Do you love data, technology, and scienceAre you passionate about transformative AIAre you seeking meaningful impact at the intersection of healthcare, data, and innovation
Join the data42 team at Novartis as a Data Scientist, RWD. In this role, you ll work on advanced data science initiatives leveraging our global data42 platform a secure environment housing high-quality, multimodal preclinical, clinical, and external real-world data (RWD), including genetic, omics, and imaging data. You ll drive discovery and development of life-changing medicines by driving the integration of AI/ML approaches across biomedical research and drug development. If you are enthusiastic about unlocking health insights from diverse Real-world data, this is your opportunity. As a scientific expert, you will - Champion advanced analytics and AI/ML applications to mine RWD (including genetic and imaging modalities) for novel clinical and translational insights. - Work with researchers to answer complex scientific questions like biomarker discovery, digital phenotype identification, and accelerating scientific insights, including moonshot goals such as indication finding/ exploration and expansion. - Work on methodology advancement and strategic projects across disease areas, across the Research, Development and Commercial continuum, integrating multimodal data for maximum impact.
About the Role
Major accountabilities
- execute AI/ML projects focused on mining RWD (including, but not limited to genomic, and imaging modalities) for exploratory and hypothesis-driven analysis.
- Co-create analytic solutions with stakeholders in RD, Biomedical Research, and external partners.
- Drive capability development for integrating new RWD with genetic modalities (e.g., GWAS, polygenic risk scores) and imaging analytics (e.g., radiomics, deep learning on medical images) within real-world evidence projects.
- Work in multidisciplinary teams to generate scientific impact and foster a collaborative entrepreneurial environment.
- Support feasibility, design, and conduct of scientific evidence generation studies using RWD, including external control arm development and innovative in-silico trials.
- Advocate and communicate data-driven strategies, influencing internal and external stakeholders to advance patient outcomes and Novartis RD vision.
- Working knowledge of generative AI, and how it may be leveraged to create applications/ solutions in support of evidence generation.
- Represent Novartis/data42 in internal and external forums to share innovations and insights. Participation in Hackathons.
Minimum Requirements
Qualifications
- PhD, MD, or equivalent advanced degree in a quantitative field (computer science, genetics, statistics, biomedical engineering, epidemiology, etc.).
- 5+ years in quantitative/data science roles within life sciences, including deep experience in AI/ML applied to RWD (including, but not limited to genomics/omics, and medical imaging).
- Strong programming skills in Python, R(optional), SQL, Spark and analytics platforms (HPC, Databricks etc.).
- Deep understanding of evidence generation methodologies, advanced analytics, and pharmaceutical product development lifecycle.
- Proven expertise in integrating and analysing multi-modal RWD for medical evidence generation, including data fusion.
Skills Desired
- Data Science, Advanced Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
- Real world data (Claims, EHR/ EMR, Registries, Surveys etc.), including it s technical modalities (-omics, GWAS, Imaging Modality (Radiology, Pathology, Digital Imaging)
- Experience in Statistical Analysis, Evidence Generation in early and late phase drug discovery development. Commercial is a bonus.
- Data engineering skills required to enable genAI solutions in support of evidence generation (good to have).
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