Associate Director, High-Throughput Biology & Automation

Novartis AG; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis AG seeks an Associate Director for High-Throughput Biology and Automation in Cambridge, MA. You will define strategy across HT biology, automation, and data, align capabilities with oncology portfolio, and lead a multidisciplinary team to deliver scalable, decision-enabling science for next-generation oncology medicines.

You will shape profiling platforms, drive automation, and ensure high-quality, FAIR data to inform portfolio decisions while collaborating with internal and external

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s degree in a relevant scientific/technical field.
• 10+ years of biotech/biopharma/pharmaceutical research experience.
• Track record in defining HT biology, automation and platform strategy.
• Deep expertise in profiling, assay development, miniaturization and data generation.
• Experience with biochemical, cellular, phenotypic, functional, mechanistic, imaging and sequencing readouts.
• Strong experience in designing and scaling automation and workflows.
• Strong data expertise across experimental design, QC, metadata and informatics partnerships.
• Demonstrated leadership across cross-functional and external partner environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute oncology HT biology, biochemistry and automation strategy.
• Lead a team delivering HT profiling workflows for oncology data.
• Shape and scale profiling platforms for diverse readouts.
• Lead automation strategy across liquid handling, robotics and culture workflows.
• Define future capability needs to guide platform evolution and investments.
• Define and implement data strategies for high-quality, well-annotated datasets.
• Lead cross-functional alignment with stakeholders to integrate HTB capabilities.
• Develop and empower a multidisciplinary team of engineers, cell biologists and automation scientists.

Skills

High-throughput biology

Automation

Data science

Team leadership

Oncology drug discovery

Portfolio strategy

Biochemistry

Cell biology

Education

PhD in a relevant field

Master’s degree with substantial industry experience

Tools

Laboratory automation

Profiling platforms

Automation workflows

Sequencing readouts

Job description

Novartis AG seeks an Associate Director for High-Throughput Biology and Automation in Cambridge, MA. You will define strategy across HT biology, automation, and data, align capabilities with oncology portfolio, and lead a multidisciplinary team to deliver scalable, decision-enabling science for next-generation oncology medicines.

You will shape profiling platforms, drive automation, and ensure high-quality, FAIR data to inform portfolio decisions while collaborating with internal and external