Senior Manager Strategy & Operations (d/f/m)

Job Description Summary

As Senior Manager Strategy & Operations, you will drive the development and execution of the Sandoz Corporate Affairs strategy, set up corresponding metrics and KPI’s that measure the performance of the team and help the Corporate Affairs in the delivery against the set objectives. In this capacity the Senior Manager Strategy & Operations also serves as the strategic assistant to the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer.

 

Job Description

Sandoz is going through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Generic and Biosimilar medicines.

Now as an independently listed company, Sandoz aims to increase its strategic focus, operate with greater agility, set clearer business objectives, enhance shareholder returns, and strengthen its culture for us, the Sandoz associates. This is an exciting time in our history, and by creating a new and ambitious path, it will provide a unique opportunity for us all, both professionally and personally.

Join us as a Founder of our ‘new’ Sandoz!

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Strategy alignment, implementation and governance

• Lead the strategy planning and alignment process across the Corporate Affairs teams; drive consistent implementation of the Corporate Affairs strategy and tactics agreed

• Help teams staying focused on their objectives and deliverables; supports plan adjustments where and as appropriate/needed

Strategic Support to the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

• Assist in the creation and execution of comprehensive communication plans, ensuring messages are effectively delivered to priority target groups

• Support the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer in managing key relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including senior company executives and board members, media, policy makers and industry associations and others, as well as support in the preparation of presentations, reports and meetings

Measurement and Evaluation

• Help build a set of key performance indicators for the entire Corporate Affairs team based on the objectives agreed for each year and monitor achievement

What you’ll bring to the role:

Essential Requirements:

• University degree in relevant area (communications, social sciences, economics, business administration) or equivalent

• 3-5 years of experience in Corporate Communications functions or agencies; proven track record within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry preferred

• Solid understanding of how to build and implement communications strategies that drive results, as well as robust experience in tracking and measure communications effectiveness

• Demonstrated capabilities to manage complex and diverse stakeholder interest, C-suite experience preferred

• Strong process-orientation, hands-on mentality and execution even under tight conditions

• Project management skills

• Ability to deal with ambiguity, adapt to changing situations and enable collaboration among team members

• Proficiency in English (read/ write/ speak) as a must

Desirable Requirements:

• Proficiency in German (read/ write/ speak) preferred

• Additional languages welcome

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, touched the lives of almost 500 million patients last year and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, state-of-the-art 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.

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