Job title: 6-month internship – public affairs vaccines
● Location: Lyon
● Starting date: February
About the job
As a public affairs vaccines intern within our Global Vaccine Public Affairs team, you’ll take part in disease and vaccine policy, stakeholder engagement, advocacy tools and processes. Ready to get started?
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.
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:
· Take part in the finalization of the Pneumococcal Stakeholder Engagement Plan
· Participate in the stakeholder mapping of policy makers, experts, influencers, and civil society
· Contribute to the analysis of policy evolution, drivers and barriers
· Collaborate with public affairs colleagues in key countries to build local stakeholder engagement
About you
● Soft and technical skills: analytical skills, proactivity, autonomy. Knowledge of healthcare issues, the policy environment, lobbying, and of vaccine market dynamics. Experience in public affairs
● Education: bac +5 in management, public affairs or pharmaceutical sciences
● Languages: fluent in English
Why choose us?
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Launch your career with a company that invests in you — and empowers you to reimagine what’s possible.
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Build your future with access to the latest tools, digital innovation, and continuous learning that keep you ahead of the curve.
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Grow in a purpose-driven company where your voice matters and your work helps improve millions of lives.
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Thrive in inclusive, flexible workplaces that support your personal and professional well-being.
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An attractive internship bonus.
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Depending on your location, access to a company restaurant with a contribution from Sanofi.
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Our recruitment process is designed to be fast and efficient. If your application is accepted, you will receive a call from our recruiter for an initial telephone interview, followed by a quick meeting with the manager.
Pursue Progress. Discover 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.
Job title: 6-month internship – public affairs vaccines
· Location: Lyon
· Starting date: February
About the job
As a public affairs vaccines intern within our department, you will take part in disease and vaccine policies, stakeholder engagement, and advocacy tools and processes. Ready to get started?
Ready to develop your skills while taking part in the future of healthcare? At Sanofi, you will have the freedom to learn, ask questions and bring your ideas to life, all supported by inspiring mentors and collaborative teams.
About Sanofi:
Sanofi is a biopharmaceutical company that innovates through R&D and uses AI at scale to improve people’s lives and create long-term growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and our innovative pipeline – allows us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we pursue the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
Main responsibilities:
· Take part in the finalization of the Pneumonia Stakeholder Engagement Plan
· Contribute to stakeholder mapping, including policymakers, experts, influencers and civil society
· Support the analysis of policy evolution, drivers and barriers
· Collaborate with public affairs teams in key countries to develop local stakeholder engagement
About you
· Technical and interpersonal skills: analytical mind, autonomy, proactivity. Knowledge of health issues, the political environment, lobbying and the dynamics of the vaccine market. Experience in public affairs.
· Education: bac +5 in management, public affairs or pharmacy
· Languages: fluent English
Why choose us?
· Launch your career with a company that invests in you and gives you the means to reinvent what is possible.
· Build your future with the latest tools, digital innovation and continuous learning to always stay ahead.
· Grow in an engaged company where your voice matters and your work improves the lives of millions of people.
· Thrive in inclusive and flexible environments that support your personal and professional well-being.
· An attractive internship stipend.
· Depending on your site, access to a company restaurant with a contribution from Sanofi.
· Our recruitment process has been designed to be fast and efficient. If your application is selected, you will receive a call from our recruiter for a first phone interview, then a quick meeting with the manager.
Always Progressing. Discover the Extraordinary.
Join Sanofi and enter a new era of science – where your journey can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you so that you go further, accelerate your thinking and accomplish what has never been done before. You will help push limits, challenge conventions and design smarter solutions for the communities we serve. Ready to pursue the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s pursue progress and discover the extraordinary – together.
At Sanofi, we believe in equal opportunity, without distinction of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
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!