Senior Specialist Data Science - AI & ML

About the role

The AI & Computational Sciences (AICS) is the dedicated AI and ML team at Novartis Biomedical Research (BR) innovating across the drug discovery continuum. We aim to accelerate discoveries of transformative medicines for patients worldwide. AICS is seeking a highly motivated contributor to the domain of AI / Machine Learning to push the frontier in Life Sciences and drug discovery. At AICS, you will take on a hands-on leadership role at the intersection of science, R&D and real-world impact.

You will be a part of a truly unique organization with an inter-disciplinary team made up of accomplished scientists who are at the forefront of AI in drug discovery. You will have the opportunity to shape the next wave of drug discovery, combining insights from a wealth of data modalities including diverse omics types like genomics, transcriptomics (including spatial and single-cell), proteomics, compound structures, compound activity, protein structures, measurements from cellular experiments and safety studies, histopathology, clinical imaging, and clinical readouts.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Implement, Validate, and Deliver AI and Deep Learning models to ensure project success
• Quickly learn the data science environment important to each project : Compute, Data Management, Data Interpretation, etc.
• Evaluate and recommend technical approaches (algorithms and architectures) to solve domain data science problems.
• Evaluate and Communicate critical results to non-data science SMEs