Global Head STEP Technology Deployment

Job Description Summary

The Global Head STEP Technology Deployment plays a pivotal role in ensuring the successful delivery and rollout of the STEP programme across Sandoz globally. This strategic position oversees the deployment lifecycle, driving seamless integration, operational readiness, and achievement of key milestones in line with organisational objectives. With responsibility for coordinating activities across multiple sites, monitoring progress, and managing risks, the role requires strong collaboration with stakeholders to uphold the highest standards of quality and compliance. Success demands exceptional leadership, organisational expertise, and a proactive, innovative mindset to manage complex priorities while fostering continuous improvement and teamwork.

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 in building the future of Sandoz. Through STEP (Sandoz Transformation Enterprise Program), we are creating a unified, integrated digital core and simplifying our end-to-end ways of working. From SAP S/4HANA to Veeva, Workday, LabVantage, and beyond, you’ll help design and deliver future-ready systems that drive global impact — enabling us to deliver affordable medicines to more patients worldwide.

Job Summary:

The Global Head STEP Technology Deployment plays a pivotal role in ensuring the successful delivery and rollout of the STEP programme across Sandoz globally. This strategic position oversees the deployment lifecycle, driving seamless integration, operational readiness, and achievement of key milestones in line with organisational objectives. With responsibility for coordinating activities across multiple sites, monitoring progress, and managing risks, the role requires strong collaboration with stakeholders to uphold the highest standards of quality and compliance. Success demands exceptional leadership, organisational expertise, and a proactive, innovative mindset to manage complex priorities while fostering continuous improvement and teamwork.

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Strategically organise and oversee STEP deployment operations to guarantee smooth integration and full operational readiness throughout all regions and departments.

• Oversee progress in alignment with project plans, proactively managing risks and issues to ensure the achievement of project milestones within STEP timelines.

• Engage collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders to uphold exemplary standards of quality and compliance throughout all phases of the deployment process.

• Oversee vendor relationships to ensure the timely and efficient delivery of platform solutions and services.

• Exhibit exemplary leadership and organisational abilities, promoting a collaborative and innovative team environment.

• Utilise a methodical approach to problem-solving and ongoing improvement, while managing multiple priorities effectively.

What you’ll bring to the role:

Essential Requirements:

• 15+ years of experience in project delivery, preferably in SAP S4 transformation programs and/or application management or IT services within a multinational organization. Key skills include strategic planning, financial acumen, and team leadership.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills..

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate business needs into data and system requirements.

• Strong leadership and team-building skills, with a focus on developing talent and fostering a collaborative team culture.

• Experience with ITIL frameworks and other service management methodologies.

• Expert knowledge and experience in key platforms products (e.g. Veeva).

• Certification in project management methods (Agile, ITIL, Prince 2, PMI) is a plus.

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!

Skills Desired

Analytical Thinking, Business Relationship Management, Change Management, Financial Modeling, IT Program Management, Managing Resources, Performance Management, Project Planning

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

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