Scientific Fellow, AI-Enabled Molecular Design - all genders at Sanofi

Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

30 Aug, 26

Salary

172053.0

Posted On

01 Jun, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

AI-Enabled Molecular Design, Computational Chemistry, Computational Biology, Machine Learning, Drug Design, Protein Engineering, Antibody Engineering, Predictive Property Modeling, Structure-based Design, Generative Design, Multi-parameter Optimization, Biophysics, Medicinal Chemistry, Strategic R&D Planning, Scientific Leadership, Biomedical Data Science

Industry

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Description

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 the Job Join the engine of Sanofi’s mission — where deep immunoscience meets bold, AI-powered research. In R&D, you’ll drive breakthroughs that could turn the impossible into possible for millions. Main Responsibilities: The Scientific Fellow, AI-Enabled Molecular Design, is a senior individual contributor and scientific thought leader at the intersection of AI, computational science, and drug design. This role will shape scientific strategy, evaluate internal and external capabilities, and apply deep scientific judgement to advance the design and optimization of both small and large molecule therapeutics across R&D. The individual will provide expert leadership on how advanced digital, computational, and AI approaches can accelerate molecular design, improve design quality and decision-making, and increase probability of success. Working across research programs and R&D-wide initiatives, this person will advise senior leaders and corporate management on emerging scientific and technological advances, strategic opportunities, and differentiated approaches in AI-enabled molecular design spanning both biologics and small molecules. A core expectation of the role is to help define scientific strategies and practical tactics that support company ambitions in AI-enabled molecular design. This includes assessing emerging methods, platforms, partnerships, and external innovations for scientific quality, strategic relevance, and potential impact across areas such as generative design, structure-based design, protein and antibody engineering, multi-parameter optimization, predictive property modeling, and design-make-test-learn workflows. The Scientific Fellow will also serve as a highly sought-after internal expert consultant, contributing deep scientific judgement, thought partnership, and mentoring across R&D where relevant to their area of expertise. This role requires a recognized leader with strong external visibility and influence. The Scientific Fellow must establish and maintain a national and international reputation as a thought leader through high-impact publications, patents, productive scientific collaborations, invited speaking engagements, conference participation, and other visible contributions to the scientific community. They must be recognized externally as an expert in the field and bring strong connections to leading academic, biotech, technology, and pharmaceutical groups working at the forefront of AI, computational chemistry, computational biology, and molecular design. The successful candidate will have a proven record of envisioning and delivering innovative scientific or technological solutions with a high degree of creativity, and of meaningfully influencing the direction and productivity of their field within R&D. They must be capable of operating as a highly independent senior scientific leader without direct line management responsibility, while exerting broad influence across a matrixed organization. About the Job Qualifications: Ph.D. in computational chemistry, medicinal chemistry, computational biology, structural biology, biophysics, machine learning, biomedical data science, or a related scientific discipline, with a minimum of 7 years of experience in academia, biotech, technology, or pharma. Candidates must have a strong track record in AI, computational tools, and molecular design for small and/or large molecule therapeutics, along with demonstrated success advising senior leaders, evaluating emerging scientific capabilities, and translating technical advances into strategic R&D impact. 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 and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave. 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 and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com! The salary range for this position is :€129,040.00 - €172,053 Final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs. We are an R&D driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and creating compelling growth. Our team is guided by one purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We want to build a healthier, more resilient world, and turn the impossible into the possible by discovering, developing, and delivering medicines and vaccines for millions of people around the world. Discover more about us visiting www.sanofi.com or via our movie We are Sanofi Start a career that makes a difference. Reinvention is in our DNA. It’s what drove our evolution from a small French enterprise to one of the world’s leading biopharma companies. Whether it’s using AI to shorten drug-discovery times or building trust in healthcare, you could be helping our teams make life better for patients, partners, and communities. This is where you grow your career. We open the door for you to explore new opportunities, push your limits, and connect with people who are driven by a shared purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

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Responsibilities

Lead the scientific strategy for AI-enabled molecular design to accelerate the development of small and large molecule therapeutics. Act as a senior internal consultant and external thought leader to drive innovation in computational drug design across R&D.