SANOFI & MARKEN
ARNAUD DOURLENS TITLE : HEAD OF CLINICAL SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS
COMPANY : SANOFI
EXECUTIVE BIO
Arnaud Dourlens is an “ Arts et Métiers ” engineer . He began his industrial career in the FMCG * sector where he held growing responsibilities . Then he joined the LVMH group where he reorganized new product launches and industrial investments in the Make-up segment .
Arnaud joined Sanofi in 2017 as Production Director of a major production site (> € 2.5bn turnover ). He has been a key player in the development of the continuous improvement mindset and in the transformation of the site through IT projects , investments and activity growth .
Since 2020 , hehas been the global head of Sanofi Clinical Supply Chain Operations , managing worldwide clinical supply teams involved in more than 300 clinical studies . * Fast-moving consumer goods
Arnaud Dourlens is Head of Clinical Supply Chain Operations at Sanofi . Asked about the main risk management challenges the company faces , he says : “ Providing near-perfect delivery performance for complex study designs across multiple countries and their trial sites .”
He adds : “ This is the day-to-day complexity of clinical supply . The supply chain needs to be agile to react to all kinds of changes during clinical trial execution . “ The key is to ensure there is a risk management plan in place that focuses on the evaluation of potential issues arising , either internal with changes , but also external