Director, Property

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

Additionally, you will act as the deputy to the Head of Corporate Insurance, stepping in when necessary to support the department’s operations. This role requires a proactive and solutions-focused professional who likes challenges and delivering results.

Key responsibilities:

- Responsible for the groups Property Damage & Business Interruption, Construction / Erection All Risk and Marine/Cargo Insurance programs including risk engineering activities
- Leads, organizes, and coordinates the renewal process for the assigned insurance programs with th directive to negotiate the best terms and conditions for the group
- Take responsibility for assigned insurance programs for full compliance with insurance regulations worldwide, including insurance premium taxation, audits and other transactional obligations
- Oversee claims management process for the assigned insurance programs and provide support and assistance to internal collaborators, and leading loss settlement negotiations to represent the group's interests optimally
- Address technical questions and provide professional and timely advise to internal partners, subsidiaries and/or manufacturing sites
- Analysis and quantification of risks in collaboration with risk owners and external scustomers partners

Key requirements:

- Advanced+ years of professional experience within Property and Engineering insurances, ideally within the Life Sciences or Chemical industry, supported by an academic degree in engineering or a related field
- Proven experience in handling global insurance programs for large, multi-national organizations
- Great teammate in the framework of a small team as well as in an international, multi-cultural and cross-functional context
- Excellent analytical skills to support complex business analysis
- Strong negotiation skills with a track record to handle and finalize xsophisticated insurance contracts across assigned lines of insurances, ensuring alignment with business needs and strategic objectives
- Advance working knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint, knowledge of risk modeling tools is a plus

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.