Associate Director Sustainability - Delivery and PMO Lead (f/m/d) (Fixed-Term)

Sandoz; Marschall; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 vacation days per year

Vacation payment €1,200

Capital-forming benefits €40/month

Company pension

Flex-hybrid working 50% in office

Skillsoft & Learnlight access

OurShare employee share program

Job summary

Sandoz is seeking an Associate Director Sustainability to lead Delivery and PMO activities within a fixed-term 12-month role in Germany. You will guide decarbonization roadmaps, KPIs, and governance, interfacing with global stakeholders to drive sustainable value.

Responsibilities include acting as PMO for sustainability projects (TCFD, CSRD, Scope 3), performing due diligence for future M&A, and shaping strategy with insights from customers, regulators, and investors.

Qualifications

• 10 years in ESG / Sustainability or a hybrid ESG role.
• Excellent understanding of sustainability frameworks (SBTi, CSRD, TCFD, TNFD, GHG Protocol).
• Excellent project management and strategic planning skills.
• Excellent analytical skills (Excel, Power BI) with data-to-insights ability.
• Familiarity with EU environmental regulation.

Responsibilities

• Lead on monitoring and supporting action owners with decarbonization plans, including roadmaps, analytics, hypothesis development and cost assessments.
• Drive sustainability integration in key workstreams across the business to ensure sustainability is included in future business growth plans.
• Own the quarterly performance management of sustainability KPIs (Sustainability Scorecard) and coordinate with ESG teams.
• Plan and run quarterly Sustainability LT and contribute to ESG governance meetings.
• Support Global Head of Sustainability in planning, budgeting and strategy shaping with stakeholder insights.
• Be the PMO for Sustainability Projects (TCFD, CSRD, Scope 3, PCFs, Annual Reporting).
• Perform Sustainability Due Diligence in future M&A / divestment activity.
• Support internal and external speaking engagements.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Communications

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Associate Director Sustainability - Delivery and PMO Lead (f/m/d) (Fixed-Term)

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!

Your Key Responsibilities

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Lead on monitoring and supporting action owners with their decarbonization plans, including but not limited to roadmaps, analytics, hypothesis development and cost assessments.
• Drive sustainability integration in key workstreams across the business to ensure sustainability is included in future business growth plans.

Sustainability strategy implementation

• Own the quarterly performance management of sustainability KPIs (Sustainability Scorecard), in close collaboration with action owners and the ESG Reporting Ops Team.
• Planning and running quarterly Sustainability LT and contributing to other ESG governance meetings (ESG Council, HC&ESG Committee) as required.

Support Global Head of Sustainability in:

• Annual planning process (target annualization and integration in rewards schemes) to keep on track with commitments and identify opportunities to exceed them.
• Management of ‘Sustainability Budget’ including tracking, governance and approvals process for sustainability activity financing.
• Shaping Sandoz’ sustainability strategy and commitments by providing meaningful insights from key stakeholders (customers, investors, NGOs, regulators)

Sustainability PMO

• Be the PMO for technical Sustainability Projects as they arise, such as TCFD, DMA / CSRD compliance, Scope 3, PCFs, Annual Reporting and/or other publications.

Sustainability DD

• Perform Sustainability Due Diligence in future M&A / divestment activity.

Other

• Support Global Head of Sustainability with internal and external speaking engagements.

What you’ll bring to the role

• 10 years in ESG / Sustainability or a hybrid ESG role (Strategy, Finance, Risk, Procurement), pharma or FMCG experience a plus.
• Excellent understanding and experience with sustainability frameworks (SBTi, CSRD, TCFD, TNFD, GHG Protocol).
• Excellent project management and strategic planning skills.
• Excellent analytical skills (excel, Power BI or similar tools). Ability to move from data to insights to drive action.
• Familiarity with global environmental regulation (EU essential).
• Ability to work in a fast paced, results-oriented, cross-functional business environment.
• Excellent communications and stakeholder engagement skills.

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.

• Starting pay range: EUR 89,800 - 128,300
• Variable compensation: 15% performance-based bonus, performance based long-term incentive plan.
• Additional benefits include: 30 vacation days per year (in full time), 1.200€ vacation payment (in full time), €40/month in capital-forming benefits (in full time), 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 “OurShare”
• Pay frequency: Monthly
• Expected weekly working hours: 40 hours
• Contract type: Full-time, Fixed-Term Position (12 Months)

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. 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.

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