Position Summary
The IIoT, Industry 4.0 & Industrial AI – Innovation Expert is a senior technical and strategic leadership role responsible for defining and driving Sanofi Digital M&S; digital manufacturing foundation across its general industrial network.
The role combines deep hands‑on expertise with executive leadership, bridging Operational Technology (OT), Information Technology (IT), industrial data platforms, cloud technologies, and emerging digital capabilities. The objective is to transform manufacturing data into trusted, contextualized, and AI‑ready business assets that support operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and long‑term innovation.
This position serves as a trusted advisor to Manufacturing, Engineering, Digital, Architecture, Cybersecurity, Data, and Executive Leadership teams, ensuring that technology investments become scalable enterprise capabilities rather than isolated initiatives.
Mission
Build and govern the industrial digital foundation that enables Sanofi to accelerate smart manufacturing through connected platforms, trusted industrial data,



and emerging technologies.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
Define the long‑term vision and roadmap for Industrial Digital Platforms and Smart Manufacturing.
Explore and Evaluate technology trends and translate innovation into practical business capabilities.
Support executive decision‑making through technical and strategic guidance.
Enterprise Architecture and Platform Governance
Define and govern the reference architecture connecting shopfloor systems, industrial networks, cloud platforms, and enterprise applications.
Establish standards for industrial connectivity, data models, contextualization, and platform integration.
Create reusable architectures, technical standards, deployment models, and governance frameworks.
Industrial Connectivity and Data Strategy
Lead the evolution of Sanofi's Plant Connectivity program.
Drive architecture and standards for IIoT, OPC UA, MQTT, Sparkplu

📌 IIoT, Industry 4.0 (Barcelona)
🏢 Sanofi
📍 Barcelona