Opella, the Consumer Healthcare business unit of Sanofi, is the purest and third-largest player globally in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market.  

We have an unshakable belief in the power of self-care and the role it can play in creating a healthier society and a healthier planet.

That’s why we want to make self-care as simple as it should be by being consumer-led always, with science at our core. 

Through our unique and balanced portfolio of more than 100 loved brands, including 15 global and local high-growth challengers such as Allegra, Dulcolax and Buscopan, we deliver our mission: helping more than half a billion consumers worldwide take their health in their hands.  

This mission is brought to life by an 11,000-strong team, 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites, and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. 

We are also proud to be the first major fast-moving consumer healthcare company to achieve B Corp certification. 

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.

Our Team:

Opella Global Quality is a team of highly motivated people to build the state-of the-art quality with an E2E approach across CHC business areas and ensure best quality and compliance for our patients safety.

Within Global Quality, the Global Science Quality Team is the gatekeeper of quality for all regulated activities in Science (Development & Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance, Medical/Clinical and Innovation projects).

• We lead and manage the implementation of the quality management systems within Science organisation to ensure activities and data are managed in compliance with the Global Quality standards and applicable regulatory requirements.
• We lead quality improvement activities in alignment with top management expectations and business requirements towards the construction of the FMCH company
• We partner with the functions to build embedded Quality
• We ensure hands-on support on all quality activities within CHC Science.

Responsibilities :

Within Opella Global Quality, you will be responsible to lead and deliver the optimization and simplification of the Quality Document System at Compiegne Development Center (DC) in line with the global requirements and the business needs.

During your 6-month internship, your main tasks will be to

• Ensure good understanding of our matrix organisation and DC activities and map all currents QDs applicable in the DC (approx. 700 QDs)

• Identify opportunities for improvement (eg duplication, grouping, removal, …)

• Propose an action plan with a significant reduction target and get approval from all stakeholders

• Work with all business stakeholders to lead, facilitate and coordinate the delivery of the action plan in full and in time

• Work closely with the QD & Training Coordinator to ensure the training requirements and curriculum are adjusted in timely manner

This mission will be a great learning opportunity !

• You will interact with all development stakeholders, and this will be a great opportunity to learn and step in development activities and understand the challenges.

• You will interact with the local DC Quality Team and learn about the Quality Document system which is supporting the foundation of our industry and the entry door for inspectors. You will also get involved in the Learning Management system.

• You will have international exposure, working with the Quality Managers in our DCs in Vietnam and Australia.

About you

• Soft skills: positive spirit, autonomy, ability to work in transversal/cross functional teams, teamwork, client orientation, change agent, take action, analytical abilities, good communication, ability to multi tasks, strategic thinking

• Education: pharmacist student in Master

• Languages: English is compulsory (working language)

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, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.  

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