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You will initiate and lead strategic projects, networks, and platforms that advance the development function. You will chair advisory boards on complex R&D topics, coach peers, and guide project portfolios and complex networks, applying your leadership and project management expertise to address high-impact scientific and technical challenges. You will ensure compliance with legislation, internal policies, good practices, and business objectives while managing and developing associates.\nYour key responsibilities:\nBusiness impact:\nActively lead, initiate and direct cross functional teams, projects, networks and/or platforms on a department level or beyond.\nProvide strategic leadership and oversight for efficient and robust planning and integration of crossfunctional operational processes for the project development including budget.\nShape, initiate and drive development strategies for projects and platforms, be fully accountable to achieve goals and strategic directives.\nFunctional/Scientific Knowhow:\nHave comprehensive in-depth knowledge in relevant disciplines or technical fields, i.e. broad variety of technologies for oral solids, injectables and other pharmaceutical dosage forms\nProvide comprehensive advice as a go to person on a wide range of issues within and outside of own discipline or field of knowledge.\nProven experience in driving efficient high throughput generic development for wide range of geographies.\nServe as a role model, set standards and drive excellence in Sandoz drug development.\nAccountable for appropriate standards defined for quality, ethics, health, safety, environment, and information security.\nEnhance visibility of Sandoz in community to attract top talent and make Sandoz recognized as \"an employer of choice”.\nCreate and implement optimized processes and procedures.\nLead or be a key member of advisory boards and organizing committee(s) for internal/external symposium/consortium.\nPresent and initiate discussion on scientific/technical work at internal/external meetings/conferences\nLeadership skills:\nSuccessfully demonstrated min. 8 years of experience leading large teams of directly related experience as Department Head, Head of Function or equivalent, leader of the leaders.\nDistinguished scientific leader. Exceptionally broad and in-depth knowledge in the area of expertise and several disciplines.\nOutstanding track record; proven key contributions to development projects, marketed products and strategic activities.\nInfluencing current trends and upcoming techniques for current and future applications.\nDriving people development in line with technical (scientific) and business needs.\nExcellent track record to lead interdisciplinary and cross functional teams\nOutstanding leadership skills.\nExcellent communication/presentation skills and scientific and technical writing skills.\nAdvanced coaching and mentoring skills.\nExcellent conflict management skills.\nOther tasks determined during the annual objectives setting process and by KPIs.\nOther tasks as assigned by the supervisor and tasks based on a specific appointment.\nProviding conditions for and control of the implementation of HSE tasks and requirements in the unit.\nCommunicating company vision and values; proven record of establishing and managing good relationships with business partners internally and externally and with academia\nWhat you will bring to the role:\nPhD degree in a pharmaceutical, chemistry or other relevant field.\nMinimum 15 years relevant experience including substantial experience in people management and leading leaders.\nFluent in English.\nKnowledge of Slovenian is an advantage.\nWhat we offer:\nJob location: Ljubljana\nContract type: permanent with a 6-months probation period\nExpected weekly working hours: 40\n*Pay range: €117,600 - €176,400 gross yearly\n*Salary at Sandoz is based on job level, qualifications, specific skills, and work experience. Fully proficient candidates are usually placed around the market median, less experienced candidates lower in the range, and those with strong or niche expertise higher. When determining placement within the range, we also consider internal pay equity and external market data.\nOur compensation package additionally includes:\n Annual bonus (STI & LTI): percentage of annual salary.\nVacation allowance: in 2026 it was €2,450.00 net.\nChristmas bonus: in 2025 it was €2,100 gross. \nOurShare: every year, an employee of Lek d.d. will be entitled to receive shares of Sandoz AG.\n Voluntary Additional Pension Scheme: The company fully covers the contribution for your supplementary pension plan, amounting to 5.844% of your gross salary (the maximum annual amount is 3,224.18 EUR). \nCollective life and accident insurance (24/7 coverage). \nReady for your next career move? You are kindly invited to submit your application in English, including a CV, by November 15, 2026.\nWhy Sandoz?\nSandoz 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 the ambition to do more so that everyone can benefit from the basic human right of good health.\nWith investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape a sustainable future for Sandoz and to help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines.\nOur 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 where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!\nJoin us in helping to make healthcare fairer and faster.\nCommitment to Diversity & Inclusion:\nWe are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and to forming diverse teams that are representative of the patients and communities we serve.