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Job Summary:

Novartis is a leading healthcare company focused on reimagining medicine to improve and extend people’s lives. They are seeking a Data Science / Data & AI Engineer to support their mission by developing computational automation methods and AI-assisted analysis of complex scientific data. The role involves collaborating with various teams to operationalize these methods and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Develop AI / automation tools and solutions to accelerate work with documents and data from clinical trials. Deliver technical excellence by designing and implementing solutions from concept to deployment.

• Build and maintain collaborative working relationships with partners in the Advanced Quantitative Sciences function and beyond to foster a culture where new technology can be leveraged in a safe, responsible and transparent manner.

• Understand risk, quality, and compliance in a drug development setting, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements as well as data security and privacy best practices.

• Remain current with industry trends and advancements, helping to strengthen the connection between Novartis and the external AI community.

• Foster a culture of continuous learning, constructive collaboration, and innovation within the team, collaborating on tasks and projects to ensure deadlines are met.

Qualifications:

Required:

• MSc or PhD in Computer Science/Engineering, Data Sciences, Artificial Intelligence / Machine learning, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics or any other computational quantitative science with a minimum of 2+ years of developing technical solutions for automation or AI.

• Expert in software / AI engineering practices (including versioning, testing, documentation, release management, deployment of models, agile & related software tools).

• Excellent coding skills (including package development, deployment, advanced programming) in R and Python.

• Experience developing LLM / LMM applications and working with agentic AI.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (fluent in English, verbal and written) effectively bridging scientific and business needs.

Preferred:

• Specialist data science / development expertise in one or more of the following: Deep learning & analytical frameworks such as pytorch, jax, tensorflow; reinforcement learning, bioinformatics & data science.

• Strong working knowledge of at least one large-scale data processing technology (e.g. High-performance computing, distributed computing), databases and underlying technology.

• Prior exposure to work in life sciences or drug development is highly beneficial.

Company:

Novartis is a healthcare company that provides solutions to address the evolving needs of patients worldwide. Founded in 1996, the company is headquartered in Basel, Basel-Stadt, CHE, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Public Company. Novartis has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.