Director
Novartis · Barcelona, Spain · Hybrid
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Lead and deliver complex risk based internal audits and advisory work across pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply operations.
Worth knowing: Global travel requirement circa 25%
Salary Range: €70,100.00 - €130,300.00 Job Description Summary #LI-Hybrid Location: Barcelona, Spain You will play a pivotal role in safeguarding and strengthening Novartis’ Technical Operations by providing independent, strategic assurance across manufacturing and supply. As Director, Internal Audit, TechOps, you will lead complex, high‑impact audit and advisory engagements that shape how risks are identified, mitigated, and managed across end‑to‑end operations. Partnering closely with senior and executive stakeholders, you will bring deep operational insight, sound judgment, and a forward‑looking mindset to influence better outcomes, advance audit innovation, and help ensure we continue to deliver quality medicines to patients worldwide. Job Description Key responsibilities: Oversee and provide overall direction for complex, risk‑based audit and advisory engagements across manufacturing and supply operations Ensure audit scopes address end‑to‑end Technical Operations risks, including quality, compliance, technology, and third‑party models Support audit planning and audit program development by identifying key Manufacturing & Supply risks and acting as a technical reference to ensure audit coverage remains risk‑based, relevant, and aligned to business priorities Review audit findings and reports to ensure technical accuracy, clarity, and evidence‑based conclusions Drive pragmatic, value‑adding recommendations that strengthen controls and enable measurable operational improvement Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, maintaining independence while fostering constructive, credible partnerships Provide direct line management to Senior Managers, setting clear strategic direction, overseeing performance and development, and ensuring consistent, high‑quality delivery of risk‑focused audit and advisory engagements across Technical Operations Coach and develop auditors through hands‑on guidance, feedback, and knowledge‑sharing in Manufacturing and Supply Advance digital, data‑driven, and artificial intelligence‑enabled audit practices in collaboration with enablement teams Please be advised that this role has a global travel requirement circa 25%.
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