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Specialist, DDIT Strategy & Growth, Business Analyst Job ID REQ-10035251Jan 07, 2025SpainSummary Location: Barcelona#LI-HybridThis role focuses on driving the technology roadmap for Strategy & Growth, enabling strategic decision-making that directly impacts Novartis' success through effective product roadmaps, market analysis, and acquisition evaluations.
Strategy & Growth aims to provide a unified view of Novartis' strategy across the RDC continuum, guiding planning and execution.
As a consultant and advisor, you will lead improvements in global business processes, products, and services.
We seek an experienced individual in the S&G IT space to deliver solutions that redefine how Novartis operates.
You will analyze business requirements, develop functional specifications, and collaborate cross-functionally to transform these into technical requirements.
Additionally, you will develop end-to-end business process workflows, engage with global business leaders, and leverage IT teams to deliver data-driven recommendations that enhance efficiency and generate value.About the Role Role Responsibilities:Develop end-to-end business process flow diagrams and highlight gaps in existing functionality.Conduct stakeholder interviews to understand business process dependencies and develop comprehensive requirement specifications.Liaise with service development teams to suggest high-level functional solutions and ensure stakeholder involvement in new services or major upgrades.Ensure consistency and traceability between user requirements, functional specifications, and testing & validation, while adhering to Security and Compliance policies.Perform change impact assessments and develop compliant approaches to development and deployment.Stay updated with internal IT systems, documentation standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.Drive change management, ensure solutions meet specifications, support super user training, and have a solution-oriented mindset.Role Requirements:University degree in Informatics, Computer Sciences, Life Sciences, or similar.Minimum of 7+ years of experience in the Pharma or IT Industry.
Knowledge of Drug Research, Development or Commercialization portfolios would be an advantage.Minimum of 7+ years of experience as a business analyst, process expert, or business IT lead superuser.Expert understanding of business process analysis, design, and system architecture concepts.Ability to solve complex business process and information challenges.Proficient skills in global teams, collaboration, facilitation, negotiation, working in a matrix environment, and conflict resolution.Working knowledge of product management and agile methodologies.Experience as a Product Owner for platforms or large complex solutions.Knowledge of CSV lifecycle.Exposure to digital innovation projects, data strategy, data science, or data standardization