Job Description Summary
Are you passionate about transforming data into meaningful business impact? As a Senior Specialist in DDIT Development Business Analysis for TRD, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping how Novartis delivers safe, scalable, and innovative IT solutions to support global drug development. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, influence decision-making through data-driven insights, and help design systems that improve lab efficiency and compliance. This is your opportunity to make a difference in the lives of patients by enabling smarter science through technology.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Translate business requirements into IT solution specifications that are scalable, secure, and user-centric
Conduct feasibility assessments and develop project rationale, scope, and cost/resource estimates
Collaborate with stakeholders to identify gaps and define functional solutions aligned with business needs
Ensure traceability between user requirements, specifications, and validation/testing activities
Support validation processes (OQ, PQ, UAT) and ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards
Drive user experience considerations in the design and deployment of new solutions
Facilitate super user training and maintain alignment with internal IT systems and documentation standards
Essential Requirements
University degree in Informatics, Computer Sciences, Life Sciences, or a related field
Minimum of 6 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical or IT industry
Strong background in Lab IT systems such as LIMS, ELN, and chromatography platforms
Proven experience as a business analyst, process expert, or digital lead in lab environments
Solid understanding of GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, and computer system validation lifecycle
Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills in a global matrix setting
Desirable Requirements
Prior experience working in TRD with a strong understanding of TRD-specific business processes
Familiarity with lab data integration platforms and digital transformation initiatives in R&D environments
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Location: Barcelona
Relocation Support: This role is based in Barcelona. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.
Skills Desired
Analytical Thinking, Communication Skills, Requirements Analysis, Requirements GatheringTop Skills
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.
