Job Description Summary
Lead and manage projects or functional activities, ensuring alignment with scientific and operational goals. Independently plan, design, perform, document, and interpret complex scientific or developmental work using state-of-the-art approaches. Take responsibility for assigned operational and leadership tasks, contributing to a high-performing and collaborative environment.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 are not limited to:
- Independently manage project activities in the area of analytical characterization (e.g. method-development for characterization of the API, as well as their optimization, validation, -transfer including the know-how and troubleshooting, and ensure their implementations etc.) and contribute to project-specific strategy decisions.
- Represent the function in technical teams (e.g. global CMC team); perform all project tasks (e.g. design, plan, and support conducting scientific experiments; actively contribute to budget and resource forecast etc.) and responsibilities related to own scope of work, as well as assist leadership team in setting goals, performance evaluations, and development planning discussions with team members.
- Review and approve analytical results. Ensure integrity of data. Interpret results within relevant context, draw the right conclusions and share with the analytical sub-team.
- Author development reports, study protocols, laboratory procedures, or project-related SOPs; write scientific documents for key collaborators (e.g., other line units, health authorities). In particular: coordinate and compile high quality analytical registration documents for HA submissions and write publications, patents; interact with Health Authorities where appropriate; act as technical expert in audits and inspections
- Technical expert studies with PhD with 3 years of relevant experience or Master of Science with 6 years of relevant experience or equivalent (not PhD with 6 years experience).
- Expert knowledge in structural characterization of biopharmaceutical products, excellent laboratory and technical expertise (analysis of proteins, antibodies by e.g. chromatography, electrophoresis, mass spectrometry, biophysical methods. Data evaluation).
- Thorough understanding of development activities and –processes in biopharmaceutical industry.
- Knowledge and experience on relevant regulatory guidelines and understanding of regulatory expectations (FDA, EMA).
- Proficient scientific/technical writing skills (to compile analytical reports and submission documents in English), and excellent presentation and communication skills.
- Fluent in English (oral and written).
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
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
Coaching Skills, Data Science, Environment, Experiments Design, Health And Safety (Ehs), Laboratory Equipment, Manufacturing Process, Sop (Standard Operating Procedure), Technical WritingSkills Required
- PhD with 3 years relevant experience OR Master of Science with 6 years relevant experience (equivalent)
- Expert knowledge in structural characterization of biopharmaceutical products (protein/antibody analysis)
- Hands-on experience with chromatography, electrophoresis, mass spectrometry, biophysical methods, and data evaluation
- Thorough understanding of development activities and processes in the biopharmaceutical industry
- Knowledge of relevant regulatory guidelines and expectations (FDA, EMA)
- Proficient scientific/technical writing and excellent presentation and communication skills in English
- Fluent in English (oral and written)
- Experience with authoring SOPs, study protocols, and regulatory submission documents
- Coaching skills and team leadership experience
- Familiarity with laboratory equipment, EHS practices, experimental design, and manufacturing processes
- Data science or advanced data analysis skills (desired)
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.
