Director, Technology Communications (d/f/m)

Overview

Director, Technology Communications (d/f/m)

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Responsibilities

• Designs and leads delivery of impactful and engaging communications strategies and plans for Sandoz Technology
• Act as a senior communications business partner to CDIO and the Technology leadership team. Counsel and advise on all communications topics – strategy, employee engagement, change management communications, external communications; drive and manage thought leadership for the CDIO
• Activate a communications narrative and program for the Technology strategy as well as the new operating model; ensure alignment of tone, voice, and messaging across internal and external platforms
• Manage and coordinate communications and engagement around Technology domains’ priorities on unit and enterprise level in alignment with overall communications strategy and priorities
• Identify and secure speaking opportunities, media engagements, and industry recognition in line with the Sandoz thought leadership framework. Craft impactful messages, speeches, and social media content that reflect leadership vision and organizational priorities. Oversee creation of high-impact content including blogs, videos, newsletters, and presentations. Build relationships with media and industry influencers as part of the thought leadership strategy as appropriate
• Lead communication planning for major technology initiatives, product launches, and transformation programs; partner with internal stakeholders to ensure consistent messaging across channels; contribute to the technology change journey and shape culture in Technology
• Work in close collaboration with human resources and global internal communications to create a uniform and engaging Sandoz employee experience; collaborate with internal communications to evolve the Sandoz internal channel portfolio

What You’ll Bring To The Role

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Communications or related field and/or degree in IT beneficial
• 10+ years of relevant experience creating and executing high-level internal and external communication plans in a dynamic environment
• Successful track record in internal engagement and change communications
• Has worked successfully with all levels of employees, including Cs-suite executives, demonstrating exceptional partnering skills and strategic thinking
• Strategic thinker and hands-on implementer
• Adept at working in highly matrixed corporate environments
• Fluent English, further languages desirable

You’ll Receive

Sandoz has an employee-first approach and that’s why your personal growth is so important to us. You will have access to Coursera and other learning platforms with more than 200,000 learning videos and 5000+ courses.

In addition to the various learning opportunities, we offer company benefits, such as:

• 30 days of annual leave
• Holiday allowance
• Additional rewards for special occasions (e.g. service length awards, marriage celebration, etc.)
• Company pension schemes and capital formation benefits
• Parental leave
• Other offerings, such as bike leasing

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. We have an ambition to do more, investing in development capabilities, production sites, acquisitions, and partnerships to shape the future of Sandoz and improve access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by talented and ambitious colleagues in an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers where diversity is welcomed and 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 based on qualifications 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.

Role Details

• Seniority level: Director
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing