Basel Campus Development Coordinator

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure robust change management and communications throughout the program, to maximise operational stability, business continuity and stakeholder engagement
• Coordinate the revitalization of the Novartis Basel Campus as a multi‑year, campus‑wide development program, comparable to urban or district‑scale development initiatives.
• Support the strategic transformation of the campus into a mixed‑use, open and attractive environment, balancing corporate, scientific, social, and public‑facing elements.
• Contribute to the vision and roadmap for an open “Health and Science Quarter”, strengthening innovation, collaboration, and local integration while maintaining required security and compliance standards.
• Align and coordinate investments across spatial design, placemaking, activation, programming, and campus governance, ensuring coherence across initiatives and funding streams.
• Support phased implementation planning, including prioritization, sequencing, and dependency management across multiple projects, workstreams, and stakeholders.
• Build and manage partnerships with internal functions (e.g., REFS, Communications, Security, P&O, Business Units) and external stakeholders (e.g., City of Basel, universities, institutions, and potential partners).
• Contribute to strategies that attract external partners and organizations, improve space utilization, and reduce idle space and associated costs.
• Monitor progress, risks, and interdependencies across initiatives, ensuring transparency, alignment, and timely escalation where required.
• Coordinate closely with communications and engagement teams to support stakeholder alignment, narrative coherence, and change communication related to campus transformation.

Essential Requirements:

• University degree in urban development, architecture, real estate, engineering, business administration, public policy, or a related field.
• Advanced degree or certification in urban planning, real estate development, or project/program management is an advantage.
• English/German on fluent level
• Experience in campus development, urban development, large‑scale real estate projects, or mixed‑use district initiatives
• Proven background in coordinating multi‑stakeholder, multi‑initiative programs rather than single projects.
• Exposure to public‑private partnerships, institutional environments, or complex corporate campuses is an advantage.

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