Strategic Projects Manager

Strategic Projects Manager

Role Purpose

Primary responsibility of the role is to provide ongoing strategic support to the Country Head Italy, and the leadership team, as well as to independently lead projects across a variety of areas especially acting as liaison between business operations and the full Italian organization. This position is instrumental in facilitating decision‑making processes, streamlining communication channels, and enhancing the overall effectiveness of the Country Head's office and Country’s strategic projects.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Provides ongoing strategic support to Country Head and the Sandoz Italy Leadership Team (SLT)
• Leads the strategic agenda formation for key meetings and manages follow‑ups
• Lead and manage coordination for executive presentations to SLT, BoD, external events and other bodies
• May act as a substitute of the Country Head in key external and internal stakeholder events / meetings
• Lead cross‑functional projects and initiatives, coordinating activities across departments to drive operational excellence and achieve strategic goals
• Monitor project timelines, milestones and deliverables to ensure timely execution and successful outcomes
• Act on Country Head’s office tasks as requested, and all other ad hoc strategic projects as needed
• Understand business needs and support the effectiveness of Field Force organization
• Manage relationships with suppliers and third parties in support of any business critical interactions for the country

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.

Essential Requirements

Education

BA / BS Required, MBA or respective education preferred

Experience and Skills

• Overall 7+ years in experience with minimum 3+ years spent in pharmaceutical or FMCG industry

Background in consulting, strategic consulting

Proven capability to effectively communicate and collaborate across a global, matrixed organization

Able to get senior stakeholders buy‑in through impact, public speaking and effective presentations

Proficiency in English and Italian languages

Strong and proven project management skills, certified in Six Sigma or Lean Strategies desired

Strong analytical capability and agility with streamlining data for decision making

Critical and strategic thinker with solutions‑oriented mindset

Careful about quality, compliance, and legal obligations

Exceedingly agile and able to continually re‑prioritize in fast paced environment

You’ll receive

• Customized development paths and free access to our on-demand training catalogs
• Job rotation projects that will give you the opportunity to collaborate with global teams
• Corporate Welfare Plan
• Recognition Program to highlight your impact for the organization
• Hybrid Work Model based on flexibility and trust

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!