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- Location: Pearl River, NY
About the Job
We at Sanofi are chasing the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. In our Site Supply Chain Planning Team, we are contributing to this vision every day by building the plans to bridge our Sanofi Manufacturing & Supply Site and our Customers and Patients across 111 markets to ensure we supply our customers and patients with our Medicines and Vaccinations.
The SC Digital Solutions Lead acts as a key technical and functional expert, responsible for managing and optimizing SAP and digital solutions within the Supply Chain domain, ensuring day-to-day system effectiveness and continuous improvement.
This role is a bridge between end users and global teams, ensuring optimal performance across the supply chain technology landscape.
About Sanofi:
We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families.
Main Responsibilities
System & Process Management:
- Support operating units in daily usage of SAP
- Act as the primary operational point of contact between Supply Chain end users and IT Teams
- Identify, resolve, and escalate system issues to relevant teams (IT, DPM, BPO, CoE, GSP)
- Monitor performance and ensure data quality and operational stability
- Collaborate with global teams on system enhancements, including management of upgrades, new feature implementations and releases
Training & knowledge management:
- Develop and ensure continuous updating of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for applications within scope and warehouse operation
- Drive any related Supply Chain Deviations and/or Change Controls
- Manage knowledge base and best practices repository
- Facilitate knowledge transfer during system updates and new implementations
- Build up knowledge on interdependencies of systems incl. interfaces
Project coordination and implementation support:
- Act as a Key user role and project coordinator for SC Systems and tools (SAP, Kinaxis, SCeye)
- Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities and support digital projects roll out
- Coordinate setup of new process flows (e.g., intercompany shipments, third-party bulk shipments)
- Participate in projects involving data modifications and process flows, ensuring alignment with business needs
- Support change management and adoption during project implementation
- Resolution of COUPA and vendor issues with SAP
Process design and continuous improvement:
- Drive process improvement initiatives implementation
- Identify and implement efficiency improvements across systems and processes taking into account all procedures and regulations (e.g. SOX, cGMP, etc)
- Manage improvement initiatives/projects, process and fit for Purpose systems alignment
Stakeholder Management and Communication:
- Work cross-functionally as the Supply Chain point of contact for system-related matters
- Manage escalation processes with Global SC, CoE, GSP, and BPO teams
- Foster collaboration across business units and global teams
- Share expertise and contribute to inter-site practice communities and data standards
Key Involvement in Decision-Making Process:
- User support Resolution: Decides on how to resolve first line support issues and when to escalation to higher level support team
- Escalation management: Advises on issue criticality and resolution paths
- UAT and projects coordination: Advises on user needs, feasibility and provides input during planning and testing
- Quality Monitoring execution: Decides on corrective actions in collaboration with DPM/BPOs.
Additional Accountabilities:
- User Access Management (UAM)
- Actively participate in department rituals (+QDCI, team meetings...)
- Advise on article maintenance in central systems (Back Office, GMID Database)
About You
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree Required.
- 1+ years of experience in Pharmaceutical and cGMP regulated Environments.
- 1+ years of experience in Supply Chain, logistics or international trade and/or experience in a similar role.
Technical Skills:
- Relevant experience in Supply Chain operations
- Project management experience
- Proficiency in application systems: office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and centralized IT Systems
- Knowledge of SAP and related Supply Chain systems
Soft Skills:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to train and support users effectively
Language:
- Fluent English
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.
- 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.
Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.
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.
Job Title: Supply Chain Digital Solutions Lead
- Location: Pearl River, NY
About the Job
We at Sanofi are chasing the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. In our Site Supply Chain Planning Team, we are contributing to this vision every day by building the plans to bridge our Sanofi Manufacturing & Supply Site and our Customers and Patients across 111 markets to ensure we supply our customers and patients with our Medicines and Vaccinations.
The SC Digital Solutions Lead acts as a key technical and functional expert, responsible for managing and optimizing SAP and digital solutions within the Supply Chain domain, ensuring day-to-day system effectiveness and continuous improvement.
This role is a bridge between end users and global teams, ensuring optimal performance across the supply chain technology landscape.
About Sanofi:
We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families.
