Senior Expert / Senior Principal PKS Data Scientist & Scientific Software Engineer (Dual level posting) — Novartis
- Location
- Basel (City)
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 22 days ago
Role overview
Salary Range
CHF102,200.00
CHF189,800.00 Job Description Summary The Senior Data Scientist & Scientific
- Salary Range:
- CHF102,200.00
- Key Responsibilities
- Act as a key Modeling & Simulation Data Science representative on discovery and lead optimization programs, contributing scientific and strategic input to project discussions and decisions.
Main responsibilities
- Key Responsibilities
- Act as a key Modeling & Simulation Data Science representative on discovery and lead optimization programs, contributing scientific and strategic input to project discussions and decisions.
- Partner with Data & Digital and PKS wet- and dry-lab teams to identify priority gaps, clarify business needs, and translate them into high-impact analytical and computational solutions.
Application process
- Partnering closely with pharmacokinetic sciences (PKS) scientists, Data & Digital teams, and cross-functional stakeholders, this position will drive the development of scalable analytical applications, reusable computational workflows, and decision-enabling in silico solutions that accelerate lead optimization and strengthen scientific decision making. Job Description
- 200+ experimental datasets are generated every day in the Pharmacokinetic Sciences (PKS) department at Novartis Biomedical Research.
- This role sits at the center of efforts to unlock the value of these data for decision making and to shape the future of medicine through advanced data science.
- As Associate Director Data Scientist & Scientific
- Software Engineer, you will join the Modeling & Simulation Data Science team in the Translational Medicine Unit and work at the intersection of data science, software engineering, and drug discovery.
- You will apply machine learning, statistics, and modern software development practices to harness ADME and PK data, uncover structure–property relationships, and translate scientific and business needs into scalable, strategically aligned solutions.
- You will collaborate closely with Data & Digital and PKS wet- (ADME and bioanalytical) and dry-lab (modeling) teams to identify opportunities where data, applications, and in silico methods can meaningfully improve decision quality, efficiency, and scientific impact.
- In addition to hands-on technical delivery, you will help shape and champion fit-for-purpose solutions that are robust, reusable, and maintainable in a production setting.
Additional details
- Job Description Summary The Senior Data Scientist & Scientific
- Partnering closely with pharmacokinetic sciences (PKS) scientists, Data & Digital teams, and cross-functional stakeholders, this position will drive the development of scalable analytical applications, reusable computational workflows, and decision-enabling in silico solutions that accelerate lead optimization and strengthen scientific decision making.
- Apply data mining, visualization, and exploratory analysis to derive insight from complex experimental datasets and communicate findings clearly to diverse stakeholders.
Notes and original content
- CHF189,800.00
- Job Description Summary
- The Senior Data Scientist & Scientific
- Job Description
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What salary does Novartis offer for this role?
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