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Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Capability Building Manager

Bucuresti Posted today

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Sponsorship verdict

Sponsorship possible

One solid signal, not two. Worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.

  • Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 75 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first.
  • The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
  • No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area.
  • What Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles5 certified filings for “Finance Manager” (Financial Quantitative Analysts) in NJ: $73k–$113k, median $113k.
  • Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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Employer is on a government sponsor record
The US Department of Labor certified 75 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
No salary bar for this route
H-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
What Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles
5 certified filings for “Finance Manager” (Financial Quantitative Analysts) in NJ: $73k–$113k, median $113k. Most were filed at wage level II (60%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).

US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).

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About the role

Salary Range: lei189,350.00 - lei351,650.00   Job Description Summary #LI-Hybrid Location: Bucharest, Romania The Capability Building Manager is accountable for deploying and executing the country capability building strategy across Marketing, Sales, Value & Access (V&A), and Medical Affairs. The role localizes and deploys global capability programs and curricula to ensure business-relevant, role-based capabilities are built and sustained. It acts as the single country point of accountability for capability deployment, adoption, and effectiveness, aligned with International priorities and learning governance. The role ensures capability building delivers measurable business impact and avoids fragmented or duplicative learning. It partners closely with functional leaders to embed capabilities into country ways of working and business cycles.   Job Description Key responsibilities • Deploy and execute the country capability building strategy and 12–24 month roadmap across Marketing, Sales, Value & Access, and Medical Affairs, aligned with global frameworks, International priorities, and local business needs. • Translate global functional strategies and country priorities into clear, role-based capability requirements, partnering with functional leaders to enable business readiness and measurable performance improvement. • Continuously assess and prioritize capability gaps using assessment insights, performance signals, stakeholder input, benchmarks, and external trends, while synchronizing activity with launches, commercial cycles, and other strategic moments. • Localize and deploy global curricula and industry-leading programs, coordinating rollout sequencing and timing to avoid duplication, fragmented learning, and learner overload while preserving country relevance. • Manage end-to-end learning journeys from onboarding through core and advanced development, setting standards and design principles and ensuring training is delivered effectively. • Deliver function-agnostic capabilities such as AI upskilling and storytelling, and support technology adoption and change management by integrating relevant platform skills into country teams. • Extend capability building beyond formal training through reinforcement, coaching support, best-practice sharing, and communities of practice, embedding new capabilities into country routines, governance, and functional forums. • Monitor adoption, effectiveness, behavioural indicators, performance signals, and agreed KPIs; report insights to functional leaders and continuously refine roadmaps, learning journeys, and the portfolio by retiring low-value or redundant activities. • Build strong partnerships with country functional leadership, Customer Excellence, DAP, Integrated Insights, Field Excellence, global functional Centres of Excellence, and external vendors to align capability needs with process, tool, and business changes. • Manage capability budgets, vendor selection, and vendor operations efficiently, in line with International Learning Council guidance, governance standards, and shared strategic goals. • Lead marketing capability building by integrating global curricula into brand planning, launches, and commercial cycles; reinforce standard marketing ways of working and advance future capabilities in AI, integrated omnichannel engagement, and novel go-to-market models. Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in business, science, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred; fluency in English and Romanian language is required; • At least 5 years of experience in capability building, learning, or transformation roles. • Experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, or another complex regulated environment • Proven experience executing global strategies at country level and

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