Global P&O Business Partner STO m/f/d

Job Description Summary - Job Description 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.

As a newly independent company we are focused on growth.

We see growth as the engine powering everything we want to achieve for patients.

It will allow us to innovate & pioneer greater access to high-quality medicines, but we can only do this by bringing the best and the brightest minds together.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders on organizational design, team effectiveness, change, performance, talent, retention and engagement
• Translate business strategy into P&O priorities, workforce plans and organizational interventions
• Drive succession planning, leadership development and talent pipelines for critical roles
• Build strategic workforce plans and identify future capability gaps
• Strengthen leadership teams through coaching, governance, operating models and culture work
• Lead cultural change and inclusion efforts, with clear business ownership and accountability
• Represent the business in complex enterprise P&O initiatives and cross-country priorities
• Use data, metrics and external insight to shape decisions and measure impact
• Contribute to the wider P&O community and develop internal and external thought leadership

What you’ll bring to the role

• Minimum 10 years of experience in a senior P&O Business Partner or equivalent role
• Proven success in stakeholder management and influencing at senior levels
• Experience working in global, cross-functional and matrixed organizations
• Strong strategic mindset with sound business and industry exposure
• Credibility across talent, organization design, change and workforce strategy
• Pharma manufacturing experience is an advantage

Compensation Structure & Criteria

Sandoz compensation is determined by job level, qualifications, niche skills, experience, and location within company salary ranges.

Fully proficient and highly effective employees can expect a starting salary around market median, with those new to the level or with less functional depth at the lower end of the range and those with sustained superior or niche skills towards the higher end of the range.

Internal equity and external market data inform our range placement.

Annual salary reviews consider performance outcomes, market alignment, and business needs.

• Job location: Holzkirchen, Germany or Kundl Austria or Ljubljiana Slovenia
• Starting pay range for Germany: EUR 95.900 - 178.100
• Variable compensation for Germany: 20% performance-based bonus
• 30 vacation days per year (in full time)
• 1.200€ vacation payment (in full time)
• €40/month in capital-forming benefits (in full time)
• eligible for car allowance
• participation in long-term incentive plan
• company pension
• flex-hybrid working 50% per week in the office
• access to our learning & development platforms Skillsoft & Learnlight
• access to our employee share program “Our Share”
• Pay frequency: Monthly
• Expected weekly working hours: 40 hours

Why Sandoz?

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries!

While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of good health.

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people 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 careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster.

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.

• #Sandoz Skills Desired
• Business Acumen
• Client Counseling
• Coaching
• Compliance & Risk Management
• Connecting The Dots
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Influencing
• Leadership Development
• Managing Change
• Matrix Collaboration
• Organization Design
• Organization Health
• Stakeholder Management
• Strategic Workforce Planning
• Talent Development
• Talent Pipelining
• Vision & Purpose (Strategy To Story)
• Waterfall Project Management

Our Purpose here at Sandoz is pioneering access for patients.

As the global leader in 'off-patent' high quality medicines, we are able to make medicine more affordable and accessible.

Our broad global portfolio comprises of approximately 1,300 quality biosimilar and generic medicines, enabling us to provide more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries per year, and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

Powered by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for dedication and skills, experience a flexible, collaborative & inclusive culture where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is nurtured!

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