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Višji specialist za robotiko (m/ž/d) / Senior Robotics Specialist (m/f/d)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation · 🇺🇸 Ljubljana
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- 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. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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- 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. 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.
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Sponsor Radar — Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
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. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Salary Range: $0.00 - $0.00 Job Description Summary This role is responsible for defining and driving the site robotics strategy, portfolio, and roadmap, leading the evaluation, deployment, and scaling of robotics solutions across manufacturing, laboratories, warehouses, and support operations. The position manages multiple initiatives simultaneously, aligns site priorities with enterprise robotics goals and standards, and influences technology, investment, and deployment decisions through cross-functional collaboration. Working without direct reports, the role coordinates internal experts and external partners to deliver standardized, compliant, scalable, and sustainable robotics solutions that generate measurable business value. Job Description Major Accountabilities • Own the robotics strategy and roadmap. Maintain a prioritized site roadmap aligned with business needs, enterprise standards, technology maturity, and market developments. • Build the use-case pipeline. Identify, assess, and prioritize robotics opportunities across manufacturing, laboratories, warehouses, and support functions. • Lead delivery and scaling. Drive robotics initiatives from concept, feasibility study, and pilot through validated deployment, operational handover, lifecycle support, and reuse across sites. Coordinate Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Operational Excellence, Procurement, Digital, vendors, and system integrators • Define requirements and standards. Own and harmonize User Requirement Specifications, reference architectures, technical standards, deployment frameworks, and the robotics catalog. • Evaluate technology and vendors. Assess robotics, AMR/AGV, cobots, machine vision, automated inspection, autonomous systems, and physical AI for technical fit, compliance, scalability, maintainability, cost, and business value. • Act as robotics subject matter expert. Advise ITOT and site leadership on solution architecture, integration, technology selection, implementation risks, and investment priorities. • Ensure compliance and governance. Align solutions with GxP, validation, data integrity, quality, safety, OT cybersecurity, and applicable regulatory requirements. • Build business cases and track value. Quantify benefits, support investment decisions, manage the project portfolio and budget, and report delivery, adoption, risks, and realized value. Promote approved platforms, reusable solutions, lessons learned, and consistent ways of working across locations. Minimum Requirements • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Robotics, Automation, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline. • At least 7 years of experience in industrial robotics, automation, manufacturing engineering, advanced manufacturing technology, or IT/OT. • Proven delivery of robotics or advanced automation solutions from concept through production deployment. • Experience defining URSs, technical standards, solution architectures, and vendor evaluation criteria. Strong knowledge of robotics hardware, industrial controls, system integration, machine vision, autonomous systems, and automation architectures. • Experience in regulated manufacturing, including GxP, validation, data integrity, quality, safety, and OT cybersecurity requirements. Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional stakeholders, vendors, and system integrators in a global environment. • Experience developing business cases and managing project portfolios, budgets, risks, and benefits. Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, cell and gene therapy, or other life sciences manufacturing experience. • Hands-on experience with AMRs, AGVs, cobots, robotic material handling, machine vision, automated inspection, laboratory automation, or AI-enabl