Sanofi
Biopharma
ScientificFellow,AI-EnabledMolecularDesign
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“Scientific Fellow, AI-Enabled Molecular Design at Sanofi. Skills: AI-enabled molecular design, Computational science, Drug design. Shape scientific strategy. Evaluate internal and external capabilities”
Industry & Context.
Decision-making
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Ph.D. in computational chemistry, medicinal chemistry, computational biology, structural biology, biophysics, machine learning, biomedical data science, or related scientific discipline, Minimum 7 years of experience in academia, biotech, technology, or pharma, Track record in AI, computational tools, and molecular design for small and/or large molecule therapeutics, Demonstrated success advising senior leaders, Demonstrated success evaluating emerging scientific capabilities, Demonstrated success translating technical advances into strategic R&D impact
What You'll Do.
Shape scientific strategy
Evaluate internal and external capabilities
Apply deep scientific judgement to advance design and
Provide expert leadership on digital
Improve design quality and decision-making
Increase probability of success
Advise senior leaders on emerging scientific and technological
Advise corporate management on strategic opportunities
Advise corporate management on differentiated approaches in AI-enabled
Assess emerging methods for scientific quality
Assess emerging platforms for scientific quality
Assess emerging partnerships for scientific quality
Assess external innovations for scientific quality
Serve as internal expert consultant
Contribute deep scientific judgement
Provide thought partnership
Establish national reputation as thought leader
Establish international reputation as thought leader
Maintain national reputation as thought leader
Maintain international reputation as thought leader
Publish high-impact research
Maintain productive scientific collaborations
Accept invited speaking engagements
Participate in conferences
Bring connections to leading academic groups
Bring connections to leading biotech groups
Bring connections to leading technology groups
Bring connections to leading pharmaceutical groups
Envision innovative scientific solutions
Deliver innovative scientific solutions
Envision innovative technological solutions
Deliver innovative technological solutions
Influence direction of field within R&D
Influence productivity of field within R&D
Operate as independent senior scientific leader
Exert broad influence across matrixed organization
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Working across research programs; Working on R&D-wide initiatives; Matrixed organization
Communication Scope
Invited speaking engagements
Full Job Description
# **About _Sanofi_** 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. # **About the _Job_** Join the engine of Sanofi’s mission — where deep immunoscience meets bold, AI-powered research. In R&D, you’ll drive breakthroughs that could turn the impossible into possible for millions. **Main Responsibilities:** * The Scientific Fellow, AI-Enabled Molecular Design, is a senior individual contributor and scientific thought leader at the intersection of AI, computational science, and drug design. This role will shape scientific strategy, evaluate internal and external capabilities, and apply deep scientific judgement to advance the design and optimization of both small and large molecule therapeutics across R&D. * The individual will provide expert leadership on how advanced digital, computational, and AI approaches can accelerate molecular design, improve design quality and decision-making, and increase probability of success. Working across research programs and R&D-wide initiatives, this person will advise senior leaders and corporate management on emerging scientific and technological advances, strategic opportunities, and differentiated approaches in AI-enabled molecular design spanning both biologics and small molecules. * A core expectation of the role is to help define scientific strategies and practical tactics that support company ambitions in AI-enabled molecular design. This includes assessing emerging methods, platforms, partnerships, and external innovations for scientific quality, strategic relevance, and potential impact across areas such as generative design, structure-based design, protein and antibody engineering, multi-parameter optimizatio
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