Transformation Project Manager (m/w/d)

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!

Job Description

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Drive impactful initiatives from ideation to implementation

• In cooperation with other Sandoz functions implement the long- and midterm strategy and plan and drive cross-functional implementation of resulting actions

• (Co-)lead and project manage cross-functional and cross-divisional Global Programs and Projects to deliver strategic impact

• Manage different stakeholders within Sandoz, ensure early detection and exploitation/mitigation of opportunities and threats respectively.

• Establish and maintain governance and decision-making bodies.

• Support functions to identify improvement areas and future needs through a structured approach.

• Gather and analyze information, formulate and test hypotheses, and support business owners developing and communicating recommendations.

• Prepare meaningful presentations in order to present results to top management and other stakeholders.

• Collaborate with Finance

• Play a key role in the development of organizational design and culture.

• Drive communication and change management in cooperation with other functions

What you’ll bring to the role:

Essential Requirements:

• Masters degree in Business Administrations, Science or Engineering related field required.

• Consulting experience or advanced degree (PhD, MBA) preferred

• >2 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry or in a major consultancy is a plus

• Proven track-record of driving initiatives from ideation to implementation 

• Exposure/competence in Technical/Manufacturing/Product Development process in regulated environments a plus

• Experienced in managing a portfolio of projects and managing stakeholders at different levels, including Top management

• Strong Project and solid Change Management skills as well as strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong business awareness and perspective, yet able and willing to work hands-on, energetic, can-do attitude

• English: fluent spoken & written

You’ll receive:

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

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!

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.

Skills Desired

Building Construction, Business Development, Business Networking, Business Partners, Business Strategy, Collaboration, Corporate Development, Curiosity, Decision Tree (Forecasting Model), Diversity & Inclusion, Finance, Go-To-Market Strategy, Influencing Skills, Key Account Management, Leadership, Lean Six Sigma, Management Consulting, Pmp (Project Management Professional), Strategic Planning, Transformation Programs