Job Description

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Summary

Location: Hyderabad



Will lead the governance, program management, and adoption strategy for all Generative AI initiatives within the AI Center of Excellence at Novartis. This role is responsible for driving cross-functional alignment, ensuring compliance with Responsible AI principles, managing stakeholder communications, and increasing platform adoption across the enterprise. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in program governance, executive stakeholder engagement, and driving digital innovation at scale.
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About the Role

Major Accountabilities:

Lead the overall

governance and program management

of GenAI initiatives within the AI Center of Excellence. Drive

cross-functional alignment

between business units, product teams, and IT functions to ensure effective implementation and scaling of GenAI use cases. Oversee

platform-level governance

--ensuring adherence to Responsible AI, data privacy, security, and compliance frameworks. Lead the

adoption and engagement strategy

for the GenAI platform across Novartis. Drive

awareness campaigns, communications

, and enablement activities to expand the platform's visibility and impact. Ensure high-quality execution through

program-level dashboards, KPIs, and risk mitigation plans

. Enable

knowledge sharing

and best practices across BUs, regions, and functions to accelerate innovation and reusability. Act as a key liaison with senior stakeholders, vendors, and platform partners.

Work Experience:

10-12 years in program management, with a strong background in

emerging technologies

, digital transformation, or enterprise platforms. Proven experience in

driving large-scale cross-functional programs

and governance models. Experience in

managing executive stakeholders

and building trust-based relationships. Exposure to

AI/ML, Generative AI, or Data Science programs

is a strong plus. Demonstrated ability to work across a

matrixed global organization

.

Why consider Novartis?

Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people's lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us!


Learn more here:




https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture



Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:


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

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Why Novartis:

Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

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Benefits and Rewards:

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Division
Operations
Business Unit
Universal Hierarchy Node
Location
India
Site
Hyderabad (Office)
Company / Legal Entity
IN10 (FCRS = IN010) Novartis Healthcare Private Limited
Functional Area
Technology Transformation
Job Type
Full time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No