Director Strategy

~ 500 million That’s the number of patients that Sandoz reaches every year with our affordable generic medicines.
- With more than 130 years of experience in treating patients, Sandoz is a global leader in generics and biosimilar medicines, committed to driving access to medicine worldwide and sustainability in the healthcare systems.**Purpose of the role**:
Reporting to the CEO, the CEO office team drive high profile, company-wide strategic initiatives that address the top priorities for the company whilst supporting the five core pillars of our Strategy. While our roles are highly visible and demanding, we have a unique opportunity to shape global healthcare trends and work with senior leaders across our businesses to execute our company’s agenda.**Your key responsibilities**:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Independently drives strategic business projects for Sandoz, the CEO and the Executive Committee
- Generates strategic insights based on best-in-class analysis, distils outputs and recommendations which enable informed decisions of top-level leaders
- Actively contribute to annual strategic planning process
- Invests in knowledge / functional spike on behalf of strategy team
- Proactively identifies trends and opportunities to shape the CEO and SEC agenda
- Provide insight into Health Care Systems as our core customer
- Develop network of functional experts and strategy managers across Sandoz
- Work with the rest of the office of the CEO to ensure that the CEO is fully supported when it comes to his activities and responsibilities, and to ensure that the organization is aligned on key priorities and executing towards those

**Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion**:

- Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve._

**Minimum requirements**

**What you’ll bring to the role**:

- Advanced degree such as MD, PhD or MBA desired
- English full professional proficiency, any other language is a plus
- Deep knowledge of the Pharmaceutical Industry. Experience in the Generics industry will be considered as a significant plus
- 7+ years’ experience in the pharmaceutical/ healthcare industry (preferably in generics)
- 3+ years’ experience at a top strategy consulting firm (in publicly listed company will be considered a plus)
- Track record of business impact
- Advanced analytical skills (problem structuring and problem solving), able to understand/ interpret complex analyses
- Excellent in cross-functional collaborations and project management
- Excellent communications skills and ability to interact with senior stakeholders
- Excellent IT skills, particularly MS Power Point and MS Excel
- Passionate, positive attitude, outstanding flexibility, adaptability and sense of accountability

**Why Sandoz?**
500 million patients were touched by Sandoz generic and biosimilar medicines in 2020 and while we’re proud of this, we know there is more we could do to continue to help pioneer access to medicines for people around the world.
- How will we do this? We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.
- We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying**Imagine what you could do here at Sandoz**

**Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion**:
Sandoz is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s 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.-
**Division**
- SANDOZ

**Business Unit**
- SANDOZ BUSINESS OFFICE

**Country**
- Germany

**Work Location**
- Holzkirchen (near Munich)

**Company/Legal Entity**
- Sandoz International

**Alternative Country 1**
- Switzerland

**Functional Area**
- BD&L & Strategic Planning

**Job Type**
- Full Time

**Employment Type**
- Regular

**Shift Work**
- No

**Early Talent**
- No