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Job Description

Legal & Compliance Trainee (m/f/d)

Sandoz Germany Fulltime 24month Trainee Program

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.

Shape the future of affordable medicines with us!

At Sandoz our purpose is clear: we ensure access to highquality affordable medicines for patients around the world. As a Legal & Compliance Trainee you will gain handson experience in a global pharmaceutical company and develop the skills needed to become a future inhouse Legal & Compliance professional.

Your Role Start Your Career with Purpose

Are you ready to make an impact from day one

Our 24month Legal & Compliance Trainee Program offers you an inspiring structured and truly handson entry into the world of inhouse legal and compliance work. This is your chance to dive deep into a highly regulated international environment where your ideas matter and your development is at the center.

During the program you will rotate through several key areas of our global Legal & Compliance organization gaining broad insights expanding your expertise and contributing to meaningful projects that support our mission of pioneering access to medicines.

Your rotation may include:

Corporate Legal get to know the legal backbone of a global organization

Ethics & Compliance help shape a culture of integrity accountability and ethical conduct and responsibility

Data PrivacyPrivacy & Data Ethics work on one of the fastest growing and most impactful legal disciplines like data privacy AI and data governance

Legal & Compliance Technical Operations experience the operational heart of a pharmaceutical leader

From your first day you will collaborate with experienced professionals take part in international initiatives and gradually grow into your responsibilities.
This program is your launch pad and were committed to helping you thrive.

Your Responsibilities What Youll Be Part Of

• Support the daytoday activities of our Legal & Compliance teams across various domains

• Conduct legal regulatory and compliance research and transform insights into clear summaries and presentations

• Assist in drafting reviewing and organizing contracts guidelines policies reports and training materials

• Participate in crossfunctional and international projects that drive real business impact

• Bring your ideas to the table and help us continuously improve processes

• Engage actively in trainings mentoring formats and networking opportunities tailored to your growth

• Optional: join a shortterm international assignment to broaden your global perspective

What You Bring Your Foundation to Grow

• A completed law degree or a comparable Masters degree (e.g. Legal Studies Compliance Business Law)

• Ideally first practical experience through internships or student roles

• Strong interest in inhouse legal work compliance data privacy and regulated industries

• Analytical mindset structured working style and strong research skills

• Excellent communication skills in English; additional languages are a plus

• Ability to work effectively in an international and multicultural environment

• High ethical standards integrity and a proactive handson attitude

• Willingness to undertake shortterm international assignments

What We Offer Your Pathway to a Meaningful Career

• A well-structured 24month trainee program with dedicated mentoring and development support

• Broad insights into Legal & Compliance in a global pharmaceutical company

• Professional and personal development through tailored trainings and learning opportunities

• Collaboration within a diverse and international team

• Competitive compensation and attractive benefits

• Flexible working models and a modern work environment

• Excellent longterm career opportunities within Sandoz

Ready to take the next step

Apply now via our career portal and become part of Sandoz.

Apply now

As part of your application please submit your current CV as well as proof of your highest educational qualification (e.g. diploma masters degree doctorate). Additional documents such as employment references may be uploaded optionally but are not mandatory.

Youll receive:

Sandoz has an employee-first approach and thats why your personal growth is so important to us. You will have access to Coursera and other learning platforms with more than 200000 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 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.

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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