Careers in operations

Build your expertise at the cutting edge of healthcare

Looking to explore novel manufacturing technologies, leverage the power of artificial intelligence, navigate new supply-chain challenges or drive impactful partnerships? You’re in the right place. Whether you are helping produce revolutionary medicines of the highest quality, ensuring safe ways to bring them to patients, embedding cutting-edge AI inside the company, or seeking reliable solutions - this is your chance to be part of the next big thing.

Our teams

Explore our Operations teams and see where you could make a difference.

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Manufacturing & Supply

Want to be part of making high-quality medicines accessible to patients around the world? In Technical Operations, you can help to provide state-of-the-art manufacturing technology to ensure we produce and deliver medicines on time and to the highest standards.

Quality

Our unwavering commitment is to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients. Be a part of our continued evolution in becoming an agile quality organization focusing on what really matters - producing and supplying life-changing medicines to our patients.

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Data, Digital & IT

Transforming how we develop breakthrough medicines. Speeding up our manufacturing processes. Improving and extending people’s lives. The possibilities technology creates – for patients and for our business – are truly exciting. Whether your passion is artificial intelligence, IT infrastructure or cybersecurity, you can push the boundaries of what’s possible and help us reimagine medicine.

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Procurement

Together, we play a vital role in actively seeking solutions, nurturing strategic partnerships, and driving sustainability to reinvest in our purpose and patients. We’re not just sourcing supplies; we’re shaping the future of healthcare. Leverage and build your procurement expertise with us and make a profound impact.

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“I am privileged to lead an inspiring Production team who work closely to ensure and improve the quality, safety, reliability and efficiency of our facilities. Here, we not only invest in cutting edge technologies but also in developing our people.”

Markus, Site Engineering Head

Latest stories

Unique insights and perspectives from people across Novartis.

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How I found my true purpose at Novartis

I started my career as a research fellow in Singapore, doing basic research. It was interesting work, but I always felt there was something missing.

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When I was in my late forties, I came to the realization that I was transgender. I signed up with a transgender clinic in Basel and went through a period of counselling.