Associate Director, Product Owner, Content Platform

Novartis

Associate Director, Product Owner managing a content platform to support end-to-end content journeys. Leading product outcomes for commercial, medical, and value access activities with strategic thinking and hands-on leadership.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeBasel • 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandSenior💰 CHF 126,000 - CHF 234,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Contribute to the product vision, objectives, value definition and roadmap for the assigned capability area
Translate business needs into clear epics, features, user stories and acceptance criteria, supported by business analysis where needed
Own and prioritise the product backlog, ensuring delivery is aligned with business outcomes and user needs
Make day-to-day product decisions, manage delivery trade-offs and support dependency management across teams
Lead feature validation and quality ownership, ensuring solutions meet business intent, usability expectations, compliance requirements and regulatory standards
Support adoption by acting as a trusted subject matter resource, delivering hands-on training and gathering user feedback to inform continuous improvement
Partner with Customer Success Managers to develop training materials, playbooks and best-practice guidance
Work closely with stakeholders across Data, Analytics, AI & Data Science, CLS, Medical, Value & Access, IRC, S&G, DDIT, BSI and commercial teams
Monitor product performance, adoption and delivery KPIs, identifying opportunities to improve platform value and user experience
Stay current with emerging trends and best practices in marketing platforms and content technology.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A university degree is preferred, ideally with an advanced degree in business, technology or a related field
Typically 7+ years of experience working in a product development team
Typically 5+ years of experience with content platforms, marketing technology or DAM ecosystems preferred
Demonstrated experience managing and prioritising backlogs in complex, cross-functional environments
Ability to write clear, detailed user stories and acceptance criteria
Experience working with distributed teams across regions and time zones
Collaborative working style, with the ability to connect business needs, user experience and technical delivery
Experience with named content, marketing or commercial platforms is also valued, including Wrike, Monday.com, ScreenDragon, Aprimo, Veeva PromoMats, Activator, Shaman, Veeva CRM and Salesforce Marketing Cloud.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Expected Annual Base Salary Range for role: 126,000.00 - 234,000.00 CHF
Performance-based bonus depending on certain performance parameters
Variety of competitive benefits in kind to help you thrive personally and professionally, such as insurance plans, retirement plans, wellbeing resources and global recognition programs
Flexible and hybrid working options, where possible
Minimum 14 weeks paid parental leave

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Hard Skills & Tools

product visionbusiness analysisproduct backlog managementfeature validationquality ownershipuser story writingacceptance criteriaKPI monitoringcontent platformsmarketing technology

Soft Skills

collaborative working stylestakeholder engagementtraining deliveryuser feedback gatheringdependency managementdecision makingcross-functional collaborationcommunicationproblem solvingadaptability