Site ITOT AI Champion

Summary

Internal job title: Site ITOT AI Champion. Location: Huningue, France; 12 days/month in office. This is an 18‑month fixed‑term contract. The ITOT Team is looking for a Site ITOT AI Champion to join the team in Huningue, to help accelerate AI. This role will drive the adoption of Agentic and AI capabilities across site and global TechOps processes by building AI fluency, delivering scalable no‑code/low‑code solutions, and embedding AI‑enabled ways of working that generate measurable productivity and efficiency gains.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive end‑to‑end adoption of Agentic & AI capabilities across site and global processes, embedding AI‑enabled ways of working into daily operations to deliver measurable productivity gains.
• Build AI fluency across IT/OT and business teams, establish and lead Agentic/AI champions, and enable hands‑on development of no‑code/low‑code agentic solutions.
• Lead bottom‑up use‑case identification, prioritize high‑value opportunities with site leadership, and oversee delivery, scaling, and sustained adoption of Agentic & AI solutions.
• Drive adoption of globally available Agentic & AI platforms, while continuously feeding site requirements, gaps, and enhancement opportunities into global product backlogs.
• Establish clear governance, benefits tracking, and reporting, including productivity and FTE impact, and maintain a forward‑looking multi‑year Agentic & AI roadmap.
• Partner with Global DDIT Ops and DSAI teams to ensure data, platform, integration, and security readiness, and to enable data self‑service capabilities for sites.
• Lead change management and cultural adoption, ensuring employees embrace AI as an augmentation tool and actively use Agentic & AI solutions in their daily work.

Essential Requirements

• 5+ years of working experience, with 2 years experience with AI
• Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Copilot (M365 Copilot, Copilot Studio) and enterprise AI assistants.
• Proven ability to build agentic solutions using no‑code/low‑code platforms (e.g. Power Platform, Copilot Studio), including prompts, workflows, and basic integrations.
• Practical understanding of agent orchestration, reusable patterns, and scaling agents in operational environments.
• Data fundamentals: ability to consume, combine, and interpret data from enterprise systems (e.g. MES, ERP, LIMS, automated systems); basic understanding of data quality, access, and governance.
• Basic data science & analytics skills, including KPI definition, descriptive analysis, and interpretation of AI outputs.
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English and French.

Desirable Requirements

• Knowledge in GxP environment
• ITIL certification

Benefits and Rewards

• Salary range: €42,080 – €63,120
• An annual bonus
• A focus on your career development
• Access to our Quality of Life at work program
• Flexible working
• Advanced social coverage for you and your loved ones
• 27 days of paid leave & 14 days of RTT per year
• Various employee recognition programs

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.

Accessibility and Accommodation

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, please send an e‑mail to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

EEO Statement

Novartis s’engage à créer un environnement de travail exceptionnel et inclusif et des équipes diversifiées représentatives des patients et des communautés que nous servons.