Novartis
Site Robotics Strategic Lead
$108K–$202K
Durham · Full-time · Posted Sep 25, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years in industrial robotics, automation, or advanced manufacturing environments.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Automation, Mechatronics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
About the job
Develops site robotics strategy and leads the evaluation, deployment, and adoption of scalable, GMP-compliant robotics solutions across manufacturing operations.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain robotics strategies, standards, requirements, roadmaps, and URS documentation.
- Evaluate and deploy robotics technologies, including computer vision and physical AI, and manage pilots, vendors, and the technology catalog.
- Ensure compliance with GMP, GxP, cybersecurity, and quality requirements; communicate progress and recommendations to stakeholders and leadership.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Automation, Mechatronics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 7+ years of experience in industrial robotics, automation, or advanced manufacturing environments.
- Experience leading robotics or automation projects from concept through deployment and developing technical standards, URS documentation, and technology roadmaps.
- Knowledge of robotics systems, automation architectures, manufacturing technologies, and GMP, GxP, validation, data integrity, and quality requirements.
Pay
$108,500.00 - $201,500.00 USD base salary
Tools
robotics, computer vision, physical AI, GMP, GxP
AI focus
Leads evaluation and deployment of emerging robotics solutions, including computer vision and physical AI.
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