Summary Location: Schaftenau, Austria
12 days/month in office
Internal job title: Site ITOT AI Champion (m/f/d)
Duration: 2‑year fixed term contract
About The Role At Novartis, we are reimagining medicine through data, digital and AI. As Site ITOT AI Champion, you will drive the adoption of Agentic and AI capabilities across site and global TechOps processes, building AI fluency, delivering scalable no‑code/low‑code solutions, and embedding AI‑enabled ways of working that generate measurable productivity and efficiency gains.
Key Responsibilities
Drive end‑to‑end adoption of Agentic & AI capabilities across site and global processes, embedding AI‑enabled ways of working into daily operations to deliver measurable productivity gains.
Build AI fluency across IT/OT and business teams, establish and lead Agentic/AI champions, and enable hands‑on development of no‑code/low‑code agentic solutions.
Lead bottom‑up use‑case identification, prioritize high‑value opportunities with site leadership, and oversee delivery, scaling, and sustained adoption of Agentic & AI solutions.
Drive adoption of globally available Agentic & AI platforms, while continuously feeding site requirements, gaps, and enhancement opportunities into global product backlogs.
Establish clear governance, benefits tracking, and reporting, including productivity and FTE impact, and maintain a forward‑looking multi‑year Agentic & AI roadmap.
Partner with Global DDIT Ops and DSAI teams to ensure data, platform, integration, and security readiness, and to enable data self‑service capabilities for sites.
Lead change management and cultural adoption, ensuring employees embrace AI as an augmentation tool and actively use Agentic & AI solutions in their daily work.
Essential Requirements
2+ years experience working with AI.
Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Copilot (M365 Copilot, Copilot Studio) and enterprise AI assistants.
Proven ability to build agentic solutions using no‑code/low‑code platforms (e.g., Power Platform, Copilot Studio), including prompts, workflows, and basic integrations.
Practical understanding of agent orchestration, reusable patterns, and scaling agents in operational environments.
Data fundamentals: ability to consume, combine, and interpret data from enterprise systems (e.g., MES, ERP, LIMS); basic understanding of data quality, access, and governance.
Basic data science & analytics skills, including KPI definition, descriptive analysis, and interpretation of AI outputs.
High learning agility, curiosity, and a proactive, solution‑oriented mindset.
Excellent communication skills with fluency in English.
Desirable Requirements
Pharmaceutical manufacturing functional knowledge would be preferred.
What You Will Receive In addition to a market‑competitive base salary, we offer an attractive incentive program, a modern company pension scheme, childcare facilities, learning and development opportunities, and worldwide career possibilities within the Novartis group.
In accordance with Austrian law, the minimum gross salary for this position is €59,781.96 per year (on a full‑time basis). A potential market‑oriented excess payment may also be included based on your experience and qualifications.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Accessibility and Accommodation Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e‑mail 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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12 days/month in office
Internal job title: Site ITOT AI Champion (m/f/d)
Duration: 2‑year fixed term contract
About The Role At Novartis, we are reimagining medicine through data, digital and AI. As Site ITOT AI Champion, you will drive the adoption of Agentic and AI capabilities across site and global TechOps processes, building AI fluency, delivering scalable no‑code/low‑code solutions, and embedding AI‑enabled ways of working that generate measurable productivity and efficiency gains.
Key Responsibilities
Drive end‑to‑end adoption of Agentic & AI capabilities across site and global processes, embedding AI‑enabled ways of working into daily operations to deliver measurable productivity gains.
Build AI fluency across IT/OT and business teams, establish and lead Agentic/AI champions, and enable hands‑on development of no‑code/low‑code agentic solutions.
Lead bottom‑up use‑case identification, prioritize high‑value opportunities with site leadership, and oversee delivery, scaling, and sustained adoption of Agentic & AI solutions.
Drive adoption of globally available Agentic & AI platforms, while continuously feeding site requirements, gaps, and enhancement opportunities into global product backlogs.
Establish clear governance, benefits tracking, and reporting, including productivity and FTE impact, and maintain a forward‑looking multi‑year Agentic & AI roadmap.
Partner with Global DDIT Ops and DSAI teams to ensure data, platform, integration, and security readiness, and to enable data self‑service capabilities for sites.
Lead change management and cultural adoption, ensuring employees embrace AI as an augmentation tool and actively use Agentic & AI solutions in their daily work.
Essential Requirements
2+ years experience working with AI.
Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Copilot (M365 Copilot, Copilot Studio) and enterprise AI assistants.
Proven ability to build agentic solutions using no‑code/low‑code platforms (e.g., Power Platform, Copilot Studio), including prompts, workflows, and basic integrations.
Practical understanding of agent orchestration, reusable patterns, and scaling agents in operational environments.
Data fundamentals: ability to consume, combine, and interpret data from enterprise systems (e.g., MES, ERP, LIMS); basic understanding of data quality, access, and governance.
Basic data science & analytics skills, including KPI definition, descriptive analysis, and interpretation of AI outputs.
High learning agility, curiosity, and a proactive, solution‑oriented mindset.
Excellent communication skills with fluency in English.
Desirable Requirements
Pharmaceutical manufacturing functional knowledge would be preferred.
What You Will Receive In addition to a market‑competitive base salary, we offer an attractive incentive program, a modern company pension scheme, childcare facilities, learning and development opportunities, and worldwide career possibilities within the Novartis group.
In accordance with Austrian law, the minimum gross salary for this position is €59,781.96 per year (on a full‑time basis). A potential market‑oriented excess payment may also be included based on your experience and qualifications.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Accessibility and Accommodation Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e‑mail 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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