Accelerator - Data & AI Engineering (Paris)

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Job Title: Accelerator - Data & AI Engineering

• Department: AI Workflow Engineering
• Location: Paris, FR
• Hybrid: 60% office /40% remote
• Permanent: Fulltime

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Sanofi in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world.  

Ready to grow your skills while helping shape the future of healthcare? At Sanofi, you’ll be empowered to learn, ask questions, and bring your ideas to life – all while supported by inspiring mentors and collaborative teams. 

At Sanofi, we’re committed to providing the next-gen healthcare that patients and customers need. It’s about harnessing data insights and leveraging AI responsibly to search deeper and solve sooner than ever before.  

The products you will work on:

You will play a key leadership role across our AI Workflow data products, specifically supporting the Source to Pay reimagination for buying and the streamlining of Sanofi knowledge and resolution for service management. 

These products aim to: 

• Automate and optimize AI-driven workflows across Sanofi, including procurement and support
• Enable seamless deployment of GenAI and agentic systems through robust, scalable data pipelines and system integrations architectures

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.

 Main Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, implementation, and delivery of data pipelines, datamarts and AI workflows, ensuring scalability, resilience, and compliance with Sanofi’s standards
• Work closely with business and product stakeholders within the AI Workflow domain to understand requirements and translate them into technical architectures and deliverables
• Collaborate with Data Architects and Software Engineers to design, build, and maintain DataMart's, models, and integrations in Snowflake, leveraging DBT, Airflow, and Python for automation and orchestration
• Define, enforce, and continuously improve DataOps and MLOps practices, including CI/CD with GitHub Actions and infrastructure management using Terraform on AWS
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to a small team of engineers, fostering a culture of accountability and technical excellence
• Ensure high data quality and observability through automated testing, validation, and monitoring processes 
• Collaborate with AI Workflow teams to integrate GenAI, RAGs, and Agentic AI components into production workflows
• Stay current with Sanofi standards, industry practices, and emerging technologies, ensuring the AI Workflow ecosystem remains at the forefront of innovation 

You are a dynamic and hands-on Data Engineer who combines technical depth with leadership maturity, you enjoy leading small, high-performing teams while staying close to code and architecture decisions. You’re passionate about designing systems that make AI workflows reliable, scalable, and impactful for Sanofi’s enterprise mission. 

Key Technical Requirements & Qualifications:

• Strong experience leading end-to-end data engineering projects from design to production deployment 
• Proven experience with Snowflake, Airflow, DBT, Python, AWS, Terraform, and GitHub Actions 
• Good knowledge of SQL and relational databases technologies/concepts 
• Proven ability to define and enforce data and MLOps standards (CI/CD, observability, lineage, reproducibility) 
• Experience in building and maintaining data pipelines, datamarts, and data models at enterprise scale 
• Practical understanding of GenAI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, and Agentic AI integration 
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams — Product, Data Architecture, and AI Engineering 
• Ability to work within regulated environments (data privacy, compliance, cybersecurity) is a plus 

Soft and behavioral skills:

• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills 
• Strong leadership and mentorship skills, with the ability to inspire and elevate junior engineers 
• Excellent communication, both written and verbal, able to translate technical concepts for diverse stakeholders 
• Service-oriented mindset and collaborative spirit 
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to drive initiatives independently 
• Analytical and structured problem-solver with a delivery focus 

Your background:

• 4 years of experiences in a data team
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or relevant field
• Experience in the healthcare industry is a strong plus

We provide a highly open and collaborative environment, with an opportunity to work with a world class team. You will be able to:  

• Learn what it takes to make a service with a truly global reach 
• Be part of an organization that values diversity, inclusion, and the richness of different backgrounds and experiences 
• Engage in meaningful work that combines the challenges of pharma, manufacturing, environmental matters and technical fields, offering abundant opportunities for professional growth and impact 
• Contribute to a company that is not only a leader in healthcare but also a pioneer in digital transformation, shaping the future of global health 

Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover 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, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. 

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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.

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Final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.