Sanofi

healthcare

HeadofSmartFactory

Beijing, China FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Head of Smart Factory at Sanofi. Skills: Smart Factory solutions, AI/GenAI deployment, Digital Roadmap development, IT project implementation, Master Data accuracy, Data analysis. Developing, owning, and maintaining the Site Digital Roadmap. Defining a prioritized portfolio of digital projects”

What You'll Achieve.

deliver business continuity, modernization, and performance; deliver best class medicines with excellent strategies and tools; adoption and value capture

Industry & Context.

healthcare
Problems you'll solve

analytical capabilities; performance monitoring/deep dives; big data analytics

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Knowledge of main IT/Digital solutions (e.g., ERP), Knowledge of Manufacturing 4.0 and AI/GenAI, Knowledge of key business & pharma processes, Fluent English in verbal & written

What You'll Do.

and maintaining the Site Digital Roadmap

Defining a prioritized portfolio of digital projects

Defining and managing the digital budget (Capex/Opex)

Leading all the connected global processes and systems

Leading implementation of IT projects

Defining execution approach and masterplan for IT projects

Ensuring funding and line up project team for IT projects

Monitoring execution and planning adherence for IT projects

Ensuring formal handover to operations

Providing first line solution support during operations

Leading the deployment of Smart Factory (incl. GenAI) solutions

Driving locally the technical implementation of Smart Factory solutions

Ensuring adoption and value capture of Smart Factory solutions

Providing technical support and troubleshooting for Smart Factory solutions

Ensuring Master Data accuracy

Leading Head of Data & Processes and Data Stewards

Driving standard governance to assess MD accuracy

Providing analytical capabilities to site functions

Developing a pool of Data Analysts

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Working in collaboration with Digital, Global Functions, and Business Owners; Alignment with key stakeholders; Partnering with Business and OpEx team; Collaboration with concerned functional leads

Communication Scope

Good communication

Process & Methodology

Project Management, Defining execution approach and masterplan, Ensuring finding and line up project team, Monitoring execution, planning adherence, escalation through appropriate governance

Full Job Description

**Job title****职位名称** : _Head of Smart factory_ * Location工作地点: Beijing 北京 **About the job工作职责** We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families. Your job, as _Head of Smart factory_ within our M&S China-Beijing Site, will be to making best class medicines with excellent strategies and tools and delivering them to our patients. We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started? **Main responsibilities****职责描述 :** Developing, owning, and maintaining the Site Digital Roadmap by: • Working in collaboration with Digital, Global Functions, and Business Owners, to define a prioritized portfolio of digital projects to deliver business continuity, modernization, and performance, including Core models, Smart Factory solutions and local applications • Define and manage the associated digital budget (Capex/Opex), and lead all the connected global processes and systems (e.g., SP/budget, business case preparation/approval, Shine, etc.) Lead implementation of IT projects (e.g., iShift, MARS, LIMS, global/local solutions, etc.) by • Defining execution approach and masterplan in alignment with key stakeholders • Ensuring finding (e.g., Capex/Opex) and line up project team ensuring capacity and capabilities (e.g., Project Mgr, KU’s, SME’s, etc.) • Monitoring execution, planning adherence, escalation through appropriate governance • Ensuring in place, in use with formal handover to operations • Providing first line solution support during operatio

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