Global Director Pipeline Biosimilar Platform (d/f/m)

Job Description Summary

As Global Director Pipeline Biosimilar Platform, you will be responsible for maximizing the value of internal and external programs in the context of the Sandoz portfolio through commercial leadership for assigned programs and strategic projects.

Job Description

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!

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Project the commercial potential of internal and external programs by:

  • Building a perspective on industry and disease area trends including emerging Life Cycle Management/value maximization opportunities for originators and biosimilars

  • Mapping shifts in key healthcare stakeholder’s influence on therapy choice and access

  • Obtaining focused external insights on strategic portfolio and program questions

  • Creating forecast scenarios that consider development, commercial and IP risks and opportunities. Applying and advancing statistical methods to simulate pipeline risks

  • Liaising with colleagues in priority geographies and IM division/Onco BU on internal and external programs to share and obtain internal knowledge and to drive common understanding on commercial potential and key risks

  • Drive value maximization through competitive Target Product Profile (TPP) design within and across GPTs by:

  • Translating innovator strategies and industry trends into prospective TPP landscapes

  • Researching technological innovations and their potential to transform health care

  • Contextualizing emerging therapy options with market realities (e.g. sustained affordability)

  • Shaping TPPs to optimize program value

• Develop and provide thought leadership on strategic pipeline questions by:

  • Creating, leading, and contributing to cross-functional and cross divisional initiatives that enable value maximization through molecule selection, product design and capability building

• Key Performance Indicators include: Thoroughness in evaluation and ability to contextualize market trends, competitive pipeline, established and emerging players

What you’ll bring to the role:

• A business and/or science background and degree is required. MD, science PhD or MBA with a focus in marketing or equivalent experience is desirable.

• Minimum 10 years pharma industry expertise required, preferably in specialty

• Strong commercial background

• Mature matrix leadership skills

• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking to bridge marketing and science

• Ability to align interests of multiple parties, and to be adaptable in a new and evolving area of the business

• Outcome-driven mindset

• Excellent communication and analytical skills

• Fluent English (written and spoken). Additional languages are beneficial

You’ll receive:

Sandoz has an employee-first approach and that’s why your personal growth is so important to us. You will have access to Coursera and other learning platforms with more than 200,000 learning videos and 5000+ courses.

In addition to the various learning opportunities, we offer company benefits, such as:

• 30 days of annual leave

• Holiday allowance

• Additional rewards for special occasions (e.g. service length awards, marriage celebration, etc.)

• Company pension schemes and capital formation benefits

• Parental leave

• Other offerings, such as bike leasing

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.

Hiring decisions are only based on the qualification for the position, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age and disability.

The law provides for severely disabled / equal applicants the opportunity to involve the local representative body for disabled employees (SBV) in the application process. If you would like to request this, please let us know in advance as a note on your CV.

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Skills Desired

Agility, Asset Management, Business Strategy, Commercial Excellence, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Orientation, Digital Marketing, Healthcare Sector Understanding, Influencing Skills, Inspirational Leadership, Marketing Strategy, Negotiation Skills, Operational Excellence, People Management, Priority Disease Areas Expertise, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Product Marketing, Product Strategy, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Partnerships