Director, Technology Communications

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:

- Designs and leads delivery of impactful and engaging communications strategies and plans for Sandoz Technology
- Act as a senior communications business partner to CTO and the Technology leadership team. Counsel and advise on all communications topics - strategy, employee engagement, change management communications, external communications
- Activate a communications narrative and program for the Technology strategy as well as the new operating model
- Manage and coordinate communications and engagement around Technology domains’ (stakeholder success teams, core technology, strategic focus areas and operational excellence) priorities on unit and enterprise level in alignment with overall communications strategy and priorities
- Work in close collaboration with human resources and global internal communications to create a uniform and engaging Sandoz employee experience along the technology change journey
- Ensures life-cycle management activities for Sandoz corporate web and intranet presence as well as supporting country organizations with their localization efforts as required
- Manages team of contractors and external agencies to ensure timely and effective channel operations

**What you’ll bring to the role**:
Essential Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Communications or related field and/or degree in IT beneficial
- 10+ years of relevant experience creating and executing high-level internal and external communication plans in a dynamic environment
- Strategic thinker and hands-on implementer
- Adept at working in highly matrixed corporate environments
- Successful track record in internal engagement and change communications
- Experience working with all levels of employees, including management committee members, first-line managers and production employees
- Fluent English

Desirable Requirements:

- Healthcare and Pharmaceutical experience preferred
- Additional languages desirable

**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.

The future is ours to shape

**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.

**Join our Sandoz Network**:
If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to learn more about Sandoz and our career opportunities, join the Sandoz Network here:
**#Sandoz**

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