Global P&O Business Partner- NIBR (Multiple Positions)

Job Description

‘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.’

As a Global P&O Business Partner you will provide strategic input to the development and implementation of the organization’s overall roadmap with a key focus on P&O-related opportunities or weaknesses, developing and owning implementation of P&O agenda to maximize impact / productivity of the organization.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

•Strategic P&O Partnering: Translate strategy and functional plans to design and implement P&O interventions that enable the business agenda while applying data driven and external insights with P&O metrics
•Talent Management: Develop talent and leadership development strategy and plan; drive the talent agenda in partnership with the business, establishing quality succession planning for critical positions, development plans of key talent and talent strategy to build the leadership pipeline
•Organizational Development: Develop an organizational design / plan for client groups by utilizing organizational diagnostics; hold the knowledge and outlook for the 3-5-year business plans; establish strategic workforce plans with leaders and develop organization design efficiencies to enable the long-term business strategy
•Data Analytics: Have knowledge of P&O systems. Ability and interest to leverage data & analytics for business insights to inform decisions
•Diversity & Inclusion: Activate business ownership and advise on and handle diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels
•Rewards & Recognition: Contribute to the development of recognition strategies that facilitate and support the attraction and retention of top performers.
•Leadership: Provide coaching, feedback, learning opportunities and mentoring to support and enable P&O team members in their development
•Project & Initiatives: Contribute actively to the P&O community and network; actively participate in complex, enterprise P&O projects or initiatives; ensure business representation and alignment.

Please note we have opportunities within the following functions, and you will be asked to submit your preferences during the application process:

Global P&O Business Partner- US Cambridge/DWA/Basel Based
Global P&O Business Partner- US Cambridge/DWA/Basel Based
Global P&O Business Partner- US Cambridge/DWA
Global P&O Business Partner- US Cambridge/DWA

For 2 of the openings, the location could be either US or Basel.

For US Based Associates: The ideal location for these roles is the Cambridge site but remote work may be possible (there may be some exceptions based on legal entity registration). Please note that this role would not provide relocation as a result. If associate is remote, all home office expenses and any travel/lodging to specific site for periodic live meetings will be at the employee’s expense. The expectation of working hours and travel (domestic and/or international) will be defined by the hiring manager.

Diversity & Inclusion / EEO

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers and take pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.

Minimum Requirements

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology or related is preferred
• At least 10 years of experience in a related P&O role
• Strong P&O experience as outlined above in a global environment involving significant people and business responsibilities
• Broad expertise across P&O specialty areas i.e. Rewards, TODI, People Analytics, Business Partnering etc.
• Strong change management, project management and presentation skills
• Experience leading cross-disciplinary matrixed P&O and client teams
• Strong people leadership skills and experience, including coaching and mentoring skills
• Strong people analytics skills, effectiveness with data/metrics/reporting to inform decision making

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Why Novartis?
766 million lives were touched by Novartis medicines in 2021, and while we’re proud of this, we know there is so much more we could do to help improve and extend people’s lives.
We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.
We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what’s possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying!
Imagine what you could do here at Novartis!
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodations: Individuals in need of a reasonable accommodation due to a medical condition or disability for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call +1 (877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
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