Scientific Lead (Associate Director) Data Science for Cardiovascular, Renal, Metabolism (CRM)

Job Description Summary

Do you love data and tech? Are you excited about AI? Are you a team-player who inspires greatness in others? Do you want to find the answer to life, the universe and everything?

Join our Data42 team!

At Novartis, we reimagine medicine by using the wealth of our internal data combined with advanced analytics. Our Data42 platform provides us access to Novartis’s high-quality, multi-modal preclinical and clinical data as well as external data. It is the perfect environment to develop cutting edge AI/ML models. At Data42, we are a global team of data scientists and data engineers dedicated to uncovering novel insights and to drive drug development pipeline decisions by leveraging the Data42 platform.
The vision of data42 is to inspire collaborative groundbreaking data and AI initiatives, to reimagine drug discovery at Novartis and accelerate time to market, ultimately transforming healthcare and improving lives. We are a small team dedicated to bringing this vision to life by accelerating secondary research and data-driven decisions where we provide scientific support and data ready for analysis in a collaborative environment, leveraging a secure and governed AI-enabled platform.

As Scientific Lead for CRM (Cardio-Renal-Metabolic), you will be part of the Science Delivery team reporting to the Head of Science Delivery. In this role, you will be the key scientific liaison, bridging the gap between analytics teams across the Research, Development and Commercial continuum. Your role is crucial as a bridge between these diverse stakeholder groups that facilitates the creation and progress of transformative projects involving multimodal data that will benefit multiple groups across Novartis.

As a leader within data42, you will be required to contribute to the re-building of the data42 team by being an enthusiastic, cooperative and collaborative team player as well as a mentor to junior members. data42 functions in the spirit of a start-up, and the scientific lead is required to be adaptable in balancing the strategic and detail-oriented perspectives needed to move a project forward.

We therefore seek individuals with an open mind, an innovative attitude and exhibit a willingness to develop themselves through a culture of continuous learning.

 

Job Description

As the CRM Scientific Lead (Cardio-Renal-Metabolic), you will be part of our Data42 Data Science function. You define, lead and execute projects that use our multimodal data to answer key scientific questions that the data42 platform is uniquely placed to solve. Ideally you have prior experience with NGS and –omics data. You will collaborate with Scientists, Clinicians, Data Scientists in the Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism disease area and with our colleagues in the AICS (AI and Computer Science) team. You will lead a small team of data scientists in this hands-on role. Together with the Data42 engineering team you will deliver innovative projects with a high impact on our pipeline. 

Purpose of the role

• Define, lead and execute Data42 CRM projects by using the totality of our data  

• Develop cutting-edge AI models 

• Data42 point of contact for CRM project teams, Translational Data Science Clusters in Biomedical Research and beyond 

• Coach and mentor BR Data Scientists in the use of the Data42 platform 

• Define the CRM Data42 data strategy 

• Guide the Data42 platform development 

• Keep updated on the latest developments in the field of AI and Generative AI that could be applicable in CRM. 

What you’ll