Regulatory Affairs - Industrial Placement

• Location: Reading
• Start date: 1st July 2026
• Duration: 13 months - Until 31st July 2027
• Working Model: Hybrid - 3 days in office
• Face to Face Assessment Days: 20th November 2025 & 21st November 2025

Ready to grow your skills while helping shape the future of healthcare? At Sanofi, you\'ll be empowered to learn, ask questions, and bring your ideas to life - all while supported by inspiring mentors and collaborative teams.

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.

Through this industrial placement you will have the opportunity to experience life inside Sanofi where you will quickly become part of the Regulatory Affairs team. During your placement you will have the opportunity to work on real projects that challenge you and help you develop the skills for a great career. You will experience a unique culture that is centered on our people, our patients, and our community.

By completing your placement here, you will gain valuable experience of a real work environment before you graduate, developing skills that you will need throughout your career including teamwork, problem solving and communication skills. You\'ll be able to build your skills and confidence by working alongside experienced specialists, contributing to a range of projects as part of a highly skilled team.

The Regulatory Affairs Department is responsible for supporting all business units within Sanofi, in both the UK and Ireland, through applying for and maintaining a diverse portfolio of marketing authorizations.

We support the business by driving the following key activities:

• Portfolio development through supporting the launch of new products in the UK and Ireland, as well as advising on portfolio rationalization.
• Marketing Authorization maintenance activities to maintain the lifecycle of existing products.
• Compliance activities to ensure our products and our processes remain aligned with our Marketing Authorizations and with current legislation.

• Develop understanding of regulatory requirements to support and follow up on compliant submissions to UK/Ireland Health Authorities
• Review regulatory documents for compliance with published guidelines and legislation
• Maintain accurate product master registration files and support departmental administrative activities
• Assist with new product launches and lifecycle management of existing portfolio
• Collaborate with Global Business Units and other functions to meet project needs compliantly
• Contribute to training colleagues on regulatory processes, including future student cohorts

You should be studying for a Life Science degree, either as an undergraduate (BSc) or an integrated postgraduate (integrated MSc) and returning to study at university after the placement has been completed.

To excel in this role, you will need to have:

• Analytical Skills: Ability to understand and interpret scientific information, identify issues, and propose effective solutions
• Communication: Effective written and verbal skills with ability to convey complex information clearly and precisely
• Organization: Detail-oriented with ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
• Professional Conduct: Maintains professional etiquette with understanding of diversity, inclusion and ethical principles
• Learning Agility: Proactive approach to personal development with strong desire to learn
• Initiative & Drive: Self-motivated with clear career goals and enthusiasm for new challenges

Some knowledge of pharmaceutical industry is considered beneficial (training will be provided).

• Stretch your skills through apprenticeships, internships, graduate programs, and international experiences that grow with you.
• Learn from inspiring mentors and collaborative teams while contributing to real projects that shape the future of healthcare.
• Build your future with access to the latest tools, digital innovation, and continuous learning that keep you ahead of the curve.
• Explore more with personalized development plans, short-term gigs, and internal mobility across functions and countries.
• Grow in a purpose-driven company where your voice matters and your work helps improve millions of lives.
• Thrive in inclusive, flexible workplaces that support your personal and professional well-being.
• Launch your career with a company that invests in you - and empowers you to reimagine what\'s possible.

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!