AI Innovation Postdoctoral Fellow in Digital Pathology — Novartis
- Location
- Basel
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 5 days ago
Role overview
Salary Range: Job Description Summary
- Salary Range: Job Description Summary
- Key Responsibilities
- Postdoctoral Research Fellows benefit from:
- Through this program, you will grow as a scientist and future leader while contributing to discoveries that may ultimately benefit patients worldwide.
Main responsibilities
- Key Responsibilities
What the company offers
- Postdoctoral Research Fellows benefit from:
- Through this program, you will grow as a scientist and future leader while contributing to discoveries that may ultimately benefit patients worldwide.
Application process
- Develop and apply AI approaches to extract insights from digital pathology imaging datasets (e.g., H&E, IHC, mIF, Spatial transcriptomics).
- We are excited to invite applications for the Novartis Biomedical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, a unique training opportunity designed for exceptional early-career scientists eager to tackle some of the most challenging problems in biomedical research and drug discovery. Location: Basel, Switzerland Duration: 3 years Start date: November 1, 2026 or earlier
- Application deadline: September 10, 2026 EOB Job Description
- As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, you will join the AI & Innovation team within Oncology Data Science at Novartis in Basel and pursue an innovative research project at the forefront of biomedical science and drug discovery.
- You will work alongside leading scientists in a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary environment while gaining exposure to the broader ecosystem that translates scientific discovery into medicines.
- Our fellows are empowered to ask bold scientific questions, apply cutting-edge technologies, and develop approaches that have the potential to transform patient care. Research Opportunity
- Working closely with pathologists, translational scientists, and drug discovery teams, you will gain exposure to the end-to-end oncology research process, from biological hypothesis generation and biomarker discovery to translational decision-making.
- Your project will focus on advancing AI-enabled digital pathology approaches to extract clinically and biologically meaningful insights from complex tissue imaging datasets, including H&E, IHC, multiplex immunofluorescence, and spatial transcriptomics.
Company and context
- Collaboration across disciplines and organizational boundaries A global and diverse community of postdoctoral fellows
- Dedicated programming designed to help fellows thrive throughout their careers.
- Personalized experiential learning opportunities through a Postdoc Practicum that empower fellows to explore new scientific domains, build cross-functional expertise, and expand their impact beyond their primary research project.
- Opportunities to present research, publish in leading journals, and build an international scientific network
- We are entering a new era of biomedical research breakthroughs through the convergence of biology, technology, and artificial intelligence tools, and fellows are also supported in engaging with these emerging approaches.
- This is a full-time training position of up to three years in duration. Reimagining Medicine Together
- At Novartis, our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives.
Additional details
- Job Description Summary
- We are excited to invite applications for the Novartis Biomedical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, a unique training opportunity designed for exceptional early-career scientists eager to tackle some of the most challenging problems in biomedical research and drug discovery. Location: Basel, Switzerland Start date: November 1, 2026 or earlier
- Application deadline: September 10, 2026 EOB
- Our fellows are empowered to ask bold scientific questions, apply cutting-edge technologies, and develop approaches that have the potential to transform patient care. Research Opportunity
- Collaboration across disciplines and organizational boundaries A global and diverse community of postdoctoral fellows
- This is a full-time training position of up to three years in duration. Reimagining Medicine Together
Notes and original content
- Salary Range:
- We are excited to invite applications for the Novartis Biomedical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, a unique training opportunity designed for exceptional early-career scientists eager to tackle some of the most challenging problems in biomedical research and drug discovery.
- Location: Basel, Switzerland
- Duration: 3 years
- Start date: November 1, 2026 or earlier
- Job Description
- Our fellows are empowered to ask bold scientific questions, apply cutting-edge technologies, and develop approaches that have the potential to transform patient care.
- Research Opportunity
- Collaboration across disciplines and organizational boundaries
- A global and diverse community of postdoctoral fellows
Questions about this listing
What salary does Novartis offer for this role?
Novartis lists CHF 62'000 - 94'000 gross per year for this position in Basel. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Novartis offer?
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Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Basel?
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