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Adminstrative / Support Services 82 - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 82.1 - Office administrative and support activities 82.10 - Office administrative and support activities
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 September 2025
Employment effect (start)
9 October 2025
Foreseen end date
31 December 2026
Description
French pharmaceutical multinational Sanofi has announced the creation of 500 new jobs at its international service centre, the Budapest Hub, in Budapest, Hungary. The expansion was necessary to support the plan to gradually increase staff numbers by 500 by the end of 2026.
The service centre also serves as a knowledge and competency hub, employing an international team of professionals. The scope of the centre’s activities will be expanded to include support for Sanofi subsidiaries in the areas of process automation, data analysis and clinical trials. Approximately 75 per cent of the employees is Hungarian.
Sanofi is a French multinational pharmaceutical company, employing around 80,000 people globally and operating in over 170 countries.
Sources
9 October 2025: Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (hipa.hu)
Eurofound (2025), Sanofi-Aventis, Business expansion in Hungary, factsheet number 203486, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203486.