Associate Director Business Analysis (GCO)

Novartis; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance plans

Retirement plans

Wellbeing resources

Global recognition programs

Hybrid working options

14 weeks parental leave

Job summary

Novartis is seeking an Associate Director for DDIT DEV GCO BA to lead end-to-end business analysis across the Veeva Vault Clinical Suite, partnering with global business leaders, Digital, Data and IT teams to deliver compliant, value-driven solutions in clinical operations.

You will elicit requirements, translate them into user stories and acceptance criteria, evaluate vendor proposals, and ensure validation, audit readiness and deployment readiness across regulated environments.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of business analysis experience in pharma or life sciences.
• Strong knowledge of clinical operations and regulated product delivery.
• Experience with Clinical Trial Management Systems and eTMF.
• Hands-on exposure to Veeva Vault Clinical Suite is preferred.
• Fluency in English; Spanish language capability is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead elicitation, documentation, and management of business requirements.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder interviews with global teams.
• Translate needs into user stories, specs, and acceptance criteria.
• Evaluate vendor proposals for alignment, feasibility, and compliance.
• Coordinate testing, deployment readiness, and change documentation.

Skills

Business analysis expertise

Analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement

Facilitation

Agile/DevOps understanding

Tools

Veeva Vault Clinical Suite

Clinical Trial Systems

Job description

Summary

Job Title: Assoc. Dir DDIT DEV GCO BA

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Relocation Support: This role is based in Barcelona, Spain. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.

About The Role

Help shape the future of clinical technology by turning complex business needs into scalable, compliant, and value-driven solutions. In this role, you will lead end-to-end business analysis across Veeva Clinical Vault products, partnering closely with global business leaders, Digital, Data and IT teams, and vendors to improve clinical operations, strengthen delivery quality, and enable better user adoption.

About The Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead elicitation, documentation, and management of business requirements across assigned products.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, and process deep dives with global stakeholders.
• Translate needs into user stories, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria.
• Evaluate vendor proposals for alignment, feasibility, quality, and compliance expectations.
• Collaborate with vendors on solution design, refinement, sprint delivery, and issue resolution.
• Support backlog prioritization, roadmap planning, and delivery readiness for product releases.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing, defect resolution, change documentation, and deployment readiness.
• Identify improvement opportunities to harmonize processes and reduce operational inefficiencies.
• Ensure solutions meet validation, documentation, audit, and regulated environment standards.

Essential Requirements

• 7- 10 or more years of business analysis experience in pharmaceutical or life sciences environments.
• Strong knowledge of clinical operations processes and regulated product delivery.
• Experience with Clinical Trial Management Systems, electronic Trial Master File, Study Start-Up, and Site Connect capabilities.
• Hands-on exposure to Veeva Vault Clinical Suite is preferred for this role.
• Strong analytical, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Understanding of Agile delivery, DevOps ways of working, integration patterns, and product lifecycle management.
• Working knowledge of validation, Good Practice requirements, audit readiness, and documentation standards.
• Fluency in English is required; Spanish language capability is an advantage.

Rewards

At Novartis, we’re committed to reimagining medicine together - and rewarding the people who make it happen.

The rewards of being part of our team go far beyond base pay and incentives. We also offer a variety of competitive benefits in kind to help you thrive personally and professionally, such as insurance plans, retirement plans, wellbeing resources and global recognition programs. In addition, we provide flexible and hybrid working options, where possible, and a minimum of 14 weeks paid parental leave.

Expected Annual Base Salary Range For Role:

52,400.00 - 97,400.00 EUR Annual

The salary offered is determined based on gender-neutral objectives, such as relevant skills, competencies and experience in accordance with the Novartis pay setting policy and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically.

In addition to your base salary, you may be eligible for a performance-based bonus depending on certain performance parameters. Further details will be provided during the application process.

Pay equity is a fundamental principle of our employment policy and reflects our commitment to create a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment that treats all employees with dignity and respect, as outlined in our Code of Ethics.

Commitment To Diversity And Inclusion / EEO Paragraph:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams’ representative of the patients and communities we serve.

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

Benefits and Rewards:

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Note: Benefits and compensation may vary by country and are subject to local legal requirements, including provisions of collective bargaining agreements where applicable. A full overview of your compensation package, including any relevant collective bargaining agreement details applicable to your role based on your employment location and Novartis employer entity, will be communicated separately to you during the application process.