Project Manager – STEP Technical Integration

Job Description Summary

The Project Manager - STEP Technical Integration plays a pivotal role within STEP, with a specific focus on the coordination of all technical activities needed to integrate a system in STEP landscape and the BAU teams. Reporting to the STEP Integration Lead, this position ensures seamless cooperation between STEP and the Technology organization and ensures timely completion of all technical integration activities.

Job Description

Project Manager – STEP Technical Integration

Join us in building the future of Sandoz. 

Through STEP (Sandoz Transformation Enterprise Program), we are creating a unified, integrated digital core and simplifying our end-to-end ways of working. From SAP S/4HANA to Veeva, Workday, LabVantage, and beyond, you’ll help design and deliver future-ready systems that drive global impact — enabling us to deliver affordable medicines to more patients worldwide.

Job Summary

The Project Manager - STEP Technical Integration plays a pivotal role within STEP, with a specific focus on the coordination of all technical activities needed to integrate a system in STEP landscape and the BAU teams. Reporting to the STEP Integration Lead, this position ensures seamless cooperation between STEP and the Technology organization and ensures timely completion of all technical integration activities.

Your Key Responsibilities

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinate activities between STEP and all Technology Functions incl. Architecture, Security, SAP and BAU Organization facilitating effective communication, knowledge transfer, and alignment of objectives throughout the transformation lifecycle. 

• Plan, manage, and execute integration projects across diverse platforms (SAP and non-SAP). 

• Analyze and document system connectivity requirements, including network activities, protocols, and data flows. 

• Ensure compliance with security standards (SSL/TLS, encryption, authentication) and regulatory requirements. 

• Collaborate with IT infrastructure, security, and application teams to define port-level configurations, firewall rules, and secure communication channels. 

• Develop detailed integration architecture diagrams, risk assessments, and mitigation plans. 

• Monitor project progress, manage timelines, and ensure successful delivery within scope and budget. 

• Provide technical leadership and resolve integration issues during implementation. 

• Direct and oversee project teams (including external partners), maintaining strict control over progress, quality, and budget to ensure delivery against defined business objectives. 

• Maintains environment details, technical design, architectural component records. 

• Set up and lead all project-related meetings, maintaining comprehensive records of actions, decisions, issues, and risks, and serving as the primary point of contact for all project-related escalations. 

• Ensure a smooth transition from project delivery to operational handover, planning and executing all activities associated with each release to minimize business disruption and maximize value realization. 

• Collaborate closely with stakeholder success teams and internal departments to gather requirements, provide regular updates, and ensure solutions are fully aligned with business needs and expectations. 

• Oversee the integration and optimization of re-use and build applications, identifying opportunities to streamline business processes and enhance operational efficiency. 

• Maintain strong relationships with vendors and external partners to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality solutions and ongoing support. 

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, contributing to the organization's digital transformation and growth agenda. 

• Monitor and report on key performance indicators to measure project success. 

• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and best practices across all aspects of the project and operational coordination. 

Minimum Requirements

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Proven experience managing complex IT projects within large-scale enterprise transformation program. 
• Strong understanding of Sandoz’ application landscapes and BAU operational environments. 
• Strong knowledge of SAP landscapes, middleware, APIs, and integration frameworks. 
• Expertise in network protocols, SSL/TLS, VPN, and secure data transmission. 
• Familiarity with security compliance standards (ISO, GDPR, etc.). 
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and documentation skills. 
• PMP or similar certification is a plus 
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills. 
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage external partners. 
• Expertise in project planning, risk management, and change management. 
• Track record of delivering projects on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. .

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology Business Administration, or related field; (Master’s degree is preferred) 

Languages:

English

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!

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Skills Desired

Budget Management, Business Acumen, Performance Management, Planning, Risk Management, Service Delivery Management, Stakeholder Management, Waterfall Project Management