M&S Graduate Program- Engineering & Maintenance Trainee

Job title: M&S Graduate Program- Engineering & Maintenance Trainee

• Location: Shenzhen

About the job

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 Manufacturing & Supply (M&S)

J oin a global network that powers how Sanofi delivers — seamlessly, purposefully, and at scale. In Manufacturing & Supply, you’ll help reimagine how life-changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster, reliably, sustainably and affordably, at the quality levels expected.

About the Program

Your Journey to Manufacturing Leadership Starts Here

The M&S Graduate Program is Sanofi's flagship early career accelerator, designed to fast-track exceptional talent into M&S China's core leadership pipeline. Over 3 years, you will gain cross-regional, cross-functional business immersion across critical M&S operations — building deep operational expertise, strategic thinking, and global perspective through real-world challenges. With industry-leading executive support — including a Site Head as your Career Sponsor and a Global M&S Leader as your dedicated mentor — you will benefit from direct access to M&S China Cluster and Global Business Leaders through regular executive dialogues, a personalized development journey with external professional coaching, and targeted capability building in Digital & AI, critical thinking, and leading change. This is your express lane to becoming a strong successor in M&S China's core leadership team.

Main responsibilities:

Please indicate here the main job responsibilities.

Capital Project Learning & Execution Support

· Support and progressively take ownership of capital project delivery — from design to closure — including workforce planning, study, execution, CQV plans, and third-party contracts

· Contribute to project initiation assessments and funding proposals, developing the ability to present data-driven recommendations to site leadership

· Build proficiency in planning, executing, and monitoring engineering projects, with growing independence by Year 2–3

Reliability Engineering & Maintenance Operations

· Learn and apply reliability engineering principles to optimize manufacturing output and maintenance cost efficiency

· Support allocation decisions for engineering and maintenance budgets across projects and operational needs

· Develop hands-on expertise in pharmaceutical manufacturing engineering and maintenance processes, including automation systems

Regulatory Compliance & Process Improvement — Leadership Potential in Action

· Support the development and implementation of strategies to ensure all engineering, automation, and maintenance activities comply with GMP, FDA, and relevant industry regulations

· Identify and contribute to process improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, safety, and quality — practicing the structured problem-solving mindset that defines future engineering leaders

· Progressively take ownership of improvement projects, moving from contributor to project lead by Year 3

Vendor & Stakeholder Management

· Assist in the selection and management of external contractors and suppliers, building commercial acumen and negotiation skills

· Collaborate cross-functionally with Quality, Supply Chain, and central functions — developing the ability to influence and align stakeholders without direct authority

· Participate in key site decisions (Strategic Planning, Site Master Plan, Regulatory Compliance Strategies) as an active contributor, gaining early exposure to enterprise-level decision-making

About you:

Specific skills and experience requirement

· Experience: At least 2–3 years of experience in a specialized function such as engineering, maintenance, manufacturing operations, automation, or related technical roles — ideally within pharmaceutical, chemical, or food industries

· Soft skill: Proficient in interpersonal skill, presentation skill, communication skill, leadership abilities, teamwork influence, complex problem-solving skill and etc.,

· Technical skill: Project Management: Proficiency in planning, executing, and monitoring large-scale projects.

· Technical Expertise: In-depth knowledge of engineering & maintenance principles on pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.

· Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to address technical issues.

• Education: Master's Degree required; Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Automation, Chemical), Life Sciences, or related technical disciplines; top MBA with prior engineering/manufacturing exposure also considered

· Languages: Proficient in listening, speaking, reading and writing English, hold CET6 and above language certificate is preferred

What You'll Gain

This program is designed to give you an advantage in your leadership career. Here is what you can expect:

• A structured 3-year leadership accelerator with clear milestones, defined rotations, and a guaranteed landing role — no ambiguity about where you are headed
• Real-World Business Immersion: Cross-regional, cross-functional rotations in live business environments, building operational expertise, business acumen, and strategic thinking
• Industry-Leading Executive Support: Dual mentorship from a Site Head and Global M&S Leader, with direct access to top leadership through regular executive dialogues
• Personalized Development: Customized career roadmap, external professional coaching, and targeted capability building in Digital & AI, critical thinking, and leading change
• Express Lane to Leadership: 3-year systematic cultivation positioning you as a strong successor for M&S China's core management team

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.

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