At sanofi-aventis we’re going places . . . follow our lead!

Welcome to our business

Sanofi-aventis is a leading global pharmaceutical company. We have over 100,000 people working in 100 countries, with 650 people in Australia and New Zealand. Our people work in a variety of different fields including sales and marketing, scientific affairs, clinical research, and many business support functions.

Our portfolio is among the pharmaceutical industry’s strongest and most promising, especially in our fields of excellence and expertise: thrombosis, cardiometabolic diseases, vaccines, oncology, central nervous system and internal medicine. We invest heavily in R&D and are among the top spenders on R&D globally, investing over €4.5 billion last year alone, which corresponds to 16.2% of net sales, with the goal of discovering and offering new therapeutic strategies to improve the life of every patient.

With a range of innovative products, over-the-counter (OTC) products, vaccines and generic compounds, in Australia more scripts are written for sanofi-aventis products than for any other company.

Driven by our vision of leadership in the Australian and New Zealand pharmaceutical industries, we at sanofi-aventis are working harder, performing stronger and moving faster in the field of healthcare to bring leading, innovative products to millions of patients and helping to make much needed treatments more widely accessible.

Our strong growth and performance reflects the abilities and achievements of our people, and we invest accordingly. We offer a challenging and rewarding team environment, professional development and coaching, and we actively promote work/life flexibility. Every person in our business is rewarded for their individual performance and our company performance through a range of innovative reward and recognition initiatives.

How We Support Our Community

For many years, sanofi-aventis has recognised its corporate social responsibilities. We have a global Access to Medicines division which is committed to developing initiatives to combat certain diseases that represent real public health issues in developing countries, and to do so in a sustainable way. For example, we operate a US$25M partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to help fight the battle to eradicate diseases such as: Malaria, African Sleeping Sickness, Leishmaniasis and Tuberculosis.

Locally, we support many areas of our community and sponsor numerous initiatives. We support Angel Flight Australia who co-ordinate non-emergency flights for financially disadvantaged people who need medical attention, and we have made a three year commitment to the Aboriginal Resource Development Service (ARDS) to help reduce the devastating impact of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease on our aboriginal communities. These conditions cause nearly 3000 deaths each year in Australia despite being almost entirely preventable causes of illness and death. We also donate our products to those in need through World Vision and the Overseas Pharmaceutical Aid for Life.

Our true commitment to the local community is also evident through our ‘Make a Difference’ (MAD) community support program. This program provides individuals within our company with the opportunity to undertake community service abroad and take one month’s leave on full pay to work in a local or overseas disadvantaged area of their choice. All our employees are also offered one paid day per year to participate in corporate volunteering projects.

Are you ready to follow our lead?

Visit www.sanofi-aventis.com.au or contact our Careers Centre on 02 8666 2000