Associate Manager - Project Management

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Sandoz, CA, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Biotech • Pharmaceutical
The Role
Supports global M&A, divestiture, integration, and business transformation projects through planning, governance, stakeholder coordination, risk management, reporting, and PMO best practices. Maintains project plans, milestones, dependencies, action trackers, documentation, and dashboards. Coordinates cross-functional teams, facilitates governance meetings, supports due diligence and Day-1 readiness, escalates risks, and tracks decisions and deliverables.
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Job Description Summary

Support global M&A, divestiture, integration, and business transformation projects through effective project planning, governance, stakeholder coordination, risk management, and performance reporting. Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of project milestones, visibility of risks and dependencies, and adherence to project governance standards.

Job Description

Position Purpose:

Support global M&A, divestiture, integration, and business transformation projects through effective project planning, governance, stakeholder coordination, risk management, and performance reporting. Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of project milestones, visibility of risks and dependencies, and adherence to project governance standards.

Your Key Responsibilities: 

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to: 


  • Support end-to-end project management activities for M&A and transformation initiatives.
  • Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, action trackers, and dependency logs.
  • Monitor project progress and ensure timely escalation of risks and issues.
  • Prepare governance reports, dashboards, leadership presentations, and status updates.
  • Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders across Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Procurement, Finance, IT, and HR.
  • Support due diligence, Day-1 readiness, integration, and transition activities.
  • Facilitate governance meetings and track closure of actions and decisions.
  • Drive standardization, continuous improvement, and adoption of PMO best practices.
  • Maintain project documentation, repositories, and communication records.

What you’ll bring to the role: 

Essential Requirements: 

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Life Sciences, Finance, IT, or related field.
  • PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent certification preferred.
  • 7-10 years of experience in Project Management, PMO, Business Transformation, Supply Chain, Consulting, or Operations.
  • Experience working in global, cross-functional environments.
  • Exposure to M&A integration, divestitures, carve-outs, or large transformation programs preferred.
  • Project & Portfolio Management, Governance & Executive Reporting
  • Risk & Issue Management, Change Management, Process Improvement, Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving
  • Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Project Planning Tools, and Power BI

Why Sandoz?

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more, so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of access to good healthcare.


With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people 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 careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported! 

 

Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster. 


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

Bom (Bill Of Materials), Business Networking, Business Scenario Planning , Change Control, Efficiency, Erp Systems, Flexibility, General Hse Knowledge, Including Gdp, Inventory Management, Knowledge Of Gmp, Master Data, Material Requirements Planning (Mrp), Order Management, Product Distribution, Risk Management, Scheduler, Supply Chain, Supply-Chain Management, Supply Management, Supply Planning, Transportation, Warehouse Management

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Life Sciences, Finance, IT, or a related field
  • 7-10 years of experience in Project Management, PMO, Business Transformation, Supply Chain, Consulting, or Operations
  • Experience working in global, cross-functional environments
  • Experience with project and portfolio management, governance, and executive reporting
  • Experience with risk and issue management, change management, process improvement, analytical thinking, and problem solving
  • Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, project planning tools, and Power BI
  • PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent certification
  • Exposure to M&A integration, divestitures, carve-outs, or large transformation programs

Sandoz Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sandoz and has not been reviewed or approved by Sandoz.

  • Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, vision, and prescription coverage are consistently described as core components across U.S. roles and materials. Feedback suggests the medical offering is broad and a standard pillar of the package.
  • Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with a company match described as generous is commonly included for U.S. roles. This savings support is positioned alongside other primary benefits as part of total rewards.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity eligibility is noted for many positions and a global all‑employee share program is being introduced from 2026. These elements add upside beyond base salary and annual bonus.

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The Company
HQ: Basel
17,135 Employees

What We Do

Sandoz is the global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines. ​ ​Our Purpose is to pioneer access to medicines for patients globally. We are on a mission to drive innovation in the healthcare industry by freeing up resources sustainably and responsibly while continuing to address global health challenges such as antimicrobial resistance.​ We are present in more than 100 countries and our medicines serve some 500 million people every year. We have two main global businesses: Generics - divided between standard generics and complex generics - and Biosimilars.

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