This is a temporary contractor opportunity at Novartis 

Novartis touches the lives of a tenth of the world’s population. Every role here, regardless of contract type, makes an impact on human life! 

This role is offered through Magnit Global, who, if selected, will be your employer. If your services are retained, you will be assigned to provide services to Novartis as the end client. This is not an offer of employment with Novartis. If you are selected for this Temporary/External opportunity, you will not be an employee of Novartis and will not be eligible for any Novartis employee benefits or incentives.

 Ready to work with/through Magnit at Novartis? Please read on…

Major Accountabilities:

• Act as main process and systems coordinator for major NPhS initiatives, i.e., proactively anticipate operational needs and analyze simplification opportunities which offer solutions with reduced complexity; ensure requirements are clearly defined, fully compliant, approved, communicated, and understood; collaborate with relevant stakeholders to develop business cases, determine scope and objectives for assigned projects.
• Partner with all NPhS Basel functions/departments and countries to understand operational process needs and solve issues to support an efficient and compliant flow of commercial operations; ensure continuous process and automation improvements with e.g., but not limited to the SAP based / driven sales execution and financial processes within NPhS.
• Manage and lead projects to deliver sustainable solutions in time and within budget; ensures consistent communication across all stakeholders in Basel and countries on key projects, updates, and other needs.
• Ensure implementation and full compliance of NPhS master data in close collaboration with other NPhS functions/departments. Monitor master data accuracy, data flow between systems as well as system interfaces; review the work of colleagues (mainly but not limited to Export Operations) to identify compliance issues and provide advice or training.
• Lead the efforts to support NPhS Basel functions/departments to document and improve standard operating procedures (policies, procedures, guidelines) and training for compliance and monitoring; responsible for documenting finance processes to ensure assigned controls are established to oversight operations and to minimize risk.
• Work closely with the Novartis FC&C team as well as any appointed external auditor company to prevent violations of internal policies and external standards and regulations.

Requirements:

• Relevant degree (Economics, Business Administration, Finance)
• Fluent in English (spoken and written)
• Knowledge of other languages (e.g., French) advantageous
• 10+ years of maturity in a multi-national Business, Commercial, IT and/or Finance role; work experience in a matrix organization and cross-functional teams
• 5+ years of profound experience in Export business in the pharmaceutical industry; specifically, detailed know-how of commercial business in small and mid-size emerging markets, i.e., in a multi-cultural environment
• Demonstrated IT literacy on SAP (mainly SD/MM, FI/CO would be a plus), Price Pro, TPES, NPhS Contract Management Tool, MS Office
• Project management experience with adequate leadership skills
• Exposure to Sales Operations, Revenue Recognition, Supply Chain Management, Product Lifecycle, Inventory Management
• Deep understanding of all relevant internal / external regulations and good practices to compare operational practices to defined standards
• Ability to handle urgent and complex (multi-functional) assignments and manage conflict of priorities
• Interpersonal, communication, negotiation and problem-solving mindset

Workload: 40 hours/week
Role type: Onsite
Required start date: September 2026
Contract: 8 months

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?

EEO Statement:
The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Accommodation: 
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Magnit at directsourceproteam@prounlimited.com.