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!The Senior Solution Analyst – Finance (Financial Planning & Forecasting) plays a critical role in enabling Sandoz’s finance transformation by translating business requirements into robust, compliant, and scalable technology solutions. The role partners closely with Finance stakeholders and technical teams to ensure successful delivery of financial planning and forecasting solutions within a regulated environment.
Job Description
Your Key Responsibilities
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Partner with Finance business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document requirements related to Financial Planning & Forecasting.
Translate business needs into clear functional and technical solution designs aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
Lead and manage end-to-end implementation of technology solutions, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and within budget.
Ensure seamless integration between financial systems (including SAP) and upstream/downstream platforms.
Act as a key liaison between Finance, IT, external vendors, and delivery teams to ensure effective collaboration and communication.
Drive testing and quality assurance activities, including test strategy, test execution, and defect resolution.
Maintain comprehensive documentation covering solution design, configurations, processes, and validation evidence.
Support end-user training, post-go-live stabilization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
KPI: Successful delivery of finance solutions meeting business requirements, quality, compliance, timeline, and budget expectations.
What you’ll bring to the role
Essential Requirements
University degree, preferably in Technology, IT, Finance Systems, or a related field.
Minimum 8 years of experience in technology roles supporting enterprise applications.
Strong hands-on experience with SAP, preferably within Finance, Planning, or Forecasting domains.
Proven experience in requirements analysis, solution design, and end-to-end implementation management.
Experience working in large-scale global programs and complex system landscapes.
Strong understanding of system integration concepts and data flows across finance platforms.
Experience with testing methodologies, quality assurance, and validation practices.
Ability to work in a GxP-regulated environment, ensuring compliance with SOPs, data integrity, and regulatory standards.
Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Essential skills: Ability to bridge finance business needs and technology solutions in a regulated, global organization.
Languages: English (business proficiency required).
Desirable Requirements
Experience supporting Financial Planning & Forecasting processes in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry.
Exposure to finance transformation initiatives or cloud-based finance solutions.
You’ll receive
Competitive compensation aligned with experience and role scope.
Flexible working and hybrid work model.
Learning and development opportunities, including access to global capability-building programs.
Exposure to global finance transformation initiatives within a leading generics and biosimilars organization.
An inclusive, collaborative work environment that supports career growth and internal mobility.
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, acquisitions, and partnerships, we have a unique 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 talented and ambitious colleagues who thrive in an agile, inclusive, and flexible-hybrid environment—where diversity is welcomed and personal growth is actively supported.
Join us!
Skills Desired
Analytical Thinking, Business Acumen, Change Management, Influencing, IT Governance, Organization Development, Planning, Presentation Skills, Servant Leadership, Stakeholder ManagementSkills Required
- University degree in Technology, IT, Finance Systems, or a related field
- Minimum 8 years of experience in technology roles supporting enterprise applications
- Strong hands-on experience with SAP
- Proven experience in requirements analysis and solution design
- Experience working in large-scale global programs
- Strong understanding of system integration concepts
- Experience with testing methodologies and quality assurance
- Ability to work in a GxP-regulated environment
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Business proficiency in English
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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