Job Specifications
Job Title:Head of Solutions Engineering
Location: Cambridge, MA, Morristown, NJ
About This Role
Sanofi is building the pharmaceutical industry's first AI-powered operating system-and we need a Head of Solutions Engineering (a Technology Principle) to make it happen. You'll lead a specialized team of 5-7 solution engineers while partnering directly with our Agentic AI core team to accelerate cloud transformation, modernize API frameworks, and dramatically improve infrastructure reliability across our global pharmaceutical operations.
This isn't a traditional technology role. You'll build and lead a cross-functional team with full hiring authority while maintaining the technical depth to challenge specialists and drive architectural coherence. Your decisions will impact 130K+ users, 21,000 hosts, 4,000 databases, and 5,000 applications supporting life-saving medicine development worldwide.
Reporting Structure: Direct report to Global Head of Digital Technology with dotted line to Enterprise Architecture
Location: Based in one of following sites: Morristown, NJ, Cambridge, MA (Hybrid work schedule)
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?
What You'll Lead
Build Your Technical Dream Team
Recruit 5-7 specialized solution engineers across Cloud, API/Integration, Database, Network, and Observability
Establish cross-domain collaboration frameworks that eliminate technical silos
Drive professional development and career growth for high-performing technical talent
Lead through influence and technical credibility in a Matrix organization
Enable AI-Powered Pharmaceutical Innovation
Partner with Agentic AI core team to design infrastructure supporting intelligent automation
Architect cloud-native solutions optimized for AI/ML workloads with pharmaceutical compliance
Establish Real Time data pipelines enabling AI-powered drug discovery and manufacturing
Implement API frameworks supporting agent-to-agent communication and automated decision-making
Accelerate Critical Technology Transformations
Cloud Transformation: Lead hybrid cloud migration with AWS/Azure governance and FinOps
API Modernization: Design an enterprise API strategy enabling seamless pharmaceutical data flows
Database Evolution: Modernize data architecture supporting AI/ML analytics and regulatory compliance
Observability & SRE: Implement monitoring platforms targeting 50% incident reduction, 70% MTTR improvement
Network Security: Deploy a zero-trust architecture across global pharmaceutical operations
Drive Strategic Technology Governance
Co-develop enterprise standards with Enterprise Architecture, balancing innovation and compliance
Guide technology evaluation and vendor strategies for pharmaceutical-scale implementations
Establish architectural decision frameworks, ensuring consistency across global operations
Integrate GxP, SOX, and pharmaceutical regulatory requirements into all technology practices
What You Bring
Required Experience
15+ years enterprise technology leadership including 5+ years leading technical teams with hiring authority
Deep expertise across 3+ domains: Cloud Architecture, API/Integration, Database, Network, and Observability
Large-scale transformation leadership in organizations with 10,000+ users
Regulated industry experience with GxP, SOX, HIPAA, or equivalent compliance frameworks
AI/ML infrastructure experience, including data pipelines and cloud-native ML platforms
Multi-platform integration and strategic technology planning at enterprise scale
Travel: 30% domestic and international travel required for global team collaboration and stakeholder engagement
Language:Fluid in English
Highly Valued Experience
Agentic AI or intelligent automation platform implementation
Multi-cloud expertise (AWS/Azure) with FinOps and governance
Site Reliability Engineering with observability platform implementation
Global technology operations across distributed teams and regulatory environments
Essential Leadership Capabilities
Cross-Domain Technical Leadership: Guide specialists while maintaining architectural coherence
AI-Technology Translation: Bridge AI/ML requirements with foundational technology capabilities
Pharmaceutical Business Acumen: Understand how technology impacts drug development and patient outcomes
Strategic Communication: Translate complex technical concepts for C-level executives
Innovation-Compliance Balance: Drive cutting-edge adoption while maintaining regulatory adherence
Education & Credentials
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Systems Analysis, or related field; OR
Equivalent: 20+ years of progressive enterprise technology leadership may substitute the degree
Preferred
Master's degree in Compute
About the Company
We are Sanofi, an innovative global healthcare company. We chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
Our team, across some 100 countries, is dedicated to transforming the practice of medicine by working to turn the impossible into the possible. We provide potentially life-changing treatment options and life-saving vaccine protection to millions of people globally, while putting sustainability and social responsibility at the center of our ambitions.
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