Head Finance Generic Platform (d/f/m)

pSandoz 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. /p pThe Head Finance Generic Platform is the financial leader driving value creation across the Standard and Specialty Generics value chain. The role will pro‑actively drive optimal resource allocation, prioritising investments with key focus on oral solids, injectables and respiratory across internal development, BDL and life cycle mgt. Coordinates together with STO, Regions and Countries short-, medium- and long-term projections and designs and implement improvement measures supporting a margin expansion roadmap. /p pThis role has the responsibility to support decision making of pipeline choices ensuring financial alignment with companies’ expectations, as well, as facilitating successful pre and launch activities. Success requires financial leadership, advanced financial modelling, and deep analytical insight into portfolio, pipeline, and market dynamics, while ensuring strong collaboration and alignment with commercial regions and manufacturing priorities. /p h3Your Key Responsibilities /h3 h3Strategic and Business initiatives /h3 pCo‑creates overall Generics strategy and ad‑hoc activities to deliver competitive, sustainable growth for Sandoz. Decision member in related Standard and Specialty Generics decision/operating bodies in relation to strategy, portfolio, pipeline, LCM and BDL. /p h3Business Case Excellence and Investment Choices /h3 pDevelops and delivers business cases: maximizing ROI for selection of new molecule additions, BDL investment decisions and monitoring of existing portfolio and making recommendation decisions on investment choices. Partners with CCO, Development, and Manufacturing leadership to drive comprehensive, end‑to‑end business cases securing approvals under governance frameworks. /p h3BDL /h3 pFinance Business Partner in the BDL investment choices. Ensure compliance with financial commitments of existing partnerships and leads term improvements ensuring profitability levels. /p h3SOP /h3 pProvides transparency of financial implications of the 3 year regional demand planning (APO). Drives optimal/ lean resource allocation across Commercial Regions to maximize sales and profit to the Commercial Heads and CFO. Ensuring best possible leverage of available capacity, optimal country volume allocation. /p h3Margin expansion /h3 pIn cooperation with STO develops implements short/midterm identifies and implements measures to improve COGS. Reviews and proposes cost roadmap improvement to ensures profitably level in the commercial units. /p h3Launches /h3 pFinancial pre‑launch reviews to assess target product profile planning, COGS position, supply forecast scenarios including supporting global decision on country launches and global view of launch forecasts. /p h3Planning and Reporting /h3 pLeads the Generics financial performance monitoring (Monthly Reporting, Last Estimates) as well as supporting high level target setting process (Budget Strat. Plan). Assesses financial implications of the pipeline value. Co‑leads the medium- and long‑term volume and value projections in alignment with Regions, countries and STO. /p h3Business Partnering /h3 pActs as a trusted Generics finance partner to STO, CCO, Development, Global Finance, and Regional leadership—ensuring cross‑functional alignment and enabling high‑quality, integrated decision‑making at the enterprise level. Acts as platform generics business partner for the Finance Team. /p h3Leadership and Talent Development /h3 pAttracts, develops, and retains finance talent. /p h3Governance, Compliance, and Control /h3 pEnsures rigorous financial processes, strong internal controls, and full compliance with audit requirements, maintaining the highest standards of governance and transparency. /p h3What You’ll Bring To The Role /h3 bEssential and Desirable Requirements: /b ul liBachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration or other relevant field of a leading business school or top university (MBA or CPA a plus). /li li10+ years of experience in financial management or controlling in a multinational environment (branded pharma, generics or fast‑moving consumer goods industry preferred). /li liFluent English, both written and spoken. Other languages are a plus. /li liFinancial experience in a local organization, cross functional and international preferred. /li liExperience in financial modelling and business case preparation. /li liLeadership skills, optimal in matrix organization. /li liPrevious commercial and/or manufacturing business partnering experience, knowledgeable on portfolio. /li /ul h3Why Sandoz? /h3 pSandoz 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. /p pWith 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. /p pOur 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! /p h3Commitment To Diversity Inclusion /h3 pWe are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve. /p h3Accessibility and accommodation /h3 pSandoz is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, please send an e‑mail and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message. /p #J-18808-Ljbffr