Associate Director, DDIT Analytics — Patient Safety & PV

ES06 (FCRS = ES006) Novartis Farmacéutica, S.A.; Sabadell; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance plans

Retirement plans

Wellbeing resources

Global recognition programs

Flexible & hybrid working options

Parental leave

Job summary

Novartis AG is seeking an Associate Director, DDIT Development, Patient Safety & Pharmacovigilance Business Analysis, responsible for translating complex PS&PV needs into scalable digital and data solutions. You will guide product owners, engineers, and data scientists to deliver end-to-end analysis, data requirements, and automated reporting with strong regulatory awareness.

The role focuses on modernizing PS&PV capabilities, improving data quality and traceability, and applying AI where

Qualifications

• University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in business analysis, product delivery, process transformation or digital technology within life sciences or another regulated industry.
• Experience defining and managing complex business, system, data and reporting requirements.
• Experience supporting regulated or validated systems, including requirements traceability, testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Strong knowledge of business process modelling, requirements lifecycle management and Agile or product delivery practices.
• Experience working in global, cross-functional environments with business, technology, data, Quality and vendor stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across organisational boundaries.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end business analysis for PS&PV reporting, data science and analytics initiatives, translating business needs into requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria and solution outcomes.
• Partner with PS&PV stakeholders to translate regulatory, compliance, operational and management reporting needs into scalable reporting and analytics capabilities.
• Define data and reporting requirements across safety data, dashboards, KPIs, regulatory reporting and decision-support solutions.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Data Architects, Engineers, Data Scientists and Solution Architects to translate business outcomes into scalable technical solutions.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and standardize reporting, reduce manual processes and enable automation and self-service analytics.
• Shape appropriate AI and advanced analytics use cases, with consideration for human oversight, explainability, data quality and compliance.
• Maintain requirements traceability across solution design, testing and validation, supporting GxP and validated-system delivery.
• Influence senior stakeholders and facilitate decisions across global PS&PV, DDIT, Data, Quality, Security and vendor teams.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Business Acumen

Business Value Creation

Communication

Digital Literacy

Financial Modeling

Requirements Analysis

Requirements Gathering

Stakeholder Management

Technology Use

Education

University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Business Administration

Job description

Novartis AG is seeking an Associate Director, DDIT Development, Patient Safety & Pharmacovigilance Business Analysis, responsible for translating complex PS&PV needs into scalable digital and data solutions. You will guide product owners, engineers, and data scientists to deliver end-to-end analysis, data requirements, and automated reporting with strong regulatory awareness.

The role focuses on modernizing PS&PV capabilities, improving data quality and traceability, and applying AI where