Job Description Summary
Sandoz is going through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. By creating a new and ambitious path, it will provide a unique opportunity for us all, both professionally and personally.Join us in the role of P&O Business Partner, the future is ours to shape!
Job Description
Major accountabilities:
- Partner with senior business leaders to define and deliver a people strategy aligned with commercial priorities and sustainable growth
- Act as a trusted advisor on talent, performance, organizational design, leadership, and cultural transformation, ensuring alignment with Sandoz standards and local labor regulations
- Coach and guide leaders and associates to reinforce behaviors that strengthen the Sandoz Way and foster a strong, values-driven culture
- Partner closely with Talent Acquisition to ensure effective hiring strategies and strong talent pipelines across the Middle East.
- Drive a high-performing and inclusive culture that enhances engagement, collaboration, and accountability
- Partner on talent management, succession planning, and workforce planning to build critical capabilities and ensure organizational continuity
- Strengthen leadership capability through targeted development, coaching, and succession initiatives
- Ensure high-quality, compliant HR delivery through close collaboration with Centers of Excellence and relevant stakeholders
- Drive initiatives to enhance employee experience, organizational effectiveness, and overall productivity
- Support the resolution of Employee Relations matters in collaboration with relevant global/local teams.
- Oversee HR governance and budget management for the Middle East, ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements
Key performance indicators:
- Feedback from internal partners -People KPI’s – diversity, retention etc.
Minimum Requirements:
Work Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field;
- 10+ year experience in HR Business Partner roles with growing responsibilities
Skills:
- Demonstrated experience in relationship building and collaboration with senior leaders, ability to operate effectively in a highly matrix and fast-paced environment.
- Independent and self-reliant working style with a high sense of responsibility
- Expertise in leading change processes
- Deep knowledge of all Human Resource Management areas
- Solid understanding of employment law and employee relations
- Proven ability in conflict resolution and critical negotiations
- Strong project management and execution capabilities
Languages:
- Fluent English and Arabic, both written and spoken
Skills Desired
Knowledge Of All Relevant Policies And Practices, Knowledge Of The Hr Strategy, Organization Change, P&O Data Analytics, Performance ManagementSkills Required
- Functional Breadth
- Cross Cultural Experience
- Project Management
- Knowledge Of All Relevant Policies and Practices
- Knowledge Of The Hr Strategy
- Organization Change
- P&O Data Analytics
- Performance Management
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.
