Senior_Expert (AI_Engineering)

IN10 (FCRS = IN010) Novartis Healthcare Private Limited; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis Healthcare Private Limited is seeking a Senior Expert (AI-Engineering) in Hyderabad, India, to design and deploy advanced ML models for drug discovery. You will own end-to-end model lifecycles, from problem definition to production, while ensuring reproducibility and scalable performance.

Collaborating with scientists and AI experts, you will translate research into production-ready tools, optimize for latency and cost, and lead engineering excellence across the AI for Research

Qualifications

• Four+ years of experience building, training, and deploying ML models with real-world impact.
• Deep proficiency in Python and ML frameworks such as PyTorch or JAX.
• Experience fine-tuning and deploying large pre-trained and foundation models.
• Strong understanding of model evaluation, benchmarking, cross-validation.
• Experience with distributed training and large-scale computing environments.
• Hands-on experience optimizing models/pipelines for latency, throughput, cost.

Responsibilities

• Design and train advanced ML models for drug discovery, including deep learning.
• Own end-to-end model lifecycle from problem definition to production deployment.
• Develop benchmarking, validation, and performance evaluation against objectives.
• Deploy scalable model inference services meeting latency and cost targets.
• Establish MLOps practices: experiment tracking, versioning, reproducibility, cloud deployment.
• Collaborate with scientists to translate research into production-ready AI solutions.
• Mentor teams and uplift AI engineering excellence.

Skills

Python

PyTorch

JAX

LLMs

Foundation models

MLOps

Model deployment

Reproducibility

Job description

Job Description Summary

Job Title: Senior Expert (AI-Engineering) Location: Hyderabad, India #LI-Hybrid Relocation Support: Yes Imagine shaping how breakthrough medicines are discovered by bringing cutting-edge AI from concept to real-world application. As a Senior Expert in AI-Engineering, you will sit at the critical intersection of innovation and delivery- transforming advanced machine learning models into scalable, reliable solutions that accelerate drug discovery. Collaborating with leading scientists and AI experts, you will drive the translation of pioneering research into impactful tools, ensuring models are reproducible, efficient, and ready to solve complex biomedical challenges. This is an opportunity to directly influence how modern AI reshapes scientific discovery and improves patient outcomes.

Job Description Key Responsibilities

Design and train advanced machine learning models for drug discovery, including deep learning and graph-based architectures Own end-to-end model lifecycle from problem definition to production deployment and continuous improvement Conduct rigorous benchmarking, validation, and performance evaluation against scientific and business objectives Deploy scalable, reliable model inference services meeting latency, throughput, and cost requirements Build automated training, retraining, and monitoring pipelines including model drift detection mechanisms Optimize models and pipelines for performance, reliability, and scalability across production environments Establish and promote engineering best practices for reproducibility, testing, and deployment standards Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate research innovations into production-ready AI solutions Partner with scientific experts to validate models against biological and chemical benchmarks Mentor teams and contribute to raising engineering excellence across the AI for Research organization.

Essential Requirements

Minimum four years of experience building, training, and deploying machine learning models with measurable real-world impact Deep proficiency in Python and frameworks such as PyTorch or JAX; expertise in model design and optimization Proven experience fine-tuning and deploying large pre-trained and foundation models including language and scientific models Strong understanding of model evaluation including benchmarking, cross-validation, and performance across data distributions Experience with distributed training and large-scale computing environments for high-performance model training Hands‑on expertise optimizing models and pipelines for latency, throughput, cost, and production performance Experience with MLOps practices including experiment tracking, model versioning, reproducibility, and cloud deployment Strong problem‑solving, collaboration, and communication skills with ability to drive engineering excellence in complex environments.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and accommodation

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Skills Desired

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Biostatistics, Change Management, Curious Mindset, Data Governance, Data Literacy, Data Quality, Data Science, Data Visualization, Deep Learning, Graph Algorithms, Learning Agility, Logistic Regression Model (Inactive), Machine Learning (ML), Machine Learning Algorithms, Nlp (Neuro‑Linguistic Programming) And Genai (Inactive), Pandas (Python) (Inactive), Python (Programming Language), R Programming, Stakeholder Engagement, Statistical Analysis, Structured Query Language (SQL), Time Series Analysis

Company Culture

Improving the lives of people living with disease takes more than innovative science. It takes a focus on the needs of people and a community committed to meeting them. It takes a team of people like you. Working together. Learning together. Thriving together. Discover how you can join us in changing people’s lives.