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What they do

Novartis is an innovative medicines company. Its purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people's lives. It works on heart, kidney, and metabolic disease, the immune system, the brain and nerves, and cancer. It makes chemical medicines, medicines made from the molecules of life, RNA medicines, radiation aimed at cancer cells, and gene and cell therapies.

What they value

• Reimagine medicine, and aim to be the most valued and trusted medicines company.
• Collaborate with, support, and inspire each other.
• Deliver results through disciplined execution and continuous improvement.
• Take ownership, think of the whole company, and focus on the effect on patients.
• Build trust through open communication and clear accountability.
• Grow up, across, or outside your comfort zone.

Where they hire

The board has 863 Postings. The United States has the most, then India, Slovenia, Austria, China, and Switzerland. Hyderabad, Ljubljana, East Hanover, Cambridge (USA), and Basel are common places. About 20 are remote in the USA, and US sales roles work in their sales area. Many roles do not pay for a move. Some US Postings will not sponsor visas.

Teams and roles

Research and development, sales, and technical operations have the most Postings.

• Research and development: scientists, clinical research associates, and roles that run clinical trials.
• Sales: territory account specialists, sales representatives, and medical representatives for brain, heart, and radiation therapies.
• Technical operations: production engineers, drug supply experts, and maintenance planners at manufacturing sites such as Kundl, Schaftenau, and Mengeš.
• Quality: quality control analysts and quality assurance specialists.
• Marketing and access: brand managers and leads who work on patients' access to medicines.
• IT and data: cloud engineers, architects, and data leads.
• Also finance, legal, procurement, HR, and communications. A few Postings are early career roles and apprenticeships.

What they look for

Many roles ask for a bachelor's degree in a related field. Scientists and leads show Novartis leadership behaviors and skill with AI. Quality control analysts need a life-science degree, knowledge of good lab and manufacturing practice, fluent English, and weekend shifts. A senior cloud engineer needs 8 or more years on AWS, Amazon's cloud. US sales roles ask for a four-year degree and sales experience in pharma or similar fields, and take people with little sales history. Finance analysts need strong Excel and data skills. Some Postings in Slovenia, Austria, and Switzerland are written in the local language.