Specialist Group Governance Legal

Sandoz; Madrid; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandoz is a global leader in biosimilar and generic medicines undergoing a transformative phase. We seek a Specialist Group Governance Legal to ensure data accuracy, drive governance reporting, and support compliance across our subsidiary portfolio.

You will digitize processes, leverage approved AI tools, and collaborate with regional and global teams to strengthen data integrity. The role requires a law-focused degree and 3+ years in governance or legal-data roles, with strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in law or equivalent qualification; law-focused background preferred.
• Additional qualifications in corporate governance, data management, AI, process improvement or legal technology are advantageous.
• Typically 3+ years of governance or legal-data experience in a corporate setting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain core legal entity data, including directors, officers, and ownership structures.
• Act as central contact for entity data queries across countries and regions.
• Generate reports on entities, directors, governing bodies, ownership and compliance status.

Skills

Governance reporting

Data analytics

Process improvement

Attention to detail

Collaboration

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in law

Certificate in corporate governance

Tools

AI tools

Automation software

Governance databases

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 Specialist Group Governance Legal, you'll play a key role in supporting the management, accuracy and integrity of legal entity and corporate governance data across the global Sandoz subsidiary portfolio. You'll be responsible for maintaining core entity information, developing governance reporting and insights, managing corporate records, and supporting compliance and assurance activities. Additionally, you'll help drive the digitalization and automation of governance processes, leveraging data, approved AI solutions and digital tools to improve data quality, reporting and operational efficiency across the organization.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Own the maintenance, accuracy and timely updating of core legal entity data, including information on directors, officers, statutory bodies, ownership structures and other key corporate attributes.
• Act as a central contact for entity data and records queries, working with country organizations and regional and global functions to obtain, validate and reconcile information.
• Generate recurring and ad hoc reports on legal entities, directors, governing bodies, ownership, compliance status and changes across the subsidiary portfolio.
• Develop and maintain corporate structure charts, dashboards, governance statistics and other management information, highlighting relevant changes to support analysis and interpretation in collaboration with the team.
• Monitor and analyse global legal regulatory changes affecting corporate entities and governance.
• Upload, organize and maintain legal and corporate documents in centralized databases, including electronic statutory books, ensuring governance documentation and records remain complete, accurately classified, accessible and current.
• Monitor and support global annual compliance obligations, including active follow-up on completion status and outstanding matters, preparation of related compliance reporting and regular data integrity reviews.
• Implement and maintain controls to ensure the accuracy and reliability of corporate data, coordinating follow-up and remediation with relevant stakeholders where necessary.
• Drive the digitalization and automation of recurring governance, data, document and reporting processes, including identifying use cases, documenting requirements, testing solutions and supporting implementation and adoption.
• Promote the responsible use of approved AI and digital tools to improve data quality, reporting, knowledge management and operational efficiency.
• Support selected governance operations and team activities, including knowledge-sharing, and develop practical guidance, templates and process documentation for affiliates and internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to broader corporate legal and governance projects and initiatives, and work closely with team members to support subsidiary requests and related activities.

What you need to bring to the role:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification, with a qualification in law desired.
• Additional qualifications in corporate legal and governance, data management, AI, process improvement, automation or legal technology are an advantage.
• Typically 3+ years of relevant experience in the related area.
• Experience producing governance reports, dashboards, management information or corporate structure charts.
• Strong digital aptitude and practical experience improving processes through workflow tools, automation, data analytics and AI solutions.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical and organizational skills, with the ability to independently manage recurring processes, deadlines and multiple stakeholders.
• A proactive, collaborative, service-oriented and continuous-improvement mindset.
• English working proficiency, spoken and written, is required. Additional languages are an advantage.

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!

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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