Associate Director FP&A

Job Description Summary

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!
Lead all BPA activities within a country, unit, or function, a region or globally (depending on the business unit size), providing insightful and value-added analysis and decision support to the business leadership.

Job Description

Major accountabilities: 

• Act as trusted finance partner to senior stakeholders across Bio CCO, Global Marketing, BD&L, and Alliance teams
• Shape financial strategy, long-term planning, and performance steering for the Biosimilars platform
• Generate value‑added, forward-looking insights to proactively identify risks, opportunities, and strategic levers for growth and profitability
• Drive optimal resource allocation and investment prioritization across the portfolio to sustain and enhance Biosimilars platform profitability
• Lead planning cycles (MYF, TGT, Latest Outlook) and drive gap analysis and corrective actions
• Co-lead current and future pipeline for new launches from financial perspective and support external deal evaluation and negotiations
• Drive post-launch performance tracking and value realization. Simplify and continuously improve FP&A processes, reporting, and tools
• Deliver high-quality management reporting, insights, and scenario analyses. Oversee financial month end closing, accruals, and governance processes for Bio CCO

 Key performance indicators:

• Accuracy of actuals, plans, availability of analysis in time and of required quality -Achievement of Budget targets, quarterly financial forecast accuracy, Specific Franchises output KPIs, -Customer satisfaction

Minimum Requirements:  What You Bring

• Strong FP&A experience in a global matrix organization
• Proven senior stakeholder partnering and influencing skills
• Experience in strategic planning, financial modelling, and investment cases
• Ability to translate complex data into clear insights and actions
• Track record in driving process improvement and transformation 

 Languages :

• English.

Why Sandoz?Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported! Join us!Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Skills Desired

Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders, AI Driven, Building Effective Teams, Capital Allocation, Critical Thinking, Data Cleansing / Normalization, Data Visualization, Financial And Management Reporting, Giving And Receiving Feedback, Insight Generation, Interpersonal Savvy, Managing Ambiguity, Market Understanding, Planning & Analysis, Pmi (Post-Merger Integration), Process Optimization, Rapid Problem Solving, Understanding Value Drivers