Summary
About the Role
Position Title: Senior Expert Data Science
Location – Hyderabad
About the Role:
This role involves solving business problems by efficiently managing and analyzing data using data science, machine learning, and GenAI techniques. The candidate will deliver analytics solutions to Novartis, drive continuous improvements, and enhance stakeholder experiences. Responsibilities include discovering actionable insights, automating processes, and acting as a subject matter expert and change agent to implement sustainable improvements in processes, best practices, and organizational priorities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and deployment of multiple analytics solutions for internal stakeholders, ensuring project goals are met
- Develop and maintain machine learning models, implement automation scripts/workflows to enhance efficiency and quality
- Translate stakeholder requirements into business deliverables, improve client experience through feedback, and implement agile scrum principles
- Utilize advanced modeling and analytics techniques to support cross-functional projects and develop data models, reports, and performance metrics for key business decisions
- Optimize data extraction, transformation, and reporting processes to convert raw data into actionable business insights
- Develop interactive visualizations and simplified user interfaces (UI/UX) using advanced tools to support data-driven decision-making
- Drive continuous improvement projects, develop standardized processes (SOPs), and adapt new analytics tools/approaches for process simplification and efficiency
- Coach internal teams on best practices, competency enhancements, and analytical techniques, facilitate user training on new solutions, and ensure seamless knowledge transfer and retention
Role Requirements:
Essential Requirements:
- 6+ years of working experience in data science and machine learning
- Extensive classroom learning as well as on-the-job, hands-on experience of advanced AI models, selecting and applying suitable AI models for a given purpose.
- Experience with AI is expected not just at the level of running the code but deeper understanding models, their purpose, and the ability to interpret functioning of a model on given data
- Excellent knowledge in managing large and diverse datasets from multiple databases/sources
- Expertise in statistical modeling, machine learning, big data, and Generative Models (LLMs)
- Strong skills in Python, SQL, relevant Deep Learning frameworks such Transformers, advanced AI model training methods
- Experience in data visual storytelling, KPI development, and UI/UX using QlikSense and Power BI
- Proven experience in managing stakeholder relationships
- Experience with AWS, GitHub, Jenkins, and related technologies is a plus
- Hands-on expertise in ETL and data wrangling tools like Databricks, Python, and SQL is beneficial
- Pharma industry experience is an advantage
- Proven expertise in scoping and managing business intelligence projects
- Strong understanding of project management principles and processes
- Holistic understanding and expertise in quality, manufacturing, supply chain, and related areas
- Ability to work with data and create impactful presentations
Why Novartis: Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
You’ll receive: You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook. https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
Join our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to hear more about Novartis and our career opportunities, join the Novartis Network here: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network.
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
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Benefits and Rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
Accessibility and accommodation
Novartis is 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 recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
