I had a 30 min phone call with the HM, in which they talked about the project and asked about my background. Then, before the second interview, we exchanged papers; they read my first author paper, and I read some of the background papers for the project. During the second interview they asked questions about my paper, and I got to ask them questions about the project.
Long process but very kind people and good feeling. Process in several steps lacking sometimes of information. Several interviews and an interview on site and then a HR interview with basic questions. The difficulty is okay and questions are mainly based on your profile.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Present your PhD
Why Novartis?
What could you bring to Novartis?