New · posted Oct 25
Sanofi · Pharmaceuticals
Global Head of Quality Audit and External Liaison
- Remote, US
- Remote
- Full-time
- VP & Executive
The role
The team vision is to become catalysts for providing risk based, predictive & objective assurance, insight, support, intelligence & The team vision is to become catalysts for positive change by identifying the unseen, providing risk based, predictive & objective assurance, insight, support, intelligence & advocacy.
The mission is to foster best in class performance by leveraging data, technology, and diverse talents to secure product launches and support compliance through quality audits, regulatory inspections, regulatory surveillance and advocacy. Core values are integrity, collaboration, innovation and expertise.
The team is comprised of ~40 people in 7 countries in USA, Euro
Scope Includes
- All Good X Practice (GXP) domains; Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP), Good Distribution Practice (GDP), Good Pharmacovigilance Practice (GVP), Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP), and Data Integrity.
- Technology, including medical devices, computerized systems, in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) and digital technologies including artificial intelligence.
- Diverse product portfolio; Specialty Care, Vaccines, General Medicines, Consumer Health Care (until completion of Transition Agreement).
- Lifecycle activities for products including pre-authorization to submission, submission to launch, commercial (including post-approval commitments and post-approval changes), additional indications (line extensions), divestments, Pharmacopoeia Affairs (USA, Europe, China).
- Legislative lifecycle activities including development of new legislation, evolution of existing legislation, interpretation/enforcement of legislation
Join 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.
What you need
Basic Qualifications
- 15+ years relevant experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, or related industries or a major regulatory authority. Strong experience with regulatory and pharmaceutical policy.
- Inclusive, transformational, pragmatic leadership and change management. Fluent English.
- Bachelors degree in a related science required.
Preferred Qualificationsnice to have
- Previous experience as an auditor, interfacing with Regulatory Authority Inspectors, and/or Regulation Intelligence/Advocacy is a plus. French speaking is a plus
What you'll do
- Design, develop and implement the department roadmap.
- Risk-based auditing strategies, tactics, and operations across GXP. External engagement for intelligence and benchmarking, and advocacy for Sanofi critical topics.
- Regulatory Inspection Activities for routine and Pre-Approval Inspections by International Regulators.
- Support due diligence and reverse due diligence activities.
- Utilize data, technology to drive efficiencies, enhance insights, facilitate knowledge sharing, and simplify.
- Represent Sanofi externally at key industrial and trade association meetings and in working groups.
- Foster a culture of quality and cGMP compliance, engaging all organizational levels to drive continuous improvement.
- Latitude of action: Highly independent with thoughtful risk taking and compliance mindset.
- Role impact: continued right to operate for marketed products.
- Scope: Manufacturing & Supply, Research & Development, Digital, Pharmacovigilance, Commercial, Countries, as well as interfacing with other Auditing and Compliance organizations in Sanofi.
Pay and benefits
$247,500 – $357,500 a year
Employer providedNorth America Applicants Only
The salary range for this position is:
$247,500.00 - $357,500.00
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.
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.
14weeks
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
Shape the future of medicine and vaccine delivery with cutting-edge technology, ensuring seamless launches and a resilient global supply.
Power industry-leading performance by leveraging digital, data, and AI-driven innovation – at speed and scale.
Transform lives worldwide by delivering life-changing treatments anywhere, anytime.
Working conditions
Job title: Global Head of Quality Audit and External Liaison
- Location: Remote, US
From the posting
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.
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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Job intelligence
The context around this role
Live data · October 26, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 1% below the US median for Quality Assurance roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
VP & Executive roles in the US15 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $247,500 | — | $357,500 |
| All US (middle half) | $276,750 | $306,000 | $335,750 |
This role: Sanofi's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Assurance roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, October 26, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Quality Assurance
The general path across 921 open Quality Assurance roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Sanofi's own promotion track.
Career resources on Quality Assurance
Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 23 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- GMP and compliance8
- Collaboration and leadership5
- Data and digital systems2
- Lab testing and methods1
- Regulatory submissions1
- Quality systems and risk1
Regulatory intelligence
The rules behind this role
Frameworks and standards this posting's work falls under, matched from its own words, each linked to the official source.
- FDA21 CFR Parts 210 and 211(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA current good manufacturing practice for finished pharmaceuticals
- FDAFDA data integrity guidance(official source, opens in a new tab)Data Integrity and Compliance With Drug CGMP: Questions and Answers
- ICHICH E6 good clinical practice(official source, opens in a new tab)The international standard for the conduct of clinical trials
From Regulatory News
Manufacturing and quality coverage for this professionCompany hiring pulse
Sanofi on Regulatory Jobs
- 26
- Open roles
- 22
- Distinct roles
- 7
- Locations
By discipline
- Quality17 65%
- Regulatory7 27%
- Compliance & Safety2 8%
By level
- Senior & Principal11 42%
- Manager6 23%
- Associate & Specialist4 15%
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Global Head of Quality Audit and External Liaison at Sanofi
Applications close November 30. $248K–$358K a year, employer provided.