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!As the Global Senior Enterprise Architect (SAP), you will play a critical role in defining, governing and evolving Sandoz's SAP enterprise architecture strategy across global business functions. You will lead architecture transformation initiatives, establish enterprise standards and roadmaps, and ensure SAP platforms enable business growth, innovation, operational excellence and regulatory compliance. Working closely with business and technology stakeholders, you will drive the adoption of modern SAP capabilities, including S/4HANA, SAP RISE and cloud technologies, while ensuring alignment to the broader enterprise architecture vision.
Job Description
Your Key Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Define, govern and continuously evolve SAP enterprise architecture standards, principles, reference architectures and technology roadmaps across the organization.
Lead architectural activities for SAP platforms, ensuring solution architectures are aligned with business strategy, enterprise architecture objectives and target-state capabilities.
Develop and communicate SAP platform direction, future-state architecture and transformation roadmaps to key business and IT stakeholders.
Define and implement logical design strategies, information management approaches and data architecture patterns to support enterprise-wide data management requirements.
Promote the effective use of architecture patterns, reusable assets and reference architectures to optimize SAP platform adoption and technology investments.
Establish, maintain and enhance the Architecture Governance Framework, including architecture methodologies, standards, policies, processes and documentation practices.
Collaborate closely with Security Architecture and technology teams to ensure SAP landscapes comply with security, risk management and regulatory requirements.
Influence senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams to drive business transformation, technology modernization and enterprise-wide adoption of architecture best practices.
KPI: Completeness, quality and effectiveness of SAP enterprise architecture deliverables, including architecture roadmaps, governance compliance, stakeholder alignment, operational efficiency and strategic platform adoption.
What you'll bring to the role:
Essential Requirements:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Information Systems or a related discipline.
Extensive experience in enterprise architecture and SAP domain architecture roles within large global organizations, preferably in pharmaceutical or life sciences industries.
Proven experience leading global SAP S/4HANA transformation programs and large-scale deployments, including SAP RISE environments.
Strong expertise in SAP technologies including SAP ERP, S/4HANA, SAP BTP, cloud-native services and SAP ecosystem solutions.
Demonstrated success developing and implementing enterprise architecture frameworks, governance models and architecture standards during major transformation initiatives.
Strong knowledge of data architecture, information management, integration strategies and enterprise technology landscapes.
Experience influencing senior leaders, leading without formal authority and managing complex stakeholder environments across multiple geographies and cultures.
Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast paced and highly regulated environments while driving innovation, transformation and strategic outcomes.
Essential Skills: Enterprise Architecture, SAP Platform Strategy, Technology Consulting, IT Governance, Stakeholder Management, Decision Making, Risk Management, Problem Solving, Conceptual Thinking and Influencing Skills.
Languages: Fluent English.
Desirable Requirements:
Professional certifications in Enterprise Architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, SAP Enterprise Architecture or related disciplines.
Hands-on experience with SAP LeanIX or similar enterprise architecture management tools and exposure to emerging SAP cloud and AI-enabled capabilities.
You'll receive:
Competitive compensation and benefits package, flexible and hybrid working arrangements, comprehensive health and wellness programs, career development opportunities, access to learning and certification programs, global collaboration opportunities, recognition initiatives, and the chance to contribute to meaningful work that improves patient access to medicines worldwide.
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!
Skills Desired
Business Architecture, Client Counseling, Decision Making Skills, Enterprise Architecture, Influencing Skills, IT Governance, Solution ArchitectureSkills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Information Systems or related discipline
- Extensive experience in enterprise architecture and SAP domain architecture within large global organizations
- Proven experience leading global SAP S/4HANA transformation programs and large-scale deployments
- Experience with SAP RISE environments
- Strong expertise in SAP technologies including SAP ERP, S/4HANA and SAP BTP
- Knowledge of cloud-native services and SAP ecosystem solutions
- Experience developing and implementing enterprise architecture frameworks, governance models and standards
- Strong knowledge of data architecture, information management and integration strategies
- Proven ability to influence senior leaders and manage complex, multi-geography stakeholder environments
- Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced and highly regulated environments
- Fluent English
- Professional certifications in EA frameworks such as TOGAF or SAP Enterprise Architecture
- Hands-on experience with SAP LeanIX or similar enterprise architecture management tools
- Exposure to emerging SAP cloud and AI-enabled capabilities
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.
Sandoz Insights
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.
