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Early Career Associate

Workday
Project Management
Communication Skills
Recruitment
Talent Acquisition
Recruitment Marketing
Microsoft Office
Hiring Process Management
Description:

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! 

 Novartis partners with external managed service provider Magnit Global to offer engaging temporary contractor opportunities like this, to those who are looking for flexibility in their career while looking to gain new skills and experiences providing services to an inclusive global medicines company. Click here to learn more about Magnit.

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

Summary:

The purpose of this role is to support the central Early Career (EC) Talent Management CoE team in ensuring that Novartis has the talent, leadership, and skills to deliver on the aim of reimagining medicine. The role maximizes the impact of the talent management across Novartis by supporting the execution of the global early career framework and practices to create a sustainable pipeline of early in career talent who fuel Novartis HQ long-term growth.
Critical for success is to stay highly connected to the central Early Career team and partner with other team members within P&O, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition - including Recruitment Marketing, Learning and other CoEs to ensure critical success. The incumbent will additionally have responsibility for employee branding activities to support our global Early Career efforts.

Major Accountabilities:
• Responsible for the managing of selected Early Career HQ programs, ensuring full Early Career Lifecycle Experience is applied consistently
• Full accountability for managing end-to-end hiring process of short-term internships in HQ, ensuring alignment to Early Career strategy
• Supporting the planning of Careers Fairs in Switzerland and other virtual recruitment activities
• Provide support and specific advice for operational tasks to stakeholders, talent acquisition, people managers and interns on Employee Life Cycle Management
• Support external and internal branding activities for global Early Career interventions in close collaboration with Recruitment Marketing
• Contribute to various initiatives within the Global Early Career team and provide support and assistance in various Talent Management projects
• Support with global reporting and tracking of Early Career KPIs

What you will bring to the role:
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, or a related field is preferred
• Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with key stakeholders. High degree of professionalism and integrity
• Ability to work effectively in a matrix organization, comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
• 2-4 years of proven experience in end-to-end recruitment activities and Campus recruitment experience preferred
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Workday system knowledge required
• Strong project management skills and track record in executing global projects
• Can-do attitude and high flexibility and agility to follow-through on commitments
• Fluency in English required, excellent verbal and written communication skills

Workload: 70 - 100% 
Role type: Onsite
Required start date: October 2025
Contract: 3 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.

QUALIFICATION/ LICENSURE :
  • Work Authorization : N/A
  • Preferred years of experience : 2+ Years
  • Travel Required : No travel required
  • Shift timings: 9 AM to 5 PM
Job Location Basel, Basel-Stadt
Contract Duration 3 month(s)