Job Description Summary
As a Recruitment Experience Partner (REP), you will be the front-line recruiter and primary face to our candidates, delivering a smooth, fast, and human experience across high volume hiring.You will partner closely with Recruitment Business Partner (RBP) to translate hiring needs into consistent, high quality execution - ensuring clarity, speed, and a positive journey for every candidate.
This role is a cornerstone of our Recruitment Solutions (RS) model, designed to deliver a fast, fair, human hiring experience at scale.
Job Description
#LI Hybrid
Location
This role is based in Bogotá, Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.
Key responsibilities
- Act as the main point of contact for candidates, guiding them from first interaction through offer and ensuring a seamless experience.
- Conduct first round of RS interviews and extend offers for high volume roles (levels 5 and below) in close partnership with RBP.
- Execute core recruiting activities consistently across business units: screening, shortlisting, communication, and interview coordination.
- Support RBPs on senior or complex hiring through shortlist validation, applicant management, and reactive sourcing when needed.
- Keep Workday fully updated and follow RS defined process steps, standards, and timelines to ensure accuracy, quality, and compliance.
- Provide insights and feedback to continuously improve the candidate experience and RS processes.
Essential requirements
- 5+ years’ recruiting experience (in house or agency), ideally in high volume or multi market environments.
- Strong English proficiency
- Strong skills in candidate communication, screening, and shortlisting.
- Ability to operate confidently in a standardized, tech enabled processes (e.g., Workday). Commitment to data quality, compliance and process discipline.
- Collaborative mindset, able to influence and partner effectively with RBPs and hiring teams.
- A commitment to delivering an experience that is fast, fair, and human.
Desirable requirements
- Experience across multiple functions with regional scope, effectively navigating enterprise and local P&O policies and standards.
- Fluency in additional European languages besides English and Spanish.
Diversity & Inclusion Statement
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
Skills Desired
Skills Required
- 5+ years recruiting experience (in-house or agency), ideally high-volume or multi-market
- Based in Bogota; no relocation support
- Strong English proficiency
- Strong candidate communication, screening, and shortlisting skills
- Ability to operate within standardized, tech-enabled processes (e.g., Workday); commitment to data quality and compliance
- Collaborative mindset; able to influence and partner with RBPs and hiring teams
- Commitment to delivering a fast, fair, and human candidate experience
- Experience across multiple functions with regional scope, navigating enterprise and local P&O policies
- Fluency in additional European languages besides English and Spanish
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.









