Job Description Summary
Location: Munich or Nuremberg, GermanyBringing 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 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.
The purpose of this role is to ensure that Novartis has the talent, leadership, and skills to deliver on the aim of reimagining medicine. The role maximizes the impact of the talent management across Novartis by building from the global early career framework and practices to create a sustainable pipeline of early in career talent who fuel Novartis long-term growth.
Critical for success is to stay highly connected to the Talent & Development Head, IM Germany. Close collaboration with business leaders and other team members within P&O, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition and Learning is critical for success. The successful incumbent will support key partners engaging external organizations, strategic partners, and events that align to early career talent attraction and engagement strategies.
Job Description
General
- Work closely with the Talent & Development Head, IM Germany to support the early career strategic vision and collaborate with the INT Early Career team to align on full cycle planning of early career initiatives and ensure inclusion and diversity initiatives are embedded into the strategy for aligning and identifying core schools.
- Review and consolidate the multitude of existing early career programs in the prioritized skill areas
- Partners with the hiring manager and marketing / communications team to write a high-impact, creative job adverts in line with corporate Novartis branding, utilizing the company’s employee value propositions and any key functional messages which increases candidate attraction
Apprenticeship & Dual Students
- Lead and organize the full cycle of apprenticeship and dual student management. This includes everything from the initial hiring process to the final placement of our apprentices and dual students. Ensure that Novartis are a reliable point of contact for all our apprentices and dual students, providing them with the support and guidance they need to succeed.
- Strategically position our Apprenticeship and Dual Student Program by aligning it closely with our Talent & Development (T&D) initiatives and the broader business objectives. Ensure that the program not only meets the needs of our apprentices but also contributes to the overall success of our organization.
Trainee program
- Foster strong business relationships to identify the capabilities needed to propel our organization forward. By understanding these needs, create a robust strategy that aligns perfectly with the objectives of our Trainee program. This strategy should not only serve our needs but also ensure that the trainees are placed in the right functions where they can thrive and contribute significantly.
- Continually improve our Trainee program, in close alignment with the INT Early Career team. This collaboration helps to develop and refine the program further, ensuring it remains relevant and effective in nurturing the future leaders of our organization.
University relationships
- Develop and maintain strategic relationships with target universities, university organizations, and student clubs and act as point of contact for college administrators and career center leadership.
- Understand the landscape of Germany university relations, identify common skill needs based on data, and design and execute an approach to elevate few institutions of high, international relevance to become strategic partners
What you bring to the role:
- Degree from an accredited university in business administration, human resources, marketing, strategy. Ideally a MSc in Organizational Psychology
- Completed certification as "IHK Aubildungsbeauftragter"
- Experience in executing Early Career interventions in a global matrix organization. Additional experience in Talent Management and Talent Acquisition desired
- Creative and driven to develop innovative early career strategies and continuous process improvement to ensure a positive candidate experience from first-touch to post-program
- Strong proficiency in data management and tracking, and insights
- Proficiency in English and German (written and spoken)
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 more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
You’ll receive:
You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook. Thrive Together (novartis.com)
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Hiring decisions are only based on the qualification for the position, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age and disability.
Adjustments for Applicants with Disabilities:
The law provides for severely disabled / equal applicants the opportunity to involve the local representative body for disabled employees (SBV) in the application process. If you would like to request this, please let us know in advance as a note on your CV.
Join our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to hear more about Novartis and our career opportunities, join the Novartis Network here:
https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network
Skills Desired
Business Partnering, Change Management, Communication Skills, Human Resources (HR), Job Description, Operational Excellence, Organizational Development (OD), Performance Management, Proactivity, Resilience, Talent Management, Waterfall ModelNovartis Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Novartis and has not been reviewed or approved by Novartis.
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Healthcare Strength — Pay and benefits are described as a strong overall package, supported by medical, dental, and vision insurance alongside FSAs/HSAs and disability and life coverage. Mental-health support is reinforced through an employee assistance program with psychological support and a network of mental health first aiders.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a standout element, with an automatic company contribution plus dollar-for-dollar matching in the 401(k). Additional retirement funding is described through an age-based defined contribution program and access to an employee share purchase plan discount.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-related benefits are framed as robust, including a global minimum of paid parental leave for new parents following birth or adoption. Added supports include domestic partner coverage, dependent-care resources, and benefits such as adoption assistance and child/elder care options.
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Novartis is an innovative medicines company. Every day, working to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives so that patients, healthcare professionals and societies are empowered in the face of serious disease. Our medicines reach more than 250 million people worldwide.
