Site Robotics Lead

Location: Puurs

Salary Range

€79,200.00 - €147,000.00

Job Description Summary

Location: Puurs, Belgium #LI-Hybrid

Internal job title: DDIT OPS Robotics Expert ITOT

This role is based in Belgium. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.

The Site Robotics Lead will join the ITOT Team in Puurs and will own the end-to-end robotics technology strategy for all relevant business processes across the manufacturing site. The role bridges emerging robotics technologies with site needs, moving solutions from market scan to shop floor, by combining deep technical expertise with close proximity to the vendor and innovation ecosystem.

Locatie: Puurs, België #LI-Hybrid

Interne functietitel: DDIT OPS Robotics Expert ITOT

Deze functie is gevestigd in België. Novartis kan voor deze functie geen ondersteuning bieden bij verhuizing. Solliciteer daarom alleen als deze locatie voor jou goed bereikbaar is.

De Site Robotics Lead maakt deel uit van het ITOT-team in Puurs en is verantwoordelijk voor de end-to-end robotica-strategie binnen de productiesite. Deze functie vormt de brug tussen opkomende roboticatechnologieën en de behoeften van de site door oplossingen van marktonderzoek naar de productievloer te brengen. Dit gebeurt door diepgaande technische expertise te combineren met een nauwe samenwerking met leveranciers en het innovatie-ecosysteem.

Major Accountabilities

• Own the site robotics technology strategy and keep it continuously refreshed against market, vendor, and emerging-technology developments.
• Evaluate standards and strategy, harmonizing requirements across platforms and aligning global ways of working to ensure common requirements are defined, captured, and embedded consistently
• Own the User Requirement Specifications (URSs) and the technology & robotics roadmap, aligning common versus platform-specific requirements.
• Translate scouted technology into standardized, site-ready deployment packages — delivering implementable solutions, not just recommendations.
• Own and maintain the Robotics Catalog per process step of the site processes, keeping availability, readiness, ownership, and technical details current
• Lead technology and market scouting, with dedicated focus on advanced capability areas such as computer vision, automated inspection, and physical AI, closing current resourcing gaps in these domains.
• Evaluate vendor capability and performance, and partner with Procurement on the selection and management of standard, approved vendors.
• Maintain continuous alignment with sites ensuring evaluated technologies are actually piloted and adopted — and that site feedback shapes the next roadmap cycle.
• Report progress on a regular cadence to the Robotics Steering Committee and support sites roadmap endorsement and monthly technical syncs.
• Ensure compliance with GMP regulations and security protocols.