life-changing treatments anywhere, anytime.

Pursue Progress. Discover the Extraordinary.

Join Sanofi and enter a new era of science - where your growth can be as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to go further, think faster, and do what has never been done before.

You will help push boundaries, challenge conventions, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to pursue the miracles of science and improve people's lives? Let's pursue Progress and Discover the Extraordinary – together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity. Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!

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Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

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.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!