Job Description Summary
-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.
As a newly independent company we are focused on growth. We see growth as the engine powering everything we want to achieve for patients. It will allow us to innovate & pioneer greater access to high-quality medicines, but we can only do this by bringing the best and the brightest minds together.
Your Key Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Partner with leaders on organizational design, team effectiveness, change, performance, talent, retention and engagement
Translate business strategy into P&O priorities, workforce plans and organizational interventions
Drive succession planning, leadership development and talent pipelines for critical roles
Build strategic workforce plans and identify future capability gaps
Strengthen leadership teams through coaching, governance, operating models and culture work
Lead cultural change and inclusion efforts, with clear business ownership and accountability
Represent the business in complex enterprise P&O initiatives and cross-country priorities
Use data, metrics and external insight to shape decisions and measure impact
Contribute to the wider P&O community and develop internal and external thought leadership
What you’ll bring to the role:
Minimum 10 years of experience in a senior P&O Business Partner or equivalent role
Proven success in stakeholder management and influencing at senior levels
Experience working in global, cross-functional and matrixed organizations
Strong strategic mindset with sound business and industry exposure
Credibility across talent, organization design, change and workforce strategy
Pharma manufacturing experience is an advantage
Compensation Structure & Criteria:
Sandoz compensation is determined by job level, qualifications, niche skills, experience, and location within company salary ranges. Fully proficient and highly effective employees can expect a starting salary around market median, with those new to the level or with less functional depth at the lower end of the range and those with sustained superior or niche skills towards the higher end of the range. Internal equity and external market data inform our range placement. Annual salary reviews consider performance outcomes, market alignment, and business needs.
Job location: Holzkirchen, Germany or Kundl Austria or Ljubljiana Slovenia
Starting pay range for Germany: EUR 95.900 - 178.100
Variable compensation for Germany: 20% performance-based bonus
Additional benefits for Germany include: 30 vacation days per year (in full time), 1.200€ vacation payment (in full time), €40/month in capital-forming benefits (in full time), eligible for car allowance, participation in long-term incentive plan, company pension, flex-hybrid working 50% per week in the office, access to our learning & development platforms Skillsoft & Learnlight, access to our employee share program “OurShare”
Pay frequency: Monthly
Expected weekly working hours: 40 hours
Contract type: full time
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 good health.
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.
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
Business Acumen, Client Counseling, Coaching, Compliance & Risk Management, Connecting The Dots, Data-Driven Decision Making, Influencing, Leadership Development, Managing Change, Matrix Collaboration, Organization Design, Organization Health, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Workforce Planning, Talent Development, Talent Pipelining, Vision & Purpose (Strategy To Story), Waterfall Project ManagementSkills Required
- Minimum 10 years of experience in a senior P&O Business Partner or equivalent role
- Proven success in stakeholder management and influencing at senior levels
- Experience working in global, cross-functional and matrixed organizations
- Credibility and experience across talent, organization design, change and workforce strategy
- Strong strategic mindset with sound business and industry exposure
- Use of data, metrics and external insight to shape decisions and measure impact
- Pharma manufacturing experience
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
