Enterprise AI Platform Lead for Drug Discovery

U175 (FCRS = US175) Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. in Cambridge, MA, is seeking a Scientific AI Platform Expert to lead enterprise-scale AI analysis platforms for accelerating drug discovery.

You will partner on multidisciplinary teams, operationalize AI solutions, and shape the DAx AI data strategy while collaborating with IT teams. The role reports to the Head of Data Science, DAx, and is based in Cambridge with hybrid work.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in AI/ML, data science/engineering, computational biology, bioinformatics, CS/engineering, mathematics, physics, or related discipline, with 3+ years hands-on experience in scientific data science or engineering.
• Experience building and operating production-grade multimodal data platforms for scientific analysis.
• Experience with omics analysis pipelines (genomics, transcriptomics), MCP, LLM patterns, biological foundational models, agent orchestration, and DL frameworks (PyTorch).
• Familiarity with agentic frameworks (Claude Science, Biomni, Gemini) and open-source co-scientist platforms.
• Deep practical experience in software or data engineering (agile), including Python, SQL, version control, testing, workflow orchestration, cloud platforms, and data lakes (Snowflake, Databricks, Palantir Foundry, AWS).

Responsibilities

• Translate scientific and operational AI needs into impactful, decision-enabling solutions.
• Build scalable AI-focused omics pipelines, APIs, and data products.
• Scale AI workflows with reproducible, secure data practices.
• Prioritize resources against evolving research needs.
• Contribute to project evaluation, deployment, lifecycle, and governance.
• Assist onboarding of external vendors and service providers.
• Present results through publications, posters, and technical docs.

Skills

AI/ML

Python

SQL

Cloud services

Data pipelines

Education

BS or MS in AI/ML / CS

PhD candidates considered

Tools

Python

SQL

Snowflake

Databricks

Palantir Foundry

AWS

Job description

Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. in Cambridge, MA, is seeking a Scientific AI Platform Expert to lead enterprise-scale AI analysis platforms for accelerating drug discovery.

You will partner on multidisciplinary teams, operationalize AI solutions, and shape the DAx AI data strategy while collaborating with IT teams. The role reports to the Head of Data Science, DAx, and is based in Cambridge with hybrid work.