At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead environmental initiatives and ensure compliance with sustainability regulations.
- Company: Join Sanofi, a global biopharma leader focused on improving lives.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, health benefits, and opportunities for career growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with a focus on continuous improvement and employee engagement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on sustainability while working with innovative teams.
- Qualifications: 3+ years in Health/Safety/Environmental field and a degree in Environmental Science or Engineering.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 174800 $ per year.
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.
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.
Main Responsibilities:
- Ensure the site’s activities compliance to all relevant Environment & Sustainability regulations and standards (local, state, and company).
- Support the HSE Head to maintain the environment permits.
- Serve as the primary point of contact with site related environmental regulatory agencies and ensure timely submission of required reports and documentation.
- Develop and implement site plans in alignment with Sanofi Environment & Sustainability Planet Care policies (Eco-Design, Climate change, waste circularity, water stewardship, Biodiversity…).
- Conduct assessments and mitigate environmental impacts associated with the site’s operations: Identify, assess and manage environmental impacts and opportunities.
- Monitor the environmental performance of the site and oversee the monitoring of environmental parameters, such as air pollution, water and wastewater quality, waste management, and GHG emissions.
- Lead initiatives aimed at reducing the environmental footprint of the site, including Eco-design, water stewardship, waste, Biodiversity.
- Support the engineering team to optimize the use of the resources and reduce the site’s environmental footprint (Energy, PIE, Water efficiency roadmap, etc).
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement initiatives and drive innovation in environmental practices and process improvements to maintain a competitive edge.
- Lead investigations into environmental severe impacts, incidents, and near-misses to determine root causes and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Lead & promote proactive HSE Culture on environmental topics by developing and delivering training programs on Environment & Sustainability for all employees and stakeholders.
- Engage with environmental external experts (consulting, academies, labs) to ensure that the site has all the environmental capabilities in line with the site responsibilities on environmental topics.
- Monitor/Report Environment & Sustainability local performance and trend to the SLT and above the site senior management to identify trends, assess performance, and make data-driven decisions.
- Ensure quality and timeliness of the reporting of environmental data.
- Lead and manage the Environment team including hiring, training, coaching, capabilities developing and performance evaluation.
- Accountable for fostering site-wide employee awareness of environmental and sustainability programs while owning the delivery of continuous improvement initiatives and projects that drive quantifiable progress toward Sanofi's environmental goals.
- Perform additional Health, Safety, and Environment duties as assigned to support organizational HSE objectives and compliance requirements.
About You:
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in Health/Safety/Environmental field.
- Bachelor's degree; preferred major: Environmental Science or Engineering.
- Proficient in terms of Environmental sustainability knowledge.
- Intermediate level of proficiency in terms of product stewardship.
- Extremely proficient with management systems, Regulatory knowledge, Matrix management, Problem solving, Project management.
- Strong ability to coach and animate to drive transformation and environment performance.
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.
Sanofi is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Our goal is to attract, develop and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified applicants.
Head of Environment and Sustainability in Toronto employer: Head of Environment and Sustainability
Sanofi is an exceptional employer that fosters a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, particularly in the realm of Environment and Sustainability. Located in Toronto, ON, employees benefit from a supportive work environment that prioritizes personal and professional growth, alongside a comprehensive rewards package that includes extensive health and wellness benefits. Join a diverse team dedicated to making a meaningful impact on global health while enjoying opportunities for career advancement both locally and internationally.
Contact Details:
Head of Environment and Sustainability Recruitment Team
