Senior Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Sanofi with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Scientist roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 13 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Sanofi overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Sanofi as a Senior Scientist according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
Group panel interview: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Presentation: 18%
Background check: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Personality test: 3%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Sanofi in Mar 2019
Interview
Very weird experience: I was asked to provide my availability for the initial phone screen with the hiring manager. After doing so, I was asked to be available on a time that I was unsure if I could make it as I had a prior commitment that could not be rescheduled. I explained this to HR and asked for alternate times. HR never responded back. I had to email them three times to make sure they understood I was not going to be available at the time they requested. After the third time, they confirmed that they had received my email. Despite me explaining the reasons why I could not accommodate the time they had requested, HR did not bother providing an alternate time/ date for the interview. I was disappointed because I thought that Sanofi being a top company would provide a much better candidate experience.
I applied online. I interviewed at Sanofi (Cambridge, MA) in Jul 2025
Interview
Surprisingly vague job description followed by extremely vague job talk prompt - later learned that with AI-tailored resumes swamping their systems, this was a means to better filter applicants. I thought that was a brilliant approach.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Sanofi (Cambridge, MA) in Apr 2025
Interview
The interview process is quite fast-paced, I got on-site interview invitation in a week, and accepted offer in the next week. The whole process is very efficient. Need to book Zoom calls with colleagues in France though, so one-day in-person is not enough to complete the whole process.
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Question 1
Tell us more about yourself and why do you apply for this role?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Sanofi (Cambridge, MA) in Feb 2025
Interview
Reached out by the HR with a 30-min screening interview. Had a good conversation but ghosted. After 4 weeks received a template rejection, Their HR department seems to be very sloppy and lack of communications