Job Description Summary
The Head of Finance, ESO LMO&I is a senior finance executive role with enterprise-wide strategic influence, accountable for shaping and driving the long-term financial and value-creation agenda of ESO LMO&I within Sandoz Technical Operations.Job Description
Position Purpose:
The Head of Finance, ESO LMO&I is a senior finance executive role with enterprise-wide strategic influence, accountable for shaping and driving the long-term financial and value-creation agenda of ESO LMO&I within Sandoz Technical Operations.
As a core member of the LMO&I Platform Finance Leadership Team, this role acts as the primary financial steward, strategic thought partner, and trusted advisor to the ESO LMO&I Leadership Team, the Head of Finance LMO&I Platform, and senior Technical Operations leadership. The position carries material decision authority across network strategy, manufacturing economics, supplier and make-or-buy decisions, and long-term COGS and EBITDA performance.
The role is responsible for embedding finance as a strategic driver of enterprise value, translating business strategy into actionable financial roadmaps, and ensuring disciplined execution against the 5-year Strategic Plan. This includes ownership of financial governance, productivity and cost leadership, capital and resource allocation, and the development of a high-performing, globally connected finance leadership team supporting ESO LMO&I
Your Key Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to
Leadership, Talent & Organizational Impact: Leads, develops, and inspires a high-performing team of senior finance managers, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and enterprise thinking. Acts as a role model for leadership behaviors, collaboration, and ethical decision-making across Technical Operations. Builds a strong succession pipeline and actively contributes to the broader Finance leadership community within Sandoz.
What you’ll bring to the role:
Essential Requirements:
Demonstrated track record in enterprise-level business partnering, strategic finance, and value creation
Strong understanding of GxP-regulated environments, external manufacturing, and network economics
Proven ability to lead senior teams, influence executive stakeholders, and operate with high autonomy and judgment
Why Sandoz?
Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of good health.
With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people 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 careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!
Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster.
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.
Skills Desired
Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders, AI Driven, Building Effective Teams, Capital Allocation, Critical Thinking, Data Cleansing / Normalization, Data Visualization, Effective Communications, Embracing Change, Employee Engagement, Financial And Management, Insight Generation, Managing Ambiguity, Market Understanding, Planning & Analysis, Process Optimization, Rapid Problem Solving, Reporting, Understanding Value Drivers