Director and Group Head (Scientific Innovation), AI and Computational Sciences

Job Title

Novartis has embraced a bold strategy to drive a company-wide digital transformation. Our objective is to position Novartis as an industry leader by proactively adopting digital technologies that foster innovative approaches to hasten drug discovery and development. By utilizing both internal and external R&D data with the power of data science, predictive models, generative AI, and machine learning, our objective is to identify new targets, create more effective therapeutic molecules, better predict drug pharmacokinetics and safety risks, refine clinical trial design, and significantly shorten development cycles. The AICS team leads Biomedical Research (BR) in exploring and applying advanced AI and ML methodologies to generate novel drug discovery insights, and to speed and improve drug discovery efficiency whilst focusing on patients' needs. AICS partners with drug discovery teams, raises the level of AI expertise across Biomedical Research (BR) and ensures that BR science keeps up with the rapidly evolving ecosystem of AI technologies by connecting with AI leaders in academia and industry. This role leads the Scientific Innovation group within AICS and is tasked with leading a group of scientists with significant domain expertise in biomedical research along with being AI-native, and also act as the primary SME liaison of AICS to BR Disease Areas (DAs) and Function Areas (FAs).

Key Responsibilities

Scientific Innovation Group Lead :

• Lead a team of AI researchers who also bring significant domain area expertise
• Work with AI modelers to ensure models are robust and performant
• Work with Engineering and Product Development resources to ensure delivery of AI solutions
• Raise the awareness of AI applications to aid in answering key research questions across Biomedical Research
• Help position AI-aided drug discovery contributions to deliver and support progress of Biomedical Research's portfolio, enable new kinds of therapeutic discoveries, shorten cycle times, and increase efficiency.

Collaboration & Partnership :

Essential Requirements :

Novartis Compensation Summary : The salary for this position is expected to range between $194,600 and $361,400 per year. The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors. Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards. US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.

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