Salary Range:
€59,100.00 - €109,700.00Job Description Summary
#LI-HybridLocation: Barcelona, Spain
Shape how Novartis strengthens trust, integrity, and performance across Europe. As a Senior Manager, Internal Audit, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high‑impact audit and advisory work that influences senior leaders, sharpens risk awareness, and drives meaningful change across markets and corporate functions. Working at the intersection of governance, risk management, and digital innovation, you will lead complex engagements, bring forward pragmatic insights, and help evolve how Internal Audit uses data and digital tools to stay ahead of risk.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Lead complex audit and advisory engagements end‑to‑end across markets and corporate functions.
Deliver risk‑based insights by identifying root causes and proposing pragmatic, value‑adding recommendations.
Ensure consistent, high‑quality execution aligned with Internal Audit standards, methodology, and quality assurance programs.
Produce clear, impactful audit and advisory reports for senior management and key stakeholders.
Act as a trusted advisor to senior Operations stakeholders, providing independent challenge and practical insight.
Contribute to regional audit planning by identifying emerging risks and assurance priorities.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of audit methodology, supporting consistent, high‑quality execution and AI/digitally enabled audit practices.
Coach and develop auditors through onboarding, knowledge sharing, and continuous feedback.
Champion data‑driven, digitally enabled audit practices by using available tools and promoting adoption.
Please be advised that there is a travel requirement with this role of circa 30%-40%.
Essential Requirements
University degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Risk, or a related discipline.
Experience within Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, or other highly regulated industries is strongly preferred; relevant Big Four experience with a healthcare or life sciences focus is an advantage.
Proven ability to lead complex audit or advisory engagements and manage senior stakeholders effectively.
Strong knowledge of governance, risk management, and internal control frameworks in regulated environments.
Hands‑on experience leveraging data analytics, digital tools, and AI to enhance audit outcomes, including adoption of AI‑enabled audit tools in regulated environments.
Fluency in English, with the ability to communicate clearly and credibly at senior leadership level, additional European languages are an advantage.
Desirable Requirements
Professional certifications are a strong plus, including CIA (Certified Internal Auditor), CRMA (Certification in Risk Management Assurance), CPA, or equivalent.
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
Skills Desired
Compliance And Controls (Inactive), Critical Thinking, E2E Process View (Inactive), Employee Engagement, Financial Accounting, Financial Management Reporting, Giving And Receiving Feedback (Inactive), Interpersonal Savvy (Inactive), Problem Solving, Process OptimizationSkills Required
- University degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Risk, or related discipline
- Experience in Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, or regulated industries
- Proven ability to lead audit or advisory engagements and manage stakeholders
- Strong knowledge of governance, risk management, and internal controls
- Experience leveraging data analytics and AI in audit
- Fluency in English and additional European languages
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.
