Salary Range:
€40,500.00 - €75,300.00Job Description Summary
Location: Barcelona, Spain#LI-Hybrid
Ready to help shape the future of Finance through advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and data-driven decision making? As a Global Analyst Digital Finance, you will play a key role in accelerating Novartis’ digital finance transformation, partnering with global stakeholders to develop innovative solutions that improve forecasting, planning, and business performance. This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of Finance, data, and emerging technologies, turning complex insights into meaningful business outcomes while helping build the next generation of intelligent finance capabilities.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
• Develop and monitor performance metrics for Artificial Intelligence and digital finance solutions.
• Support pilot programmes, proofs of concept, and strategic digital transformation initiatives.
• Partner with Finance stakeholders to identify opportunities for data-driven decision making.
• Lead development, implementation, rollout, and adoption of selected digital finance products.
• Drive automation and process improvements across planning, forecasting, and management reporting.
• Collaborate with data science, analytics, and visualization experts to deliver business value.
• Shape future digital finance capabilities by connecting innovative technologies with business needs.
Essential Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related discipline.
• 3-4 years of experience in Finance, ideally within healthcare or pharmaceuticals.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in financial modelling, forecasting, and statistical analysis.
• Experience using data visualization tools such as Power BI or Qlik Sense.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Power Query and Power Pivot.
• Fluent written and spoken English with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Desirable Requirements
• Experience supporting digital transformation, automation, or advanced analytics initiatives within Finance.
• Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, agentic Artificial Intelligence solutions, or emerging digital technologies.
Benefits & Rewards
At Novartis, we’re committed to reimagining medicine together - and rewarding the people who make it happen.
Expected Annual Base Salary Range for role: 40,500 – 75,300 EUR
The base salary offered is determined based on gender-neutral objectives, such as relevant skills, competencies and experience in accordance with the Novartis pay setting policy and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically.
In addition to your base salary, you may be eligible for a performance-based bonus depending on certain performance parameters.
The rewards of being part of our team go far beyond base pay and incentives. We also offer a variety of competitive benefits in kind to help you thrive personally and professionally, such as insurance plans, retirement plans, wellbeing resources and global recognition programs. In addition, we provide flexible and hybrid working options, where possible, and minimum 14 weeks paid parental leave.
Pay equity is a fundamental principle of our employment policy and reflects our commitment to create a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment that treats all employees with dignity and respect, as outlined in our Code of Ethics.
Read our brochure to learn more about our global total rewards offering:
https://www.novartis.com/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-life-handbook.pdf
Note: Benefits and compensation may vary by country and are subject to local legal requirements, including provisions of collective bargaining agreements where applicable. A full overview of your compensation package, including any relevant collective bargaining agreement details applicable to your role based on your employment location and Novartis employer entity, will be communicated separately to you during the application process.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion / EEO paragraph
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams’ representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Skills Desired
Critical Thinking, Data Visualization, Employee Engagement, Insight Generation, Managing Ambiguity, Market Understanding, Process OptimizationSkills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related discipline.
- 3-4 years of experience in Finance (ideally within healthcare or pharmaceuticals).
- Strong analytical skills with experience in financial modelling, forecasting, and statistical analysis.
- Experience using data visualization tools such as Power BI or Qlik Sense.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Power Query and Power Pivot.
- Fluent written and spoken English with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience supporting digital transformation, automation, or advanced analytics initiatives within Finance.
- Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or agentic AI solutions.
Novartis 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.
Novartis Insights
What We Do
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.
