Regional Pipeline Director

Sandoz; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible-hybrid work model

Job summary

Sandoz is seeking a Pipeline Director Europe to lead regional strategy, prioritization, and execution of the European pipeline across therapeutic areas. You will collaborate with Business Development, Regulatory, Commercial, and country teams to maximize value and support sustainable growth.

The role emphasizes governance, market intelligence, and multi-market experience, with a focus on strategic decisions, collaboration, and launch readiness across Europe.

Qualifications

• University degree in a life sciences, pharmacy, business, economics, or related field.
• At least 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience in portfolio management, pipeline management, business development, launch excellence, commercial strategy, or related areas.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical, forecasting, and business-case evaluation skills.
• Experience working across multiple European markets and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, problem-solving and influencing skills.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the European pipeline strategy for the assigned therapeutic areas, aligned with global and regional priorities.
• Drive opportunity identification and execution, including TA, product plans and country scope.
• Lead pipeline prioritization and evaluation of business cases and scenarios for projects.
• Support strategic product selection and regional allocation decisions through governance forums and portfolio reviews.
• Maintain a consolidated overview of pipeline projects, ensuring information is accurate and transparent to stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain a five-year launch outlook for the assigned TAs, including pipeline value.
• Develop and maintain market intelligence on new products, registrations, patent expiries, and medical insights.
• Provide strategic insights based on competitive intelligence, market dynamics, and footprint.
• Collaborate with global, regional, and local stakeholders to enable timely strategic decisions and pipeline readiness.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical

Forecasting

Business-case evaluation

Stakeholder management

Communication

Influencing

English fluency

Education

University degree in Life Sciences/ Pharmacy/ Business/ Economics

Job description

Job Description Summary

We are hiring!

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.

As a Pipeline Director Europe, you´ll be responsible for driving regional pipeline strategy, prioritization, and execution across Europe to maximize long-term pipeline value and support sustainable growth.

You’ll partner closely with Business Development, Intellectual Property, Regulatory Affairs, Global Commercial, Development, and country organizations to identify opportunities, assess investments, manage portfolio governance, and ensure the successful progression of selected pipeline assets.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop and execute the European pipeline strategy for the assigned therapeutic areas (TAs), aligned with global and regional priorities.
• Drive opportunity identification and execution, including the development of detailed TA, product plans and country scope.
• Lead pipeline prioritization and opportunity assessments, including the evaluation of business cases and scenarios for pipeline projects.
• Support strategic product selection and regional allocation decisions through governance forums and portfolio reviews.
• Maintain a consolidated overview of pipeline projects, ensuring project information, status, scope, timelines, forecasts, and open actions are accurate, up to date, and transparent to relevant stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain the five-year launch outlook for the assigned TAs, including pipeline value.
• Develop and maintain market intelligence, covering new products, new registrations, patent expiries, and medical insights, to identify opportunities and inform pipeline decisions.
• Provide strategic insights and recommendations based on competitive intel, market dynamics, and footprint.
• Collaborate with global, regional, and local stakeholders to enable timely strategic decisions and drive pipeline readiness.

What you need to bring to the role:

• University degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Business, Economics, or a related discipline.
• At least 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience in portfolio management, pipeline management, business development, launch excellence, commercial strategy, or a related area.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical, forecasting, and business-case evaluation skills.
• Experience working across multiple European markets and within cross-functional organizations.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, problem-solving and influencing skills.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

What you’ll receive:

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.

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.

Hiring decisions are only based on the qualification for the position, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age and disability.

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Diversity and Inclusion

Skills Desired

Agility, Asset Management, Business Strategy, Commercial Excellence, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Orientation, Digital Marketing, Healthcare Sector Understanding, Influencing Skills, Inspirational Leadership, Marketing Strategy, Negotiation Skills, Operational Excellence, People Management, Priority Disease Areas Expertise, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Product Marketing, Product Strategy, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Partnerships