Summary
Collaborate closely with Finance associates to drive data-driven decision-making by leveraging advanced insights and analytical techniques including advanced data science concepts. The role requires a strong focus on identifying data patterns, detecting anomalies, and performing variance analysis to provide actionable insights for Finance. This includes utilizing advanced statistical models, machine learning algorithms, and analytical tools to deliver solutions to Finance's most complex challenges
About the Role
Key Requirements:
- Analyse variances in financial metrics, identifying root causes and potential risks. Business Partnering with Finance & other areas of the business (FRA, Marketing, Sales, Trade and other functions) to support impactful information gathering to independently identify and analyze various aspects of the business.
- Drive/enable innovative ideas and use of digital tools to improve processes and understand performance by following the principles of automation, simplification, and standardization
- Build automated solutions to monitor and flag data anomalies in real-time, ensuring data quality and integrity.
- Design and implement machine learning models and advanced algorithms to identify patterns, detect anomalies, and forecast trends in financial data.
- Partner with stakeholders to define requirements and ensure solutions align with business needs.
- Demonstrate expertise in data storytelling, presenting findings in clear, concise, and actionable ways to non-technical stakeholders.
- Contributing to team and departmental success by performing requested tasks as needed.
Essential Requirements:
- Advanced proficiency in Python and/or R for data analysis, anomaly detection, and pattern recognition.
- Experience with machine learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, PyTorch).
- Strong SQL skills for data querying and optimization.
- Familiarity with ETL tools like Alteryx or DataIku.
- Knowledge of U.S. healthcare finance systems (preferred but not mandatory)
Desirable Requirements:
- Bachelor’s/Master’s in technology, Data Science, or related field; MBA (Finance) preferred.
- 5-9 years of relevant experience in insights & analytics, data science and machine learning.
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
Benefits and rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve
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Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
Join our Novartis Network: Not the right Novartis role for you? Sign up to our talent community to stay connected and learn about suitable career opportunities as soon as they come up: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network
Benefits and Rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
Accessibility and accommodation
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
