Lead - Nature & Biodiversity

Job Description Summary

1. Drive and support environmental performance reporting by collaborating across Operations to deliver sustainable long-term growth using innovative and green solutions, while making a positive impact on patients and society.
2. Lead the development and implementation of site-specific Biodiversity Management Plans (BMPs) and sustainable procurement strategies for raw materials to align with global biodiversity frameworks and regulatory expectations.
3. Ensure preparedness for emerging regulations such as CSRD, ESRS E4, and TNFD, with a strong
focus on nature-positive outcomes.

 

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop site-specific biodiversity management plans (BMPs) in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders that include baseline biodiversity assessments, identifying priority habitats and species, applying mitigation hierarchy, monitoring and evaluating BMP effectiveness.

• Assess nature related risks and opportunities in the sourcing of raw materials that include traceability and supplier engagement for standard requirements and certification efforts etc.,

• Drive execution and delivery of environmental sustainability targets of Novartis across Waste, Water, Biodiversity and Sustainable Sourcing

• Support the business define strategy and action plan in areas across Nature and Biodiversity related topics

• Active support in limited and reasonable assurance of environmental sustainability indicators in line with ISAE 3000 and other standards as applicable.

• Drive projects to ensure adherence and preparedness to comply with emerging regulations like EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), Green Taxonomy, Article 964 (Swiss regulations) etc.,

Desirable Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Ecology, Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, or related field.

• 5-7 years of experience in biodiversity conservation, ecological monitoring and/or sustainable sourcing, preferably in pharma or related sectors.

• Strong understanding of biodiversity frameworks (e.g., TNFD, IPBES), sustainable commodity supply chains, and ecosystem services valuation to support nature-positive strategies and regulatory compliance.

• Experience with biodiversity risk assessment tools e.g. IBAT, Natura 2000 including data collection, qualitative and quantitative analysis and conservation planning.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and project management skills.

• Fluency in English; working knowledge of additional languages (e.g., German, French, Spanish) desirable.

• Ability to operate effectively in a global matrix environment.

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. https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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Skills Desired

Auditing, Contractor Safety Management, emergency response planning, Environment Management, GDP Knowledge, gmp knowledge, Hse Management Systems, Incident Investigation & Reporting, Leadership and Influencing, Occupational Hygiene, occupational safety, Regulatory Compliance, risk assessment & management, Stakeholder Engagement