Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite un'altra fonte. La procedura ha richiesto 7 settimane. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Sanofi (Boston, MA) nel mese di gen 2018
Colloquio
HR reached out to me and told me they were interested in having me considering a position, and eventually we set on an interview date. It was over the holidays, and the process of scheduling the interview took about 6-8 weeks.
It was a half day interview with lunch. The majority of interviewers were offsite, and we had calls.
I was asked to prepare a presentation on a clinical article.
It was a bit unclear to me what the position entailed exactly. No one seem to know also.
I felt I was overqualified. Everyone kept asking me why I interested in the position.
I never got any feedback, which, I think, speaks to the values and way of conducting business of the company.
It does not impress me, and I don't think I would consider applying to another job in the future
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Sanofi (New York, NY) nel mese di apr 2026
Colloquio
After submitted online, I was contacted within a week. The recruiter was great a communicating the role and screening. I noticed there was hesitation in letting me know the names of the people of the team, I'd interview for. I met with the hiring manager and had a discussion and gained a sense that there was motivation to fire internally. Everyone was polite. The only feedback I had was to let me know I wasn't selected. I only found out because a survey request we sent to see how I found the process.
I went through a long and ultimately disappointing interview process with Sanofi. The entire process took roughly three months. After I applied, I was contacted by an HR representative and then interviewed by the hiring manager. Both conversations were friendly, and I was told they were very interested in my background. I was also asked whether I could work from the Cambridge office three days a week.
Next came a one-hour panel interview. It went exceptionally well, and based on the feedback, I expected an offer. Instead, two weeks later HR reached out again to schedule additional interviews — one with a more senior leader and another technical interview. Both of these conversations went well too, with a mix of behavioral and technical questions.
Afterward, I again expected a decision. Instead, 1–2 weeks later HR told me I was still a candidate but that they were also interviewing people outside the U.S. “to finalize the list of finalists.” That was unexpected and confusing.
About a month after that, I was informed that the position had been given to a candidate from Europe.
Overall, the process felt extremely drawn-out and indecisive. I invested a lot of time and energy and consistently received strong signals of interest, only for things to shift multiple times. It was a disappointing experience, and in hindsight it may be for the best — a hiring process this uncertain does not inspire confidence in how the organization operates internally.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
Tell us about a new scientific method that you developed.
Pretty standard but more automated feel - screening call with a general HR person and then got invited to a 5 person panel interview. After a few weeks I got an offer from a HR person I didn't interact at all