Job Description Summary

Job Title: Director, DDIT US&I Business Partner – Region Europe

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Location: Barcelona, Spain

Relocation Support: This role is based in Barcelona, Spain. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.

As a Strategic Business Partner within DDIT, you will work closely with senior business leaders to capture global and local demand and translate it into high‑quality, value‑driven digital solutions. This role plays a critical part in shaping and evolving organizational strategy by aligning business objectives with technology vision, product discovery, service delivery, risk, and relationship management. As the Global Product Line Lead, you will own the technical product lifecycle end‑to‑end, co‑creating roadmaps with business partners, prioritizing features, and guiding products from ideation through adoption and value realization. By representing business and customer strategy within DDIT, you will directly influence platform and product investments that drive meaningful and sustained business impact.

 

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic business partner, translating global and local business demand into scalable, high‑quality digital and technology solutions

• Shape and deliver multi‑year technology and product roadmaps aligned to business strategy and transformation priorities

• Lead the global product line portfolio, maximizing value, adoption, and utilization across the full product lifecycle

• Own technical product delivery in close partnership with business product managers, from ideation through value realization

• Govern and prioritize product backlogs to enable minimum viable solutions and incremental business outcomes

• Oversee programs, projects, and products, ensuring strong execution, risk management, and stakeholder confidence

• Represent business and customer strategy within DDIT, influencing platform, product, and investment decisions

Essential Requirements

• Extensive experience partnering with senior business leaders within complex, global, matrixed organizations

• Proven track record delivering technologically enabled business transformation, with pharmaceutical industry experience preferred

• Deep expertise in product lifecycle leadership, including strategy development, roadmap execution, and adoption

• Demonstrated accountability for delivering complex programs, projects, and products with clear value realization

• Advanced stakeholder management capabilities, including the ability to influence decisions without direct authority

• Strong business and financial acumen, including budget ownership, risk management, and value measurement.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

 

Skills Desired

Business Acumen, Business Requirements, Business Value Creation, Change Management, Customer Requirements, Digital Capabilities, Effective use of Technology, Financial Modeling, Information Technology Consulting, Organization Awareness, Project Management, Stakeholder Management, strategic business partner, Strategic Planning, Talent Development, Technical Analysis, Vision