Senior Expert Data Science

Novartis

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
East Hanover, NJ
Salary
$138,600–$257,400 / yr
Posted
9 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $177k
This role $198k
$108k most similar roles pay here $273k

This role pays more than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$211,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $198k versus about $177k for comparable roles.

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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 26 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $194,600–$361,400 across 26 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Expert Data Science

As a Senior Expert Data Science within the Data and Statistical Sciences team, you will partner with development scientists and process engineers to strengthen process and assay understanding. You will translate complex scientific data into insights to support Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls decision-making for cell and gene therapies. Your daily responsibilities include applying statistical, machine learning, and multivariate methods to bioprocess and experimental datasets, building pipelines to integrate data from multiple sources, and developing curated models for repeatable analysis. You will create dashboards and reports for both technical and non-technical audiences while leading projects from definition through delivery. The role requires proficiency in Python or R, along with expertise in regression, hypothesis testing, and predictive modeling. You will solve complex manufacturing and analytical problems within a regulated biopharmaceutical environment to improve process characterization and monitoring.

What you'll do

  • Apply statistical, machine learning, and multivariate methods to complex bioprocess and analytical datasets.
  • Deliver robust analyses supporting process characterization, monitoring, comparability, investigations, and control strategy development.
  • Build data pipelines to ingest, clean, transform, and integrate information from multiple sources.
  • Develop curated datasets, models, and analytical products for repeatable analysis and reporting.
  • Create dashboards and presentations to communicate complex findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Lead data science projects from initial problem definition through final delivery while managing scope and risks.
  • Translate ambiguous scientific or business questions into structured, reproducible, and well-documented analyses.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree with seven or more years, master's degree with five or more years, or doctorate with two or more years of relevant experience.
  • Experience applying data science, statistics, machine learning, or advanced analytics to complex scientific, engineering, or manufacturing problems.
  • Proficiency in either Python or R programming languages.
  • Knowledge of regression, hypothesis testing, experimental design, multivariate analysis, and predictive modeling.
  • Ability to translate ambiguous scientific or business questions into structured, reproducible, and well-documented analyses.
  • Strong communication skills to collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders in a cross-functional environment.
  • Desirable knowledge of bioprocess engineering, pharmaceutical manufacturing, or analytical development.
  • Experience building data pipelines, interactive dashboards, or analytical applications in a regulated biopharmaceutical environment.

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