Director, Strategy Development

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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.

Join us the future is ours to shape!

Position Location:

This position will be located at the Princeton NJ US Headquarters site.

Our Sandoz flexible hybrid working approach allows US office-based employees to work up to 50% of their monthly workday remotely. This role will not have the ability to be located remotely.

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. U.S. work visa sponsorship is not available for this role now or in the future.

Job Summary:

Within the North America Strategy & Growth organization the Director Strategy Development drives strategic insight generation long-range planning and enterprise prioritization. Working closely with the VP Strategy & Growth this leader evaluates competitive policy and market dynamics; translates insights into strategic implications; and develops the NA Strategic Roadmap as the unified source of regional strategic partnership with the Director Strategy Deployment this leader ensures a clean handoff from strategic choice to execution and collaborates with Corporate Communications to ensure accuracy of strategic messaging within the broader context of employee engagement.

Major Accountabilities / Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

External Ecosystem Evaluation & Strategic Implications

• Analyze competitive policy payer/provider and macroeconomic trends shaping the North America healthcare and generics/biosimilars landscape.

• Generate forwardlooking insights and strategic implications that inform enterprise decisionmaking.

North America Strategic Roadmap

• Own the creation evolution and version control of the NA Strategic Roadmap as the authoritative source of longterm regional strategic priorities.

Corporate Strategy Alignment

• Partner with Global Corporate Strategy to ensure regional priorities are harmonized with global enterprise strategy.

Strategic Risk & Scenario Leadership

• Develop and lead scenario analyses strategicrisk models and longterm enterprise assessments.

Executive Decision Support

• Develop executiveready strategy narratives decision memos and option evaluations.

Special Projects & Strategic Initiatives

• Lead upstream strategyshaping projects such as whitespace analyses longrange growth opportunities competitive assessments and enterprise strategic evaluations.

Strategic CrossFunctional Partnership

• Engage senior functional leaders early in strategy formation to embed business realities and execution considerations.

What youll bring to the role:

Required Qualifications:

Education & Experience (Required):

• Bachelors degree required; advanced degree (MBA MPH MS) strongly preferred.

• 8 years in corporate strategy management consulting healthcare strategy or related disciplines.

• Demonstrated experience producing executivelevel strategic recommendations.

• Deep understanding of U.S. healthcare pharmaceuticals generics and biosimilars

• Experience operating in large matrixed organizations and leading crossfunctional initiatives.

• Exceptional communication storytelling and presentation skills.

• Proven ability to structure complex problems synthesize insights and navigate ambiguity.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience in pharmaceuticals generics biosimilars payer strategy or healthcare consulting.

• Experience with Boardlevel or Csuite strategic engagements.

• Scenario planning strategic risk or portfolio strategy expertise.

Youll Receive:

Sandoz offers a generous employee benefits package that includes a competitive salary health insurance coverage for medical prescription drugs dental and vision a generous company match for retirement savings accounts and generous paid time off. We also follow a hybrid work policy that combines a mix of in-person and remote work to allow our employees flexibility.

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $185500 - 344500 USD/year; however while salary ranges are effective from 1/1/26 through 12/31/26 fluctuations in the job market may necessitate adjustments to pay ranges during this period. Further final pay determinations will depend on various factors including but not limited to geographical location experience level knowledge skills and abilities. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements including a sign-on bonus restricted stock units and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits such as vacation sick time and parental leave) dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired employee will be in an at-will position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance Company or individual department/team performance and market factors.

On September 30 2021 Sandoz entered into a 5-year Corporate Integrity Agreement. Certain positions will have responsibilities to support the execution and adherence to CIA obligations CIA-related deliverables and any relevant audit monitoring or Independent Review Organization (IRO) remediation.

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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!

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EEO Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.

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