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Site Robotics Lead
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation · 🇺🇸 Schaftenau
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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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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: €88,300.00 - €164,100.00 Job Description Summary The Site Robotics Lead is responsible for driving the end-to-end implementation of robotics solutions across manufacturing and laboratory operations. This role bridges business needs, automation technologies, engineering standards, and digital systems to successfully deploy robotics capabilities that improve productivity, quality, compliance, and operational excellence. The position acts as the primary ITOT lead for robotics initiatives, ensuring seamless integration between robotic systems and the site's automation, MES, OT, data, and cybersecurity landscape. The role partners closely with Manufacturing, QC, Engineering, Quality, MS&T, and external suppliers to move robotics solutions from concept and business case through qualification, deployment, and sustainment. Job Description Major Accountabilities • Lead the strategy, planning, and deployment of robotics initiatives across manufacturing and laboratory operations to drive automation and operational excellence. • Develop and maintain the site-wide robotics roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives, productivity targets, and digital transformation priorities. • Identify, evaluate, and convert automation opportunities into executable robotics projects with clear implementation and value realization plans. • Drive the adoption and integration of robotics technologies including AGVs/AMRs, cobots, automated material handling, robotic inspection systems, packaging automation, and laboratory robotics. • Define robotics architecture and integration standards, ensuring seamless connectivity with PLC/SCADA, MES, vision systems, historian platforms, SAP, and OT infrastructure. • Lead end-to-end project delivery, including business case development, CAPEX management, vendor coordination, design reviews, testing, qualification, and operational handover. • Ensure all robotics solutions comply with GMP, CSV, GAMP5, ALCOA+, and OT cybersecurity requirements while supporting validation and inspection readiness activities. • Build organizational robotics capability through standards development, technical leadership, coaching, continuous improvement initiatives, and identification of future automation opportunities. Minimum Requirements • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Robotics Engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline. • Minimum 7+ years of experience in industrial automation, robotics, or advanced manufacturing environments. • Proven track record delivering robotics and automation projects from concept through implementation in manufacturing operations. • Hands-on experience with industrial automation technologies including PLCs, SCADA/HMI systems, industrial networking, and OT infrastructure. • Experience implementing robotics solutions such as AGVs/AMRs, collaborative robots, automated inspection systems, material handling automation, or vision-enabled robotics. • Demonstrated ability to manage CAPEX projects, including scope definition, business case development, budget control, risk management, and project execution. • Experience managing external vendors, system integrators, and engineering partners while leading cross-functional project teams. • Strong knowledge of systems integration, including MES, SAP, data historian platforms, validation requirements, and regulatory compliance within manufacturing environments, preferably in GMP-regulated industries. Why Novartis? 769 million people were reached with our products in 2022. We are proud of that achievement. In a world undergoing rapid digital and technological transformation, we continuously ask ourselves: How can we improv