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Sanofi Group Digital Facility Operations Lead in Barcelona, Spain
Digital Facility Operations Lead
Barcelona, Spain
About the job
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Sanofi CHC in
one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world.
Our team is engaged in designing, delivering and supporting Digital Tech Services for all CHC worldwide.
We deliver our solutions in a highly competitive market answering FMCH needs and sometimes supporting regulated environments (GxP, SoX and other regional or local regulations).
Our team operates in an international context, serving all markets in most of the countries around the world.
Digital Tech encompasses following capabilities: Integration, Enterprise Architecture, Operations, Cloud engineering, Platform Engineering (e.g. DevOps & related framework), Enabling Platforms (ServiceNow, Observability, Chatbots, RPA, …), Digital Workplace and more “classical” infrastructures (hosting, network, servers, …).
With this “Facility Operations Management Lead” position part of Operations team, you will oversee all Real Estate / Facility Management topics (new building creation, change in an existing building, …) and translate them into Digital activities you will execute in a project mode.
Main responsibilities
The Facility Operations Management Lead is a project manager, with strong expertise in local facility projects and a deep knowledge of associated Digital eco-system (infrastructures, workplace services, resident applications, BMS, security solutions, …). They will:
Standards & inventory
Scope, Planning & Budget : Collaborate with Real Estate, Facility Management, and Security teams to ensure all projects are well-defined, planned, and budgeted. Focus on standardization and reusability to streamline processes.
Build & maintain an accurate cartography and inventory of all CHC sites worldwide
Develop & communicate a “PlayBook” :Create a comprehensive guide that outlines the standards and procedures for executing facility projects. Ensure it is easily accessible and regularly updated to reflect any changes or improvements.
Scope, Planning & Budget : Collaborate with Real Estate, Facility Management, and Security teams to ensure all projects are well-defined, planned, and budgeted. Focus on standardization and reusability to streamline processes.
Develop standardized service patterns that prioritize reliability, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, agility, scalability, and reusability. Regularly review and update these patterns to ensure they meet evolving needs and standards.
Facility Project
Alignment : Ensure projects are in alignment with local/global Business and Digital teams. Utilize external resources when required.
Digital Lead : Take full digital lead on projects, acting as the unique point of contact for all digital aspects (infrastructure, workplace services, building applications, etc.).
Delivery : Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and budget. Regularly communicate progress to business stakeholders
Quality & Compliance
Adherence : Ensure compliance with Sanofi, CHC rules, policies, standards, and applicable regulations (GxP, SOx, etc.).
Consistency : Maintain consistency of referential data (e.g., ServiceNow CMDB) with the reality on sites.
Communication, adoption & education
Partner with all internal and external stakeholders (Business, Digital, global/Regional, Quality, Industrial, etc.) to communicate roadmaps and anticipate efforts from their teams
Create a close relationship with local infrastructure expert in our team to combine efforts on designing patterns and executing projects
About you
Technical background required
Multi-year experience in facility management projects for Digital activities. A recognized professional with various proven experiences in international context across global organizations
Experience and knowledge in facility eco-system (infrastructures, workplace services, building application, security application, resident applications, corporate application, …) and their specificities
Strong understanding of Information Technologies (including cloud, network…), architecture, etc.
Strong project management skillset and ability to lead teams (technical or functional) with proven experience in managing them in an international & remote context
Soft Skills
Proven experience in leading and developing high-performing global virtual project teams.
Ability to take ownership and lead even in ambiguous situations, helping to clarify uncertainties
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to translate technical language for business audiences.
Agile and continuous improvement mindset.
Strong critical-thinking and root-cause-analysis skills.
Fluent in 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
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 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkpDBZ-CJKw&t=67s) and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com (https://www.sanofi.com/en/our-responsibility/equality-and-inclusiveness) !
Sanofi is dedicated to supporting people through their health challenges. We are a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health. We prevent illness with vaccines, provide innovative treatments to fight pain and ease suffering. We stand by the few who suffer from rare diseases and the millions with long-term chronic conditions.
With more than 100,000 people in 100 countries, Sanofi is transforming scientific innovation into healthcare solutions around the globe. Discover more about us visiting www.sanofi.com or via our movie We are Sanofi (https://youtu.be/96EwNjb1TLo)
As an organization, we change the practice of medicine; reinvent the way we work; and enable people to be their best versions in career and life. We are constantly moving and growing, making sure our people grow with us. Our working environment helps us build a dynamic and inclusive workplace operating on trust and respect and allows employees to live the life they want to live.
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