Novartis · 2 weeks ago
Associate Director, Analytics Automation & Reusability
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$176K/yr - $328K/yr
8+ years expNovartis is a leading pharmaceutical company, and they are seeking an Associate Director for Analytics Automation & Reusability. This role focuses on building tools and frameworks to enhance the organization's AI, ML, and data science capabilities through automation and reusability, significantly improving analytics delivery speed and consistency.
BiotechnologyHealthcarePharmaceuticalMedical DeviceHealth CareMedicalPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Design and implement workflow automation solutions for AI/ML and analytics processes (Airflow, dbt, Azure Data Factory)
Build CI/CD pipelines for data science code, enabling automated testing, deployment, and monitoring of ML models
Design MLOps infrastructure to streamline the model development, validation, and deployment lifecycle
Build and maintain a library of reusable AI/ML components (feature engineering modules, model templates, prediction pipelines, visualization templates)
Create standardized notebooks, scripts, and dashboards for common data science use cases that can be easily adapted for new projects
Build tools and platforms that enable business users and citizen data scientists to access AI/ML capabilities without engineering support
Implement automated testing frameworks for data science code (unit tests, integration tests, model validation tests, regression tests)
Work with Infrastructure team to optimize performance and resource utilization of automated AI/ML solutions
Qualification
Required
Advanced degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or related field; or Bachelor's degree with 8+ years relevant experience
8+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, or software engineering roles
3+ years of experience leading technical projects or small teams
Experience with workflow orchestration tools (Airflow, Prefect, dbt) and CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
Knowledge of MLOps principles and tools (MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker)
Experience with testing frameworks and code quality tools
Excellent documentation and communication skills
Preferred
Experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, or regulated industries
Background in both analytics/data science and software engineering best practices
Creative problem-solver who can identify opportunities for automation and reusability
Strong systems thinking with ability to design scalable, maintainable solutions
Experience building internal tools and platforms used by diverse user groups including citizen data scientists
Benefits
A performance-based cash incentive
Eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards
US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits
A 401(k) with company contribution and match
A variety of other benefits
Employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves
Company
Novartis
Novartis is a pharmaceutical company that researches and develops medicines for serious diseases to improve and extend people's lives. It is a sub-organization of Meye Asset Management.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Novartis has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
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Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
56%
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Engineering and Development
Management and Executive
Accounting and Finance
Customer Service and Support
Sales
Product Management
Legal and Compliance
Human Resources
Public Sector and Government
Arts and Entertainment
Trends of Total Sponsorships
*2026 (2)
2025 (14)
2024 (27)
2023 (23)
2022 (27)
2021 (31)
2020 (25)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.49BKey Investors
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2026-05-13Post Ipo Debt· $1.99B
2024-06-19Post Ipo Debt· $2.49B
2018-02-14Grant· $6.5M
Leadership Team
Mukul Mehta
Chief Financial Officer, Member of the Executive Committee
Daniel Grant
Vice President & Global Program Head
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