Martin Barner is the Head Sandoz EX & HR Transformation at Sandoz. He joined Novartis in 2014 (former parent company of Sandoz) as part of the Corporate Strategy team in Basel, and moved into HR for the first time in 2016 as Sandoz Head HR Strategy & Program Management Office. Prior to Novartis, Martin started his career in McKinsey & Company and have since worked for several companies in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries in both global, regional and local roles across a variety of functions, including strategy, marketing, sales and finance. Martin holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Copenhagen, doing part of his studies at the California Institute of Technology.

The pop in your job:
I thrive in a dynamic fast paced environment where focus is on driving performance while delivering impact towards a meaningful purpose. I get to live this every day by working on large scale transformations and being at the intersection of people and technology. This allows me to deliver on my own leadership purpose which is to explore and uncover what leads to human peak performance. Through this life-long journey I aim to empower and inspire my surroundings to reach their human potential.

Sandoz is the global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines. Our Purpose is to pioneer access for patients. Our broad global portfolio comprises about 1,500 quality biosimilar and generic medicines. We provide more than 800 million patient treatments per year, generating more than USD 18 billion in direct savings in the US and Europe alone, improving healthcare by freeing up resources and resulting in a total social impact estimated at around USD 400 billion per year worldwide.