Associate Director Operations Solution Architecture

Bringing life-changing medicines to millions of people, Novartis sits at the intersection of cutting-edge medical science and innovative digital technology. As a global company, the resources and opportunities for growth and development are plentiful including global and local cross functional careers, a diverse learning suite of thousands of programs & an in-house marketplace for rotations & project work. With a strong medicines pipeline our current transformation will not just deliver growth for our business but continue to allow us to bring innovative medicines to patients quickly.

Position Purpose:
As an Associate Director Solution Architecture, you will be instrumental in defining and maintaining the IT Architectural standards for Novartis' Manufacturing portfolio. By taking into account business needs and opportunities, you will play a key role in ensuring the best possible outcomes that support Novartis' growth and success.

Key Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Develop architectural solutions for a complex business area or deliver architectural services or governance activities.
• Elaborate the solution architecture for a specific solution based on architecture-significant requirements and company-wide architecture standards.
• Utilize architecture patterns to suggest the most adequate utilization of technical platforms in support of the holistic solution architecture design.
• Maintain and evolve Architecture tools and platforms, principles, policies, and standards.
• Support translation of business requirements into IT solutions, in the area of responsibility, which are aligned with overall DD&IT strategy

Minimum Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in a computer science, engineering, or information technology discipline. An advanced degree and related accreditations a plus.
• Experience in GxP environment and understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes and technologies.
• Experience in a design of IT Architectural standards.
• Familiar with IT/OT environment.
We offer permanent employment, with 6 months of probation period.

Why Novartis?
Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn morehere: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

You’ll Receive:
Competitive salary, Annual bonus, Flexible working schedule, tailored to your needs, possibility to work from home, Pension scheme, Employee Recognition Scheme, Expanded program for the promotion of health in the field of physical, mental and social well-being (Energized for Life), employment at Top SI Employer, Unlimited learning and development opportunities.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.

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