AI/ML for Biology Scientist

About the Company

About the Role

Responsibilities

• ● Partner closely with experimental scientists to understand biological questions and design data-driven approaches to answer them.
• ● Apply expertise in computational biology, human genetics, machine learning and AI approaches to support target identification, prioritization and validation for disease of aging.
• ● Contribute to the design of large-scale experiments and data-generation strategies across genetics, multi-omics, imaging and functional biology.
• ● Integrate diverse biological datasets to uncover disease mechanisms and generate therapeutic hypotheses.
• ● Help establish reproducible and scalable computational workflows and analytical approaches that accelerate discovery across DARe.

Requirements

• ● PhD in Computational Biology, Human Genetics, Bioinformatics, Data Science, Machine Learning, Systems Biology or a related quantitative discipline.
• ● + years of experience applying computational and ML approaches to biomedical research, translational science or drug discovery.
• ● Hands on experience with modeling and analyzing diverse biomedical data types including genetic, single cell, perturbation datasets, spatial transcriptomics, and cellular imaging.
• ● Ability to collaborate effectively with experimental scientists.
• ● Demonstrated curiosity, learning agility and willingness to work across disciplines.
• ● Strong experience in human genetics, including GWAS, rare variant analysis, Mendelian randomization, colocalization or fine mapping.
• ● RWE experience including longitudinal human cohorts, EHRs and disease progression modelling.
• ● Familiarity with biomedical knowledge graphs, representation learning or multimodal learning.
• ● Familiarity with biomedical ontologies, FAIR data principles and data harmonization.
• ● Compensation & Benefits:
• ● The salary for this position is expected to range between 126,000 and 234,000 USD annually for Senior Expert I, Data Science, and 138,600 and 257,400 USD annually for Senior Expert II, Data Science. 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.
• ● Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, 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, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.
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• ● EEO Statement:
• ● The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
• ● Accessibility and reasonable accommodations
• ● The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call +1(877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
• ● Salary Range 126,000.00 - 234,000.00