\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nVodja funkcije v razvoju - SDC Slovenija (d/ž/m)\nKot Vodja funkcije v razvoju - SDC Slovenija boste odgovorni za vodenje in upravljanje ekipe vodij in strokovnjakov ter boste imeli vlogo kot ugleden znanstveni vodja znotraj organizacije v Sandozovem globalnem razvoju (SGD). Začenjali in vodili boste strateške projekte, mreže in platforme, ki prispevajo k napredku razvojne funkcije. Predsedovali boste svetovalnim odborom za kompleksne raziskovalno-razvojne teme, strokovno usmerjali sodelavce ter vodili portfelje projektov in kompleksne mreže. Pri reševanju pomembnih znanstvenih in tehničnih izzivov boste uporabljali svoje vodstvene sposobnosti ter znanje projektnega vodenja. Obenem boste skrbeli za skladnost z zakonodajo, internimi politikami, dobrimi praksami in poslovnimi cilji ter za vodenje in razvoj sodelavcev.\nVaše ključne odgovornosti:\nPoslovni vpliv:\nPoglobljeno in celovito poznavanje relevantnih disciplin oziroma tehničnih področij, vključno s širokim naborom tehnologij za trdne peroralne farmacevtske oblike, zdravila za injiciranje in druge farmacevtske oblike.\nZagotavljanje strateškega vodstva in nadzora za učinkovito ter robustno načrtovanje in integracijo med funkcijskih operativnih procesov v razvoju projektov, vključno s proračunom.\nDokazane izkušnje z učinkovitim vodenjem razvoja generičnih zdravil z visoko pretočnostjo za širok nabor geografskih trgov.\nFunkcionalno in znanstveno znanje:\nPoglobljeno in celovito znanje na relevantnih področjih ali tehničnih disciplinah.\nNudenje celovitega svetovanje kot oseba, na katero se drugi obračajo za širok spekter vprašanj znotraj in zunaj svojega strokovnega področja.\nDelovanje kot vzor, postavljanje standardov in spodbujanje odličnosti v razvoju zdravil v podjetju.\nOdgovornost za ustrezno opredeljene standarde kakovosti, etike, zdravja, varnosti, okolja in informacijske varnosti.\nPovečevanje prepoznavnost podjetja v skupnosti z namenom privabljanja vrhunskih kadrov in pozicioniranja podjetja kot »delodajalca prve izbire«.\nUstvarjanje in implementiranje optimizirane procese in postopke.\nVodenje ali biti ključni član svetovalnih odborov in organizacijskih odborov za notranje/zunanje simpozije ali konzorcije.\nPredstavljanje in odpiranje razprav o znanstvenih/tehničnih delih na internih/zunanjih srečanjih/konferencah.\nOdgovornost za nenehne izboljšave s ciljem zagotavljanja pripravljenosti za prihodnost - prilagoditve funkcijske organizacijske strukture, procesov ter znanja v sodelovanju in usklajenosti z ostalimi Sandozovimi funkcijami.\nVodstvene veščine:\nNajmanj 8 let uspešnih izkušenj z vodenjem večjih ekip na neposredno povezanem področju, na ravni vodje oddelka, vodje funkcije ali primerljivi ravni, vključno z vodenjem drugih vodij.\nUveljavljen znanstveni vodja z izjemno širokim in poglobljenim znanjem na svojem strokovnem področju ter v več povezanih disciplinah.\nIzjemen portfelj; dokazani ključni prispevki k razvojnim projektom, tržno dostopnim izdelkom in strateškim aktivnostim.\nVplivanje na trenutne trende in prihajajoče tehnike za sedanje in prihodnje aplikacije.\nRazvoj zaposlenih skladno s tehničnimi (znanstvenimi) ter poslovnimi zahtevami.\nOdličen portfelj vodenja interdisciplinarnih in med funkcijskih timov.\nIzjemne vodstvene sposobnosti.\nOdlične komunikacijske in prezentacijske veščine ter znanje znanstvenega/tehničnega pisanja.\nNapredne veščine mentorstva in coachinga.\nOdlične veščine reševanja konfliktov.\nOstale naloge določene z letnim pogovorom o ciljih in s kazalniki uspešnosti.\nDruge naloge po navodilu nadrejenega in naloge na podlagi posebnega imenovanja.\nIzvajanje in upoštevanje vseh navodil in zahtev za zagotavljanje varnega dela, varovanja okolja in premoženja.\nUčinkovito komuniciranje vizije in vrednot podjetja ter dokazane izkušnje pri vzpostavljanju in upravljanju dobrih odnosov z internimi in zunanjimi poslovnimi partnerji ter akademsko sfero.\nVaš prispevek k delovnemu mestu:\nDoktorat znanosti s področja farmacije, kemije ali druge ustrezne smeri.\nMinimalno 15 let ustreznih izkušenj, vključno z izkušnjami z vodenjem ljudi in vodij.\nAktivno znanje angleškega jezika.\nRazumevanje slovenščine prednost.\nKaj nudimo:\nLokacija dela: Ljubljana\nVrsta pogodbe:nedoločen čas in s 6-mesečno poskusno dobo\nPredvideni tedenski delovni čas: 40 ur\n*Plačni razpon: 117.600 - 176.400 EUR bruto letno\n*Plača v Sandozu temelji na nivoju delovnega mesta, kvalifikacijah, specifičnih veščinah in znanjih ter delovnih izkušnjah. Visoko usposobljeni kandidati so običajno umeščeni okoli mediane plačnega razpona, manj izkušeni na spodnji del razpona, kandidati z izrazito močnimi ali nišnimi kompetencami pa višje. Pri umeščanju v plačni razpon upoštevamo tudi notranjo uravnoteženost plač in zunanje tržne podatke.\nNaš paket ugodnosti dodatno vključuje:\n Letni bonus (STI & LTI): odstotek letne plače.\n Regres za letni dopust: leta 2026 je znašal 2.450,00 EUR (neto).\n Božičnica: leta 2025 je znašala 2.100 EUR (bruto). \nOurShare: Vsako leto bo zaposleni v družbi Lek d.d. upravičen do prejema delnic družbe Sandoz AG. \n Prostovoljno dodatno pokojninsko zavarovanje: družba Lek d.d. v celoti krije mesečni prispevek za dodatno pokojninsko zavarovanje v višini 5,844 % vaše mesečne bruto plače (zgornja zneskovna omejitev je 3.224,18 EUR letno). \nKolektivno življenjsko in nezgodno zavarovanje (kritje velja 24/7). \nSte pripravljeni na naslednji korak v karieri? 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