Senior Expert I

Job Description Summary

Novartis will not sponsor visas for this position.

Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.

Must be in office in Cambridge, MA.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

The Senior Expert I will be directly involved in the development and maintenance of the LIMS, pipeline, and assays - with the goal of producing high-quality, analyzable datasets - both reported to the clinical trialteams and used for additional research (bed-to-bench / back-translation) activities to answer our key scientific questions; Work with various partners from lab associates to clinical trial data management in the development of assays to support our trials and additional research; Implement robust tooling for the development of new assays and the integration of new data types from CROs and collaborations; and Design, development, maintenance, and support of the NGDx LIMS, pipeline framework, pipelines and assays, including Quality Control (QC) - current codebase is a combination of Java, Python, and R.

Essential Requirements:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5 years of work experience in the job offered or related position; and

Experience with the following:

• Developing, implementing and delivering data products, data strategies, data governance frameworks, and data quality standards, relevant to clinical applications
• Working with diverse and large-scale clinical data sources, such as clinical trials, real-world data, genomics, imaging, and digital health

Novartis Compensation and Benefit Summary:

The salary for this position is expected to range between $123,885.00 to $234,000.00 per year.

The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.

• Division: Biomedical Research
• Location: USA
• State: Massachusetts
• Site: Cambridge
• Company / Legal Entity U175 - Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.
• Job Type: Full time
• Employment Type: Regular
• Shift Work: No

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Salary Range

$126,000.00 - $234,000.00

Skills Desired