Sustainability Magazine February 2023 | Page 63

ARNAUD DOURLENS
TITLE : HEAD OF CLINICAL SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS
COMPANY : SANOFI INDUSTRY : CLINICAL SUPPLY CHAIN LOCATION : FRANCE treatments to all the clinical patients , either at home or at hospital .”
Clinical trial supply chains – a source of value Dourlens believes that the clinical trial supply chain can be a source of value for patients and the healthcare sector .
“ When a patient is suffering from a disease , he or she is in a tough situation and clinical trials are an option of care for him or her ,” explains Dourlens .
Behind the clinical trial , there are a lot of activities that are happening around

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 reorganised 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 , he has been the global head of Sanofi Clinical Supply Chain Operations , managing worldwide clinical supply teams involved in more than 300 clinical studies .
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