Senior Manager, Investigations (d/f/m)

Job Description Summary

Deliver professional cross-functional Corporate Security (CS) investigations, globally, representing Sandoz’s Corporate Governance response to internal fraud, corruption and other alleged internal misconduct (e.g. SpeakUp Office (SUO) investigations).
Investigate other internal and external security threats that involve or could impact upon Sandoz (e.g. extortion, blackmail, bribery, etc).
Drive proactive and reactive security initiatives across the regions to protect Sandoz associates, estate, products, proprietary information and reputation; to preserve business innovation growth and productivity.

Job Description

Sandoz is going through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Generic and Biosimilar medicines.

Now as an independently listed company, Sandoz aims to increase its strategic focus, operate with greater agility, set clearer business objectives, enhance shareholder returns, and strengthen its culture for us, the Sandoz associates. This is an exciting time in our history, and by creating a new and ambitious path, it will provide a unique opportunity for us all, both professionally and personally.

Join us as a Founder of our ‘new’ Sandoz!

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Lead impartial, fact-based investigations into “high-risk central” allegations of internal misconduct, including policy violations and/or criminal wrongdoing - as assigned by the SpeakUp Office (SUO) - across all business functions and at all levels of seniority.

• Close collaboration with business stakeholders such as SpeakUp, Legal, Compliance, People and Organization (P&O), QA, TechOps, Corporate and Commercial functions as well as relevant competent external authorities.

• The ability to write comprehensive, concise and fact-based investigation reports on proper English language.

• Investigate other internal and external security threats that involve or could impact upon Sandoz, as assigned by the Global Head of Corporate Security and Investigations.

• Provide professional security and investigations advice and guidance across a broad range of security issues, at all levels of the business.

• Champion professional investigation training in Sandoz and deliver training using the approved investigation training materials, (i.e. for associates assigned to conduct SUO cases).

• Mentor and advise business partners at all levels in the conduct of SUO investigations and the reporting of related findings.

• Drive thought-leadership across industry to position CS as best-in-class in core areas and expand established networks across a range of competent authorities.

• Promote Corporate Security in line with the approved strategy, presenting CS as a dependable, authentic business partner that provides essential value-added, services.

What you’ll bring to the role:

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelors/Masters degree or equivalent in international security/fraud investigations field and/or proven investigations experience in a relevant field. Omni-competent preferred as both a professional investigator and a seasoned security operative.

• Minimum of 5-10 years relevant international experience in both investigations and security (settings include: corporate security, law enforcement, military, security-consulting, legal, audit, compliance, finance, regulatory, etc.).

• Anti-bribery and corruption (ABAC/FCPA) investigation experience in a commercial setting

• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work with colleagues across different levels of the organization

• Strong presentation, mentoring and coaching skills

• Full proficiency in English, including business report writing skills is essential, other region-specific languages, in particular German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Arabic are desirable.

Desirable Requirements:

• CFE/PCI or equivalent

• Mature network within relevant agencies

You’ll receive:

Sandoz has an employee-first approach and that’s why your personal growth is so important to us. You will have access to Coursera and other learning platforms with more than 200,000 learning videos and 5000+ courses.

In addition to the various learning opportunities, we offer company benefits, such as:

• 30 days of annual leave

• Holiday allowance

• Additional rewards for special occasions (e.g. service length awards, marriage celebration, etc.)

• Company pension schemes and capital formation benefits

• Parental leave

• Other offerings, such as bike leasing

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, touched the lives of almost 500 million patients last year and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, state-of-the-art 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 and entrepreneurial spirit 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 encouraged! 

The future is ours to shape!

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.

Hiring decisions are only based on the qualification for the position, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age and disability.

The law provides for severely disabled / equal applicants the opportunity to involve the local representative body for disabled employees (SBV) in the application process. If you would like to request this, please let us know in advance as a note on your CV.

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