Associate Director, Developer, AQS Tech & Scientific Computing

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Location: UK

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Are you passionate about driving innovation at the intersection of technology and science? As Associate Director, Developer, Technology and Scientific Computing, you’ll lead the way in developing and adopting cutting-edge tools that transform clinical reporting on a cloud-based platform. Collaborating with experts across statistical programming, biostatistics, and pharmacometrics, you’ll shape the future of data-driven decision-making in clinical trials. Your work will empower teams, foster open-source culture, and deliver real impact for patients and science.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Lead the development and integration of innovative tools for clinical reporting on cloud-based platforms.

Drive adoption of new ways of working to enable data, code, and output versioning and orchestration.

Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to design and implement solutions for clinical trial analysis.

Guide agile development cycles from user requirements to production release, training, and support.

Mentor junior team members on technical best practices and open-source development.

Foster a culture of continuous improvement and open-source collaboration within and beyond Novartis.

Identify and implement opportunities to modernize and enhance technical tooling and processes.

Essential Requirements

Master’s degree in quantitative or computational science (such as computer science, machine learning, statistics, physics, or mathematics)

At least 7 years’ experience developing and deploying impactful business applications

Understanding of regulatory requirements and computer system validation principles

Experience collaborating on open-source projects in the pharmaceutical sector

Proven leadership in developing business tools from prototype to production standard

Proficiency with version control systems and strong written English communication skills

Desirable Requirements

Experience as a statistical programmer or statistician in the pharmaceutical industry

Previous or current maintainer of an open-source package implementing statistical methods (R, Julia, or Python)

Benefits and Rewards

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Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Skills DesiredApache Spark, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, Data Governance, Data Literacy, Data Management, Data Quality, Data Science, Data Strategy, Data Visualization, Machine Learning (Ml), Master Data Management, Python (Programming Language), R (Programming Language), Statistical Analysis

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