Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Co-develops vision and supports prioritization of new AI-/decision-making tools in close alignment with the BPA/Finance functions of different business units
• Owns selected AI/ML products and heads their design, development and implementation by orchestrating the right resources across data science and visualization experts. Ensures successful roll-out, adoption and ongoing operations.
• Connects newly designed solutions and processes with operational links and leverages her/his operations acumen to pragmatically implement in the Novartis environment
• Identifies areas of inefficiencies in the application of AI/ML/digital and implements improvements towards a highly efficient, “industrialized” approach (“technology at scale”)
• Liaises with other digital/AI initiatives (e.g. commercial, supply chain, pricing and market access, treasury, investor relations,…), identifies potential overlaps/ synergies, and co-creates holistic digitalization roadmap
• Co-shapes future organization of BPA/ Finance function to realize systemic evolution
• Works closely with broader Digital Finance and Data & IT team to define data requirements for next generation AI tools to further improve decision-making and efficiencies
• Identifies proactively industry benchmarks that trigger/sparkle change initiatives. Proposes innovative approaches to operations and owns their realization from presentation to top management to execution and delivery of results
• Offers fresh perspectives and ideas from different industries to introduce and develop new ways of doing things, especially in the space of digital transformation
• Leads select, new initiatives/MVPs with cross-functional partners to proof business value with objective to scale up globally

What you’ll bring to the role:

Essential criteria:

• University degree in Finance, Economics (or similar), MBA or equivalent preferred
• English (fluent, written and spoken)
• 5-8 years of experience in roles related to consulting, advisory or business process reengineering in a multinational company or top tier consulting firm
• Knowledge of business finance processes (esp. planning & forecasting), performance management, business analytics

Desirable criteria:

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills applied in complex environments (e.g. matrix/divisional organizations)
• Pharmaceutial industry and digital/data science experience is a plus, but not mandatory.

Your benefits in joining Novartis:

• Attractive salary range
• Annual bonus
• Strong focus on your career development
• A “Quality of Work Life” approach, allowing you to propose improvements to your daily work environment
• Special attention to your work-life balance, with options such as remote working, annualized part-time arrangements, and parental leave
• Comprehensive social coverage for you and your family
• Various employee recognition programs

Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

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