Senior Scientific AI Platform Architect (Hybrid Basel)

Novartis AG; Basel; Hybrid; CHF 78,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work

14 weeks parental leave

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Novartis AG in Basel, CH is seeking a Scientific AI Platform Expert to join the DAx Data Science team. You will build enterprise-grade AI analysis platforms and data products to accelerate drug discovery and lead multidisciplinary project teams.

Reporting to the Head of Data Science, DAx, this hybrid Basel role requires a BS/MS in AI/ML or related field and 3+ years of experience in scientific data science or engineering, with production-grade pipelines and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in AI/ML or related field with 3+ years in scientific data science/engineering; PhD within last 2 years considered
• Experience building and operating production-grade multimodal data platforms
• Experience with omics pipelines (genomics/transcriptomics) and LLM patterns
• Familiarity with agentic frameworks (Claude Science, Biomni, Gemini) or open-source co-scientist tools
• Strong software/data engineering background (Python, SQL, version control, testing, workflows, cloud, data lakes)
• Excellent communication, collaboration and stakeholder-facing skills

Responsibilities

• Translate AI needs into impactful solutions
• Design and maintain scalable omics pipelines and data products
• Scale AI workflows with FAIR data practices
• Prioritize resources against evolving research needs
• Provide input on project evaluation and governance
• Assist onboarding of external vendors
• Communicate results via presentations, posters, publications, and docs

Skills

Strong communication skills

Interpersonal skills

User/customer focus

Education

BS or MS in AI/ML or related field

Tools

Python

SQL

Git/version control

Workflow orchestration

Cloud platforms

Snowflake

Databricks

Palantir Foundry

AWS

Job description

Novartis AG in Basel, CH is seeking a Scientific AI Platform Expert to join the DAx Data Science team. You will build enterprise-grade AI analysis platforms and data products to accelerate drug discovery and lead multidisciplinary project teams.

Reporting to the Head of Data Science, DAx, this hybrid Basel role requires a BS/MS in AI/ML or related field and 3+ years of experience in scientific data science or engineering, with production-grade pipelines and strong communication skills.