Strategic P&O Partner for Development Leaders

Novartis AG; Basel-Stadt; Hybrid; CHF 165,000 - 306,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance plans

Retirement plans

Wellbeing resources

Global recognition

Hybrid working

Parental leave

Equity awards

Performance bonus

Job summary

Novartis AG in Basel, Switzerland seeks a strategic People & Organization partner to work with senior Development leaders. You will translate complex business challenges into pragmatic P&O strategies and drive organizational effectiveness across matrixed teams and integration initiatives.

The role emphasizes business acumen, influencing senior leaders without formal authority, and shaping human-AI ways of working to maximize value for the organization.

Qualifications

• Significant P&O/HR business partnering or strategic HR experience in life sciences.
• Experience in Development is advantageous but not essential.
• Strong business acumen, linking P&O solutions to portfolio outcomes.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders without formal authority.
• Experience in complex, matrixed, and networked organizations with ambiguity.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving to simplify complexity.
• Collaborative and inclusive leadership with diverse perspectives.
• Agile and adaptable mindset with shifting priorities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior Development leaders to understand complex business challenges and translate them into clear, pragmatic P&O strategies and solutions that deliver measurable business value.
• Drive organizational effectiveness across networked and matrixed teams, optimizing collaboration, decision-making, and delivery against portfolio priorities.
• Act as the P&O business lead for strategic integration activities, shaping the approach to integrate acquired assets and capabilities.
• Shape the future of human-AI ways of working, identifying how AI can evolve roles, workflows, and collaboration.
• Influence critical organizational and talent decisions, including senior appointments and design considerations.
• Navigate complex stakeholder environments and influence without formal authority, building alignment across leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Identify where P&O can create value, responding with agility to evolving business needs.
• Translate solutions into clear recommendations, decisions, and expected business outcomes.

Skills

P&O partner

Strategic HR

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Change management

Business acumen

Job description

Novartis AG in Basel, Switzerland seeks a strategic People & Organization partner to work with senior Development leaders. You will translate complex business challenges into pragmatic P&O strategies and drive organizational effectiveness across matrixed teams and integration initiatives.

The role emphasizes business acumen, influencing senior leaders without formal authority, and shaping human-AI ways of working to maximize value for the organization.