Senior Expert Data Science/Associate Director Data Science

Job Description Summary

This position will be located at the East Hanover, Durham or Cambridge site and will not have the ability to be located remotely. Please note that this role would not provide relocation and only local candidates will be considered.

We are seeking a talented and motivated Senior Expert Data Scientist to join our team and contribute to driving data-driven decisions and optimizing the development of biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes through insightful data analysis and visualization. The successful candidate will play a key role in establishing data flows and connections from laboratory systems to data science platforms, advancing our understanding of bioprocesses, and contributing to the optimization and improvement of our development processes.

 

Job Description

We are seeking a talented and motivated Senior Expert Data Scientist to join our team and contribute to driving data-driven decisions and optimizing the development of biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes through insightful data analysis and visualization. The successful candidate will play a key role in establishing data flows and connections from laboratory systems to data science platforms, advancing our understanding of bioprocesses, and contributing to the optimization and improvement of our development processes.

Responsibilities:

• Lead efforts 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 participate in 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.

Essential Requirements:

This is a dual posting. The final level & title of the offer role would be determined by the hiring team based on the skills, experience & capabilities required to perform the role at the level the role has been offered (Senior Expert/Associate Director):

• Bachelor's Degree with 7 years / Masters Degree with 5 years/ PhD with 1 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.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or R.
• Preferred knowledge of bioprocess engineering and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, with optional experience in cell or gene therapy (lentiviral or adenoviral technology).
• Excellent 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.
• Strong understanding of modeling and statistical concepts.

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience with app development platforms like Redhat Openshift or Posit Connect is preferred.
• Familiarity with web development technologies including JSON, CSS, and HTML is preferred.
• Experience with tools and platforms commonly used in the biopharmaceutical industry (e.g., JMP/JSL/SAS, SIMCA, AVEVA PI) is strongly preferred.

Novartis Compensation and Benefit Summary: The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between: $119,700and $222,300/