Main Responsibilities
System & Process Management:
- Support operating units in daily usage of SAP
- Act as the primary operational point of contact between Supply Chain end users and IT Teams
- Identify, resolve, and escalate system issues to relevant teams (IT, DPM, BPO, CoE, GSP)
- Monitor performance and ensure data quality and operational stability
- Collaborate with global teams on system enhancements, including management of upgrades, new feature implementations and releases
Training & knowledge management:
- Develop and ensure continuous updating of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for applications within scope and warehouse operation
- Drive any related Supply Chain Deviations and/or Change Controls
- Manage knowledge base and best practices repository
- Facilitate knowledge transfer during system updates and new implementations
- Build up knowledge on interdependencies of systems incl. interfaces
Project coordination and implementation support:
- Act as a Key user role and project coordinator for SC Systems and tools (SAP, Kinaxis, SCeye)
- Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities and support digital projects roll out
- Coordinate setup of new process flows (e.g., intercompany shipments, third-party bulk shipments)
- Participate in projects involving data modifications and process flows, ensuring alignment with business needs
- Support change management and adoption during project implementation
- Resolution of COUPA and vendor issues with SAP
Process design and continuous improvement:
- Drive process improvement initiatives implementation
- Identify and implement efficiency improvements across systems and processes taking into account all procedures and regulations (e.g. SOX, cGMP, etc)
- Manage improvement initiatives/projects, process and fit for Purpose systems alignment
Stakeholder Management and Communication:
- Work cross-functionally as the Supply Chain point of contact for system-related matters
- Manage escalation processes with Global SC, CoE, GSP, and BPO teams
- Foster collaboration across business units and global teams
- Share expertise and contribute to inter-site practice communities and data standards
Key Involvement in Decision-Making Process:
- User support Resolution: Decides on how to resolve first line support issues and when to escalation to higher level support team
- Escalation management: Advises on issue criticality and resolution paths
- UAT and projects coordination: Advises on user needs, feasibility and provides input during planning and testing
- Quality Monitoring execution: Decides on corrective actions in collaboration with DPM/BPOs.
Additional Accountabilities:
- User Access Management (UAM)
- Actively participate in department rituals (+QDCI, team meetings...)
- Advise on article maintenance in central systems (Back Office, GMID Database)
About You
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree Required.
- 1+ years of experience in Pharmaceutical and cGMP regulated Environments.
- 1+ years of experience in Supply Chain, logistics or international trade and/or experience in a similar role.
Technical Skills:
- Relevant experience in Supply Chain operations
- Project management experience
- Proficiency in application systems: office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and centralized IT Systems
- Knowledge of SAP and related Supply Chain systems
Soft Skills:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to train and support users effectively
Language:
- Fluent English
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.
- 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.
Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.
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.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship in Solutions Lead
Target companies with H-1B filing history
Before applying, verify the employer has sponsored H-1B visas before. Companies with consistent filing history are far more likely to support your transition from OPT. Search OFLC disclosure data to confirm sponsorship patterns for Solutions Lead or similar client-facing technical roles.
Clarify your STEM OPT eligibility early
If your degree is STEM-designated, you may qualify for a 24-month extension beyond standard 12-month OPT. Confirm this with your DSO before interviews so you can accurately communicate your available work authorization window to prospective employers.
Lead with your authorization period, not your visa status
Frame your authorization window as a concrete timeline. Telling an employer you have 24 to 36 months of work authorization is far more effective than saying you are on OPT, which triggers uncertainty about complexity and timelines for many hiring managers.
Position technical depth alongside client-facing skills
Solutions Lead roles require both technical credibility and communication ability. Highlight projects where you translated complex technical requirements into business outcomes. This combination directly addresses what hiring managers look for and strengthens your candidacy against non-OPT applicants.
Start your employer outreach 90 days before OPT begins
Starting your job search well before your OPT start date gives you negotiating room and avoids the pressure of a tight authorization window. Employers are more willing to work through onboarding logistics when there is no urgency created by an imminent deadline.
Prepare a concise sponsorship one-pager for employers
Many employers unfamiliar with OPT assume sponsorship is expensive and complex. A short document outlining the OPT-to-H-1B timeline, typical employer costs, and next steps can remove hesitation and move conversations forward faster than verbal explanations alone.
Solutions Lead OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Can F-1 OPT students work as a Solutions Lead?
Yes. F-1 OPT authorizes full-time employment in roles directly related to your field of study. Solutions Lead positions typically fall under computer science, engineering, information systems, or business degrees. As long as the role aligns with your degree field, working as a Solutions Lead is fully permissible on OPT.
Do Solutions Lead jobs typically lead to H-1B sponsorship?
Solutions Lead is a specialized, degree-requiring role that generally qualifies as a specialty occupation under H-1B criteria. Many mid-size and enterprise technology companies sponsor H-1B for this title. To find employers with active sponsorship histories in this space, browse Solutions Lead listings on Migrate Mate, where jobs are filtered for OPT and visa sponsorship compatibility.
Does a Solutions Lead role qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
It depends on your degree, not the job title. If your underlying degree is in a STEM-designated field, such as computer science, electrical engineering, or information systems, you may qualify for the 24-month STEM extension regardless of whether the role itself is technical. Confirm your degree's STEM designation with your DSO before relying on the extension in your job search timeline.
What degree backgrounds do employers typically accept for Solutions Lead roles?
Most employers hire Solutions Leads from computer science, software engineering, information systems, and related technical disciplines. Some roles, particularly those focused on enterprise software or SaaS platforms, also accept candidates with business degrees paired with strong technical experience. The key requirement is demonstrating both product knowledge and the ability to communicate solutions to non-technical stakeholders.
How much time do I have to find a Solutions Lead job before my OPT expires?
Standard OPT provides 12 months of work authorization after graduation. If you are on STEM OPT, you have up to 36 months total. You also have a 90-day unemployment buffer during OPT, though exceeding it can affect your status. Starting your search early maximizes your options and gives employers enough runway to complete onboarding and begin H-1B planning.