Director Technical Project Portfolio Management (d/f/m)

Job Description Summary

Join us in helping to make healthcare fairer and faster.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced and strategic Director, Technical Project Portfolio Management (TPPM) to lead complex biosimilar development programs from early development through delivery. In this highly visible leadership role, you will define and drive integrated technical strategies, lead cross-functional Technical Project Teams, and ensure alignment across internal stakeholders, governance bodies, and external partners. The successful candidate will combine strong CMC expertise (antibody drug conjugates and/or biosimilars experience is a plus), project leadership, risk management, and stakeholder management skills to deliver development milestones, optimize resources, and support the successful execution of our global biosimilar portfolio. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on program outcomes while operating in a dynamic and fast-paced development environment.

Your key responsibilities:

• Lead one or more biosimilar development programs, defining and executing integrated technical strategies to deliver global objectives and competitive positioning.
• Lead assigned Technical Project Teams (TPTs), aligning internal functions and external partners/Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations around priorities, decisions, risks, and delivery commitments.
• Act as the primary technical interface across TPTs, Global Program Teams (GPTs), CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls) line functions, governance boards, and external partners, ensuring clear communication, timely escalation, and effective decision-making.
• Is responsible for thorough CMC risk management including implementation of appropriate risk mitigations and risk reporting.
• Own resources (external costs and FTEs) and timelines oversight for assigned projects, ensuring accountability for cost, capacity and delivery.
• Manage project changes with agility, demonstrating adaptability in a fast‑changing development environment while maintaining focus on delivery.
• Take full accountability for the outcomes of the project teams’ work – championing successes, addressing failures, and adjusting priorities to ensure program success.
• Lead technical due diligence activities on a need basis.

What you will bring to the role:

• Advanced degree in life science, engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 7 years of drug development experience (preferably in biosimilars/biologics) with a strong track record in project leadership.
• Experience in biosimilar cell line/process development and/or antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) development is a plus.
• Strong communication (assertive & concise), stakeholder management, and collaboration skills in a global environment.
• Proven leadership, organizational, and presentation skills.
• Ability to perform under pressure and engage effectively with senior management.
• Proactive, agile, results-oriented team player.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

What we offer:

Job location: Slovenia (Ljubljana)

Contract type: permanent contract with 6-month probation period

Expected weekly working hours: 40

* Pay range: €101,600 – €152,400 gross

*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.

Our compensation package additionally includes for Slovenia:

• Annual bonus (STI & LTI): percentage of annual salary
• Vacation allowance: in 2026 it was €2,450 net
• Christmas bonus: in 2025 it was €2,100 gross
• OurShare: every year, an employee of Lek d.d. will be entitled to receive shares of Sandoz AG
• Voluntary Additional Pension Scheme: The company fully covers the contribution for your supplementary pension plan, amounting to 5.844% of your gross salary
• Collective life and accident insurance (24/7 coverage)
• A hybrid work environment offering flexibility and remote work possibilities

Ready for your next career move?
You are kindly invited to submit your application in English, including a CV, by August 30th, 2026.

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 the ambition to do more so that everyone can benefit from 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 a sustainable future for Sandoz and to help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines.

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 where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported! 

Join us in helping to make healthcare fairer and faster.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and to forming diverse teams that are representative of the patients and communities we serve. 

  

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Skills Desired

Adaptive Strategy And Innovation, Clinical Research, Data Migration, Drug Development, Estimation Process, Financial Management, Influencing Skills, Interpersonal Communication Skills, Leadership, Lifesciences, Microsoft Project, Operations, Organizational And Project Design, Pmi (Project Management Institute), Pmp (Project Management Professional), Prioritization, Program Management, Project Delivery, Project Execution, Project Life Cycle, Project Planning, Project Presentation, R&D (Research And Development), Requirements Gathering, Senior Management