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. Join us, the future is ours to shape!
This position is maternity leave cover for 2 years contract.
Your Key Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Overall responsibility for all hire-to-retire activities for the country of Germany
Leadership and development of the H2R team
Support and implementation of transformation and system projects
Control and optimization of processes with a focus on quality, efficiency and standardization
Close cooperation with HR business partners, local and international P&O operations teams and business stakeholders
Ensuring accurate and timely HR processes (e.g. onboarding, life-cycle processes, offboarding, payroll deadlines)
First point of contact for escalations and complex special cases
Analysis of KPIs and derivation of improvement measures
What you’ll bring to the role:
Essential Requirements:
Completed university studies
Several years of professional experience in the HR sector, preferably in an international company with matrix structures
Project and process management experience
Leadership experience and ability to develop and motivate teams
Structured, solution- and customer-oriented way of working
High level of service orientation and strong communication skills
Experience with HR systems (e.g. Workday, SAP)
Very good knowledge of German and English
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
Starting pay range: EUR 64,100 - 119,000
Variable compensation: 10% performance-based bonus
Additional benefits 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), 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
Change Management, Curiosity, Data Privacy, Employee Experience, HRIS (Human Resource Management System), Hr Operations (Hr Ops), HR Service Delivery, Human Resource Management System, Human Resources (HR), Human Resources Management, Labour Law, Payroll, Sdm, Service-Level Agreements (Sla), Talent DevelopmentSkills Required
- Completed university studies
- Several years of professional experience in HR, preferably in an international company with matrix structures
- Project and process management experience
- Leadership experience and ability to develop and motivate teams
- Structured, solution- and customer-oriented way of working
- High level of service orientation and strong communication skills
- Experience with HR systems (e.g., Workday, SAP)
- Very good knowledge of German and English
- Change Management experience
- Knowledge of Data Privacy and Labour Law
- Experience with Employee Experience, HR Service Delivery, HRIS and SDM
- Payroll experience and understanding of Service-Level Agreements (SLA)
- Talent Development 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.
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.
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