Global Service Expert, Compute Platforms

Job Description Summary

Develop, and execute Compute Platforms and solutions around them to support technology-enabled business strategies and operations anywhere and anytime while constantly increasing agility and scalability.

Job Description

Sandoz is going through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Generic and Biosimilar medicines.
Join us as a Founder of our ‘new’ Sandoz!

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Operate Compute Platforms
• Execute the effective delivery and service operations of Compute Platforms including all operating systems leveraged in the organization.
• Ensure best-in-class support for compute platform technologies across the company not only in the IT infrastructure area, but also providing services and solutions to all application teams onboarding and leveraging these technologies.
• Over-see the operational health, management, security, lifecycle, and reliability.
• Responsible for the 24x7 operational oversight and direction to both external technical and engineering teams.
• Accountable for managing suppliers in ensuring they deliver quality services and meet all contractual obligations. Tracks actual utilization of services and reporting of supplier performance in meet-ng business service expectations and service levels.
• Support and ensure compliance to defined IT Governance controls, standards, and practices.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• University degree (Computer Science or comparable education preferred)
• Fluent English written and spoken
• 10+ years of experience in working with virtualized OS deployments for both Windows and Linux understanding performance tuning, high availability design, security hardening, release management.
• 5+ years of experience with hyper converged infrastructure platforms
• Experience in both on-prem and cloud deployment of workloads.
• Experience in hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Experience in Service Management or Engineering of a global service portfolio in similar areas as above, across geographies and business areas.
• Track record in delivering on time, quality and budget. Experience in negotiating agreements with corporate suppliers in close co-operation with the sourcing function.

You will receive (for Czech Republic):
• Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary
• Risk Life Insurance
• 5-week holiday per year (1 week above the Labor Law requirement)
• Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus CZ in the amount of 12,000 CZK per year
• Meal vouchers in amount of 120 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company)

• Car Allowance
• Multisport Card
• Premium Health Care Program
Why consider Sandoz?
500 million patients were touched by Sandoz generic and biosimilar medicines in 2021 and while we’re proud of this, we know there is more we could do to continue to help pioneer access to medicines for people around the world. How will we do this?
We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.
We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges aggressively and ambitiously.
Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying!
Imagine what you could do here at Sandoz!
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Sandoz is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s 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.
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Skills Desired

Communication Skills, IT Infrastructures, IT Operations, IT Service Management, Problem Solving Skills, System Integration, Vendor Management