Associate Director FP&A

Job Description Summary

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. Join us, the future is ours to shape!
•Provide strategic & operational leadership for Regulatory Affairs (RA) from a finance perspective
•Act as key business and sparring partner in interaction with Head RA as well as the LT team of RA
•Responsible for business planning, preparation of forecasts, analyses and process monitoring
•Providing appropriate financial operational as well as strategic support to business operations for effective achievement of business objectives to ensure a sound financial standing and growth of the company
•Drive standardization and automatization in GDSO

Job Description

Major accountabilities: 

• Business partner for Regulatory Affairs (RA):
  • Finance business partner for entire RA function (~700 FTEs, ~$80m cost center across multiple locations)
  • Proactively manage all reporting, monitoring and planning cycles for the RA function        
  • Part of GRA LT team, expected to drive results, ensure RA LT objectives are delivered within budget, guide LT on finance related topics and work closely with P&O·      
  • Part of the RA Staffing Committee
  • Drive transformation in RA
• D&R monitoring:
  • Monitoring local D&R budget with quarterly update and insight into MYF and TGT, review
  • Market bottom-up submission and discuss with Regions the potential challenges / changes to be implemented in submission
  • Ensure disciplined and accurate reporting by markets based on correct P&L line (RA, Medical, Clinical, etc)
  • D&R line consolidation, drive saving initiatives and course correction or mitigating actions when deviating from agreed targets
• Projects:
  • Independently drive projects (strategic as well as operational projects)·        
  • Implement cost center tracking and forecasting in the GDSO network
  • Develop ROIC model, monitor impact and provide strategy initiatives to improve ROIC
  • Improve and automate development project tracking tools to improve project delivery and forecasting accuracy

Job dimensions:

• No. of associates: 3
• Financial responsibility: $80m budget and 700 FTE
• Impact on the organisation: Significant

Key performance indicators:

• Budget compliance
• Savings delivery
• Financial project delivery
• Forecasting accuracy         

 Minimum Requirements: 
  Work Experience:

• Minimum of 12 years in FP&A with 2 years in development function preferred
• Leadership skills
• Proven effective communication skills
• Ability to work on cross-functional global teams
• Strong analytical and execution skills
• Excel and PowerPoint skills are a must

 Skills:

• Team management
• Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders.
• Critical Thinking.
• Data Cleansing / Normalization. Data Visualization.
• Financial And Management Reporting.
• Insight Generation. Managing Ambiguity.
• Planning & Analysis. Process Optimization.
• Rapid Problem Solving. Understanding Value Drivers.

 Languages :

• English.

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, 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.

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, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported! 

Join us!

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.

Skills Desired

Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders, AI Driven, Building Effective Teams, Capital Allocation, Critical Thinking, Data Cleansing / Normalization, Data Visualization, Financial And Management Reporting, Giving And Receiving Feedback, Insight Generation, Interpersonal Savvy, Managing Ambiguity, Market Understanding, Planning & Analysis, Pmi (Post-Merger Integration), Process Optimization, Rapid Problem Solving, Understanding Value Drivers