**Title:** Senior Associate Scientist + **Location:** BE / Gent + **Work Arrangements:** Hybrid mode (4 days Office presence – 1 day home office) **About Sanofi:** At Sanofi, we chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives. We are an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharmaceutical company focused on human health. 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. **About the Role:** Join our Host & Tool Creation and Upstream Processing (HTC-USP) team as a (Senior) Associate Scientist and play a vital role in producing Nanobody molecules that have the potential to transform patients' lives. **Main responsibilities:** • Perform fermentation activities across all scales, from 0.25 L process development to 400 L non-GMP large-scale production • Contribute to day-to-day operations and process development activities • Take responsibility for large-scale (100-400L) fermenter training initiatives, maintenance, and utilities management • Participate in the selection of the best Nanobody molecules for advancement to clinical testing • Represent the USP team in cross-functional meetings when required • Manage experiment planning and data collection • Contribute to digitization initiatives within the team and department, including automated workflows, database connectivity, and in-silico prediction tools **About you** **Experience:** • Demonstrated experience working with bioreactors, both small scale (single-use, glass) and large scale (stainless steel) • Experience with programming, databases, and business intelligence tools • Experience in making and delivering effective scientific presentations is a plus • Project management and/or experience in leading small teams is a plus • Experience with high-throughput and automation equipment (e.g., liquid handling equipment, robotics) is a plus **Soft skills:** • Strong teamwork mentality with a collaborative mindset • Meticulous approach to laboratory work and respect for fermentation equipment • Genuine passion for developing therapeutics that can change patients' lives **Technical skills:** • Digital mindset with proficiency in programming, databases, and business intelligence tools • Comfortable working with fermentation equipment at various scales **Education:** • Master's degree in life sciences (e.g., biotechnology, biology, molecular biology, industrial engineering, bio-engineering, or related field) or equivalent by experience **Languages:** • Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written **Why choose us?** • **Meaningful Work:** Contribute directly to medicines that transform people's lives • **Collaborative Environment:** Join a diverse, supportive team spanning different ages and experiences working together daily • **Professional Development:** Opportunity to enhance your skills, fermentation expertise, and shape the digital future of our department • **Work-Life Balance:** Full-time position (40 hours/week) with 12 work-hour reduction holidays annually, flexible working hours, and one day of telework per week • **Team Culture:** Active social activities and a fun, collaborative atmosphere • Be part of a company that's transforming healthcare through innovation and science • Join a diverse, inclusive team that values your unique perspective **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 \#LI-EUR \#LI-HYBRID **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 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkpDBZ-CJKw&t=67s) and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com (https://www.sanofi.com/en/our-responsibility/equality-and-inclusiveness) ! Global Terms & Conditions and Data Privacy Statement (https://www.sanofi.com/en/careers/global-terms-and-conditions/) Sanofi is dedicated to supporting people through their health challenges. We are a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health. We prevent illness with vaccines, provide innovative treatments to fight pain and ease suffering. We stand by the few who suffer from rare diseases and the millions with long-term chronic conditions. With more than 100,000 people in 100 countries, Sanofi is transforming scientific innovation into healthcare solutions around the globe. Discover more about us visiting www.sanofi.com or via our movie We are Sanofi (https://youtu.be/96EwNjb1TLo) As an organization, we change the practice of medicine; reinvent the way we work; and enable people to be their best versions in career and life. We are constantly moving and growing, making sure our people grow with us. Our working environment helps us build a dynamic and inclusive workplace operating on trust and respect and allows employees to live the life they want to live. All in for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Sanofi - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkpDBZ-CJKw&t=2s)