Associate Director, Process Excellence & Transformation

Biopharma Careers; Barcelona; Híbrido; EUR 64.000 - 118.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Novartis seeks an Associate Director, Business Process Excellence, to lead enterprise-level transformation across the end-to-end drug-development value chain in a hybrid role based in Barcelona, Spain.

You will partner with senior leaders to apply zero-based redesign, Lean, Agile, and AI-enabled approaches to improve cycle time, productivity, quality, compliance, and user experience across global processes.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Engineering, Biotechnology, Business, or another relevant discipline.
• Significant experience in Business Process Excellence, Operational Excellence, enterprise transformation, or management consulting.
• Understanding of pharmaceutical Development including areas like Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmaceutical R&D, Technical Development, or Manufacturing.

Responsabilidades

• Lead enterprise-level process transformation across the drug-development value chain from diagnosis through future-state design and realization.
• Apply zero-based redesign to simplify processes and improve patient outcomes.
• Shape AI-enabled future-state processes and operating models.
• Diagnose bottlenecks, handoffs, and adoption barriers using data and process insight.
• Build transformation cases with measurable business value and clear implementation steps.
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops to drive decisions and alignment.
• Transfer redesigned processes into sustainable ways of working with owners and leaders.
• Establish measures and track value realization for speed, quality, and compliance.

Conocimientos

Lean Six Sigma

Agile

Zero-based redesign

Change leadership

Executive communication

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Engineering, Biotechnology, Business, or another relevant discipline

Advanced degree (MBA / MSc / PhD) preferred

Descripción del empleo

Novartis seeks an Associate Director, Business Process Excellence, to lead enterprise-level transformation across the end-to-end drug-development value chain in a hybrid role based in Barcelona, Spain.

You will partner with senior leaders to apply zero-based redesign, Lean, Agile, and AI-enabled approaches to improve cycle time, productivity, quality, compliance, and user experience across global processes.