Engineering Lead - AI Workflows

Reference no. R2858776 

Position title: Engineering Lead

Location: Toronto, ON

About the job

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.  

At Sanofi Accelerator’s Global Function (GF) , we work at the intersection of technology and business, partnering closely with product, finance, procurement, and operations teams to revolutionize how Sanofi runs at scale. Our mission is to leverage modern software engineering to streamline global operations, automate complex processes, and unlock efficiency across the enterprise.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Digital & Data are at the heart of Sanofi: our ambition is to be the leading digital healthcare platform to deliver medicine faster, enable business operations to scale seamlessly, and help Sanofi teams focus on what matters most — science and patients. Ready to get started?

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. 

*Hybrid - Onsite 3 days per week (M-W) - required. *

Main responsibilities:

Scope & Impact

• Manages a team of up to 10 engineers, including ICs at higher levels. Drives the technical vision for a specialized domain within the broader R&D technology landscape. Focuses on delivering high-quality solutions within a defined technical scope, while contributing to the overall engineering strategy.

Prioritization & Execution

• Organizes teamwork, sets goals, and holds the team accountable. Monitors team pace and escalate when necessary. Empowers team members to own their work while taking on unowned or undesirable that enables the team to move faster. Aligns team priorities with broader departmental objectives and strategic initiatives.

Technical Excellence

• Accountable for the technical output of the team. Upholds a high technical bar while making pragmatic trade-offs.

• Develops deep technical expertise in domains critical to R&D innovation.

• Establishes best practices and technical standards within their scope.

Coaching & Development

• Coaches, provides feedback, and invests in the growth of team members through 1:1s and career planning.

• Responsible for recruiting, performance management, promotions, and employee development in partnership with leadership.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Leads the vision, strategy, and values within the team and across the Digital R&D Accelerator.

• Manages vendors to ensure delivery of initiatives aligned with requirements and design.

• Collaborates with stakeholders including product managers, scientists, and customers to define and execute the team’s roadmap.

• Partners with leadership on technical direction to enable effective resource allocation and strategic planning.

About you

Strategic Leadership:

• Ability to develop and execute a technical vision within a defined scope.

• Experience translating organizational strategy into actionable team objectives.

• Demonstrated ability to drive technical excellence while contributing to the broader engineering ecosystem.

Soft & Behavioral Skills:

• Strong collaboration skills and experience working with global teams.

• Service-oriented, flexible, and proactive team player.

• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

• Strong written and verbal communication in English.

• Growth mindset with enthusiasm for learning new technologies.

• Innovation-focused with a willingness to experiment and introduce improved ways of working.

Your background:

• BS - Computer Science, Engineering or related field - required. MS - preferred.

  8+ years of hands-on, Progressive experience - required.

  2+ years of experience managing and developing engineering teams - required.

Technical Requirements:

• Experience with one or more major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CDK, or similar).

• Proficiency in JavaScript / TypeScript (Node.js).

• Proficiency in React or similar frameworks.

• Experience with microservice architectures, API design, and cloud security.

• CI/CD practices and DevOps principles.

Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team. 

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally. 

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact. 

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs. 

• Work alongside a supportive and forward-thinking team dedicated to advancing the frontiers of healthcare.

• Explore diverse career growth opportunities, whether through promotions, lateral moves, or international assignments.

• Contribute significantly to defining best practices within our engineering teams, shaping the future of healthcare technology.

AI Usage

"Artificial Intelligence” refers to any systems that use automated processes, including algorithms and machine learning, to analyze data and make predictions, inferences, decisions, or recommendations without direct human involvement. These systems may process personal information to identify patterns, improve services, or support decision-making. The Company may use Artificial Intelligence for purposes including, but not limited to, resume screening and hiring, scheduling interviews or meetings, conducting surveys, matching skills with potential job openings, interview scoring, ensuring compliance with regulations applicable to our industry, and activities related to performance evaluation. Information collected and processed by the Company’s Artificial Intelligence systems may include the personal information detailed above and calendar availability. It excludes the information collected and processed for monitoring purposes. You should contact Human Resources if you have a question or concern regarding your personal information. You can also contact Canada’s Privacy Officer via Sanofi’s data subject request portal,   Data Subject Rights Webform . The Data Subject Rights Webform can also be used to request access or correction of your personal information and file a complaint.

Sanofi is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Our goal is to attract, develop and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified applicants.  Accommodations for persons with disabilities required during the recruitment process are available upon request.

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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.

Toute compensation sera déterminée en fonction de l'expérience démontrée. Les employés peuvent être admissibles à participer aux programmes d'avantages sociaux de l'entreprise. Des informations supplémentaires sur les avantages sociaux peuvent être trouvées ici.