Associate Director, Process Data Science

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead and manage multiple large projects to establish data flows and connections from laboratory systems to our data science platform.
• Demonstrate high agility to work across various business domains, including IT, engineering, laboratory teams, and collaborating partners, to identify data sources and develop data extraction methods that ensure data integrity and security.
• Quickly learn the use of tools, data sources, and analytical techniques needed to answer a wide range of critical business and scientific questions.
• Design and implement data pipelines to ingest, clean, and transform raw data for analysis. Leverage statistical and machine learning techniques to analyze integrated data sets, both structured and unstructured, extracting valuable insights into biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes. Communicate these findings to business users through compelling business presentations, interactive visualization tools, and contextual storytelling techniques, ensuring a clear and impactful understanding of the derived insights from data analysis.
• Develop and maintain data models and schemas to support ongoing data analysis and reporting needs.
• Be adaptable in providing support for a wide array of assessments, including process comparability, when necessary.
• Stay abreast of advancements in data technologies and best practices, recommending and implementing improvements to data infrastructure, models, and techniques as needed.
• Actively lead and propose new data projects, defining scope, timelines, and resource allocation, ensuring successful execution. Collaborate proactively with team members to plan, anticipate change, manage stakeholders, identify risks, and resolve issues.

Role Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree with 7 or more years / Masters Degree with 8 years/ PhD with 6 year of experience or dedicated post doc / graduate training in the field of bioprocess or data science. A combination of relevant industry experience and education will also be considered. Training and experience demonstrating proficiency in data management will be valued.
• Excellent and demonstrated teamwork and communication skills, with a collaborative and proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret and communicate findings effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and R
• Experience with platforms like Redhat Openshift, Posit Workbench, or Posit Connect
• Familiarity with web development technologies including JSON, CSS, and HTML.
• Experience with tools and platforms commonly used in the biopharmaceutical industry (e.g., JMP/JSL/SAS, SIMCA, OSIsoft PI).
• Strong understanding of modeling and statistical concepts.

Desired Requirements:

• Knowledge of bioprocess engineering principles and familiarity with biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes is preferred.

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Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers and take pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.

Novartis Compensation and Benefit Summary: The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $158,400-$237,600; however, while salary ranges are effective from 1/1/24 through 12/31/24, fluctuations in the job market may necessitate adjustments to pay ranges during this period.  Further, final pay determinations will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to geographical location, experience level, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

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