Junior Data & AI Engineer - VIE Contract at Sanofi · Hyderabad

Junior Data & AI Engineer - VIE Contract Location: Hyderabad Junior Data & AI Engineer - VIE Contract Location: India, Hyderabad Target start date: 01/10/2026 iMove, the Sanofi VIE Program, is available to citizens of the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28. PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship. PLEASE NOTE that applications that are only submitted in French cannot be considered by our non-French speaking partners at Sanofi worldwide. Therefore, only applications that are submitted in English will be considered. Please make sure to apply with your personal email address. About the job As Junior Data & AI Engineer VIE within our Digital Transformation team, you’ll challenge the status quo to design and develop globally scalable solutions that are needed by Sanofi’s advanced analytic, AI and ML initiatives for the betterment of our global patients and customers. You are a valued influencer and leader who has contributed to making key datasets available to data scientists, analysts, and consumers throughout the enterprise to meet vital business use needs. You have a keen eye for improvement opportunities while continuing to fully comply with all data quality, security, and governance standards. Join us on our journey in enabling Sanofi’s Digital Transformation through becoming an AI first organization. This means: AI Factory - Versatile Teams Operating in Cross Functional Pods: Utilizing digital and data resources to develop AI products, bringing data management, AI and product development skills to products, programs and projects to create an agile, fulfilling and meaningful work environment. Leading Edge Tech Stack: Experience building products that will be deployed globally on a leading-edge tech stack. World Class Mentorship and Training: Working with renowned leaders and academics in machine learning to further develop your skillsets. Join the digital engine driving Sanofi’s transformation - where AI, automation, and bold experimentation power faster science and smarter decisions. Here, you’ll help build the first biopharma company powered by AI at scale. Ready to get started? 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: Propose and establish technical designs to meet business and technical requirements. Develop and maintain data engineering solutions based on requirements and design specifications using appropriate tools and technologies. Create data pipelines / ETL pipelines and optimize performance. Test and validate developed solution to ensure it meets requirements. Create design and development documentation based on standards for knowledge transfer, training, and maintenance. Work with business and products teams to understand requirements, and translate them into technical needs . Adhere to and promote to best practices and standards for code management, automated testing, and deployments. Leverage existing or create new standard data pipelines within Sanofi to bring value through business use cases. Develop automated tests for CI/CD pipelines. Gather/organize large & complex data assets, and perform relevant analysis. Conduct peer reviews for quality, consistency, and rigor for production level solution. Actively contribute to Data Engineering community and define leading practices and frameworks. Communicate results and findings in a clear, structured manner to stakeholders. Remains up to date on the company’s standards, industry practices and emerging technologies. About you Experience: Experience working cross-functional teams to solve complex data architecture and engineering problems, and demonstrated ability to learn new data and software engineering technologies in short amount of time. 1-2 years of experience in data engineering, integration, data warehousing, business intelligence, business analytics, or comparable role with relevant technologies and tools, such as Spark/Scala, Informatica/IICS/Dbt. Experience in cloud-based data platforms (f.e. Snowflake). Experience with job scheduling and orchestration (Airflow is a plus) and working with data models and query tuning. Previous experience working in life sciences/pharmaceutical industry is a plus. Soft and technical skills: Able to work in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment and manage multiple priorities. Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills with ability to communicate ideas, concepts and solutions to peers and leaders. Service-oriented, flexible, and approachable team player. Good understanding of agile/scrum development processes and concepts. Strong technical analysis and problem-solving skills related to data and technology solutions, pragmatic and capable of solving complex issues, with technical intuition and attention to detail. Good knowledge of SQL and relational databases technologies/concepts. Understanding of data structures and algorithms. Working knowledge of scripting languages (Python, Shell scripting) would be an asset. Familiarity with data ingestion through batch, near real-time, and streaming environments. Familiarity with data warehouse concepts and architectures (data mesh a plus) and with Source Code Management Tools (GitHub a plus). Education: Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field, received in the last 24 months. Languages: Fluent in English (other languages would be a plus). Why choose us? Be part of a pioneering biopharma company where patient insights shape drug development. Work at the forefront of AI-powered science that accelerates discovery and improves outcomes. Collaborate beyond your expertise, sparking new ideas with diverse, multidisciplinary teams. Help reduce time from discovery to commercialization, delivering life-changing medicines to patients faster than ever. Benefit from pioneering partnerships with OpenAI, AQEMIA, IBM, and others. Drive meaningful change at scale, helping reduce time from discovery to commercialization and bringing innovative therapies to patients faster. iMove is a unique program tailored for European youth interested in challenging themselves with meaningful assignments across the globe. At Sanofi we have a strong ambition to invest in young talents who will drive the success of Sanofi tomorrow. Sanofi’s Work Abroad Program, iMove, offers jobs-assignments with actual responsibilities and a perspective to grow. We provide those opportunities in various functions such as: marketing, finance, regulatory, supply chain, clinical trials, production, etc. and in more than 40 countries. Sanofi unites people who are passionate about solving healthcare needs across the world. Joining our iMove Work Abroad Program is a unique opportunity to make a difference through your work. #LI-EUR 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!