EAS Operational Health, Compliance & Risk Expert

Job Description Summary

The EAS Operational Health, Compliance & Risk Expert is responsible for ensuring the operational health, compliance, and risk management of EAS platforms and services. This role liaises with ISRC (Information Security, Resilience & Compliance), Infrastructure, and Audit Management to oversee cloud cost management, vulnerability, issue and risk management, as well as other compliance and operational health activities. The position drives continuous improvement in operational health, ensures adherence to regulatory requirements, and supports audit readiness of EAS platforms.

Job Description

EAS Operational Health, Compliance & Risk Expert

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!

Job Summary

The EAS Operational Health, Compliance & Risk Expert is responsible for ensuring the operational health, compliance, and risk management of EAS platforms and services. This role liaises with ISRC (Information Security, Resilience & Compliance), Infrastructure, and Audit Management to oversee cloud cost management, vulnerability, issue and risk management, as well as other compliance and operational health activities. The position drives continuous improvement in operational health, ensures adherence to regulatory requirements, and supports audit readiness of EAS platforms.

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Liaise with ISRC and Infrastructure teams to ensure robust security, risk management, and operational health of EAS platforms.
• Oversee cloud cost management, including monitoring, optimization, and reporting of cloud expenditures.
• Lead vulnerability and issue management resolution, ensuring timely identification, assessment, and resolution of operational risks.
• Govern operational risks related to the EAS domain, working together with the risk owners to update and close risks, and with Portfolio Management on risk reporting 
• Coordinate with Audit Management to ensure compliance with internal and external audit requirements.
• Develop and implement operational health and compliance policies, procedures, and controls.
• Monitor and report on key operational health metrics, including vulnerability status, issue resolution, risk and compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational health and compliance outcomes.
• Support internal and external audits, ensuring readiness and adherence to relevant standards.

Minimum Requirements

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Fluent English (spoken and written).

• 8+ years of experience in IT operations, compliance, or risk management
• Experience in cloud cost reporting and management, vulnerability management, and audits
• Strong understanding of operational health, risk management, and compliance standards
• Experience liaising with Security & Compliance, Infrastructure, and Audit Management functions
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in global matrix organizations and cross-functional teams
• Ability to drive operational improvements and ensure compliance.

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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Skills Desired

Budget Management, Business Acumen, Performance Management, Planning, Risk Management, Service Delivery Management, Stakeholder Management, Waterfall Project Management

Global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines, operating as an independent company spun off from Novartis. Based in Basel.

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