Hybrid: Drug Discovery AI Platform Architect

Novartis AG; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, life and disability benefits

401(k) with company match

Generous vacation and holidays

Job summary

Novartis AG in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Scientific AI Platform Expert to join the DAx Data Science team. The role focuses on building enterprise-grade AI analysis platforms and data products to accelerate drug discovery, with leadership in multidisciplinary teams and collaboration with enterprise IT.

You will operationalize generative AI solutions, shape data strategy, and guide governance. The role reports to the Head of Data Science, DAx and is based in Cambridge, hybrid.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in AI/ML, data science/engineering, computational biology, bioinformatics, computer science/engineering, mathematics, physics, or related discipline, with 3+ years hands-on experience in scientific data science or engineering, AI/ML, computational research in biopharma/tech.
• Experience building and operating production-grade multimodal data platforms for scientific analysis: omics data, metadata, lineage, access controls, reproducible workflows.
• Experience with omics analysis pipelines, MCP, LLM patterns, biological foundational models, agent orchestration, and deep learning frameworks (PyTorch) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Translate scientific and operational AI needs into impactful, decision-enabling solutions.
• Design, build, and sustain scalable AI-focused omics pipelines, APIs, and integrated data products.
• Scale AI workflows using reproducible, transparent, secure, and FAIR data practices.
• Prioritize resources against evolving research needs.
• Provide input on project evaluation, deployment, lifecycle, and governance practices.
• Assist with onboarding of external vendors and service providers.

Skills

AI/ML

Python

SQL

Cloud platforms

Data engineering

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in AI/ML or related

PhD within last 2 years (optional)

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Palantir Foundry

AWS

Job description

Novartis AG in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Scientific AI Platform Expert to join the DAx Data Science team. The role focuses on building enterprise-grade AI analysis platforms and data products to accelerate drug discovery, with leadership in multidisciplinary teams and collaboration with enterprise IT.

You will operationalize generative AI solutions, shape data strategy, and guide governance. The role reports to the Head of Data Science, DAx and is based in Cambridge, hybrid.