Job ID: REQ-10078675
Date: May 20, 2026
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Summary
Do you enjoy transforming complex processes into simple, efficient solutions that create real impact? Join Novartis as a Workflow Automation Expert and play a pivotal role in revolutionizing our operations by designing and implementing automation solutions that minimize manual tasks and enhance reliability across critical business and scientific workflows. In this hands-on position, you will engage with business process management, robotic process automation, and AI-enabled tools while closely collaborating with stakeholders to identify high-impact opportunities. You'll also serve as a trusted mentor, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the organization.
About the Role
Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end delivery of workflow automation solutions, from process discovery through to deployment and optimization.
- Design and implement scalable automation using business process management and robotic process automation technologies.
- Translate business and user needs into efficient, automation-first solutions that enhance reliability and reduce manual effort.
- Identify high-impact automation opportunities in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Ensure all automation solutions align with enterprise platforms, security, compliance, and governance standards.
- Collaborate across business, technical, and operational teams to drive adoption and measurable outcomes.
- Apply systems thinking to analyze, model, and redesign processes for automation readiness.
- Act as a hands-on subject matter expert and mentor, building automation and process capabilities across teams.
- Promote best practices, frameworks, and reusable solutions to elevate organizational automation maturity.
- Contribute to a culture of rapid delivery, innovation, and continuous improvement supported by AI-enabled approaches.
Essential for the Role:
- 7+ years of experience designing and delivering end-to-end workflow automation solutions.
- Proven ability to translate business and user needs into scalable automation solutions using business process management and robotic process automation technologies.
- Strong systems thinking skills, with experience analyzing and redesigning complex processes for automation readiness.
- A mindset of curiosity that drives continuous improvement and change.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, effective at working with business, technical, and operational teams.
- Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders without formal authority in a complex, matrixed environment.
- Practical understanding of artificial intelligence and its application within automation or transformation initiatives.
- Experience working within life sciences, pharmaceutical, or similarly regulated, complex environments.
Desirable for the Role:
- Experience in pharmaceutical drug discovery or supporting scientific research workflows.
- Experience mentoring or developing others to build capability in automation, process engineering, or artificial intelligence.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Novartis is dedicated to creating an inclusive environment and building diverse teams that reflect the patients and communities we serve.
Accessibility and Accommodation
Novartis is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with medical conditions or disabilities during the recruitment process. If you need assistance, please email diversity.inclusion_ch@novartis.com with your request and contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
Why Novartis
Helping patients and their families goes beyond innovation; it requires a community of dedicated individuals like you. By collaborating and inspiring each other, we're able to achieve breakthroughs that truly change lives. Ready to join us in creating a brighter future together?
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Benefits and Rewards
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Division
Biomedical Research
Business Unit
Research
Location
Switzerland
Site
Basel (City)
Company / Legal Entity
C028 (FCRS = CH028) Novartis Pharma AG
Functional Area
Research & Development
Job Type
Full time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No