PostDoc Business Analyst, Clinical Data AI Processing (all genders)

• Location: Frankfurt, Germany
• Career Level: Entry level. Please not that a PhD or Dr.rer.nat. is required for this Post-Doc position
• Contract: limited to 3 years
• Languages required: English

About the job

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.

Our Team:

The current wave of digital technologies in artificial intelligence (AI) offers enormous opportunities to transform clinical development. To harness the power of these new technologies and accelerate digital transformation, we have created a new Clinical Data & AI Processing Department within Clinical Sciences and Operations.

The Business Analyst (BA) in Clinical Data & AI Processing is responsible for translating business insights and needs into a digital transformation strategy that bridges the gap between business objectives and AI technologies. With a sharp focus on developing AI-enabled solutions and processes, the BA works closely with cross-functional teams to drive AI-driven solutions, enhancing operational effectiveness and accelerating clinical development by enabling real-time access to and interactive insight generation from clinical data .

Main responsibilities:

• Understand and elicit business requirements across the E2E patient data flow; conduct comprehensive analysis to identify transformation opportunities and develop business cases for AI-driven solutions, including ROI assessment
• Develop and document business process models to illustrate current and future AI-enabled states
• Work closely with clinical data analysts and AI engineers to design the end-to-end real-time data flow, including AI solutions, automated processes, data models, and integration strategies with existing systems and tools in clinical development
• Support roadmap development and establish KPIs to measure success; track user satisfaction, business impact, and solution adoption to ensure smooth implementation and continuous optimization of AI-driven solutions
• Ensure AI solutions and processes comply with GCP, regulatory requirements, ethical and legal standards, including data privacy and fairness principles

About you

You recently finished your PhD or Dr.rer.nat. and are looking for your first position in an international and innovative organisation.

Qualifications and skills:

• PhD or Dr.rer.nat. in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business Analytics or a related field with demonstrated AI/ML application experience
• Strong understanding of AI technologies (large language models, machine learning, natural language processing) with the ability to evaluate AI use cases for business impact, understand AI capabilities and limitations, and bridge communication between technical and business teams.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in requirements gathering, process analysis, and translating business needs into technical solutions through academic research, projects, or industry experience
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Understanding of clinical development is a plus
• Experience in a life sciences or pharmaceutical business is preferred
• Experience in AI strategy development, digital transformation projects, or applying AI technologies to business process improvement (preferred)
• Experience with business process modeling and project management methodologies (preferred)

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.

• Benefit from a well-thought-out benefits package that rewards your contribution and commitment

• Start your career at an attractive location in Frankfurt and experience our modern working environment and benefit from flexible working time models.

Pursue Extraordinary .

Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com !

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