Job Description Summary
This role is a critical enabler of leadership effectiveness—going far beyond traditional administrative support. You will act as a trusted advisor, operational anchor, and strategic coordinator, ensuring leaders can focus on driving impact, innovation, and performance across the organization.You bring a strong sense of ownership, anticipate needs before they arise, and navigate complexity with professionalism, discretion, and agility. You thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed environment and contribute actively to shaping a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Job Description
Executive Assistant to President BioDev and Manufacturing
At Sandoz, we are committed to improving patients’ lives by pioneering access to high-quality medicines. To support this mission, we are seeking an experienced and highly accomplished Executive Assistant to partner with senior leadership in a dynamic, global environment.
This role is a critical enabler of leadership effectiveness—going far beyond traditional administrative support. You will act as a trusted advisor, operational anchor, and strategic coordinator, ensuring leaders can focus on driving impact, innovation, and performance across the organization.
You bring a strong sense of ownership, anticipate needs before they arise, and navigate complexity with professionalism, discretion, and agility. You thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed environment and contribute actively to shaping a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Serve as a trusted partner to President Biosimilar Development, Manufacturing and Supply, by proactively managing priorities, schedules, and decision-making flow
- Ensure optimal use of leadership time through effective planning, anticipation of needs, and prioritization of business-critical topics
- Act as a gatekeeper and facilitator, balancing accessibility with focus
- Operate as a central coordination point across senior stakeholders, functions, and geographies
- Lead and continuously improve administrative and operational processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
- Independently manage high-impact administrative and operational projects with clearly defined scope and timelines
- Support leadership in executing strategic initiatives by ensuring structure, follow-up, and timely delivery
- Mentor and guide junior administrative colleagues, fostering capability building and knowledge sharing
- Contribute to a culture of collaboration, inclusion, and continuous learning
What you need to bring to the role:
- Significant experience supporting senior executives (e.g., VP level or above) in a complex, global organization
- Proven track record in managing high-level stakeholders and navigating matrix structures
- Strong cross-cultural experience and ability to collaborate across boundaries
- Strategic mindset with strong execution focus and attention to detail
- Exceptional organizational and prioritization skills in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to craft clear, compelling messages
- High level of discretion, integrity, and professionalism
- Resilience and adaptability when managing ambiguity and competing priorities
- Strong collaboration and knowledge-sharing mindset, aligned with Sandoz values
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)
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.
Accessibility and accommodation
Sandoz 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 to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
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