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$245k
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About Novartis
Novartis is a global biopharmaceutical company that researches, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription drugs in areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and cardiology. Industry: Biopharmaceuticals
Novartis currently has
17 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$176,400–$327,600
across 17 roles with salary data.
The Director, AI Foundations Engineering will lead the engineering strategy, delivery, and operational excellence for the organization’s agentic AI operating system. This role involves driving the design and development of AI foundations to transform existing processes and services into intelligent workflows. The successful candidate will build reusable platform services, tools, and components while establishing engineering standards, development practices, and governance models to ensure scalability and reliability. Key responsibilities include overseeing engineering teams, managing cross-functional partnerships with data and infrastructure teams, and monitoring agentic operations for continuous optimization. Required skills include deep experience in AI engineering, machine learning algorithms, deep learning, data science, and statistical analysis. The role focuses on solving the technical challenge of creating a secure, high-performing foundation for enterprise-wide agentic AI adoption.
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