Specialist Data Science & AI (Large Molecules Platform) (m/f/d)

Job Description:

Job Description SummaryLocation: Schaftenau, Austria
#LI-HYBRID 12 days/month in office

Internal job title: Specialist Data Science & AI (Large Molecules Platform) (m/f/d)

At Novartis, we are reimagining medicine through data, digital and AI. As Specialist Data Science & AI (Large Molecules Platform) (m/f/d), you will accelerate the adoption of agentic and AI capabilities across site and global TechOps processes. You will work hands on with business teams to design, build and scale no code / low code AI solutions, while fostering AI fluency and embedding AI enabled ways of working that deliver measurable business impact.

Please note this is a 2 years fixed term contract.

Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
* Drive end-to-end adoption of AI and agentic capabilities across site and global processes.
* Identify, prioritize and implement high-value AI and data science use cases in collaboration with business functions.
* Design and deliver no-code / low-code AI solutions (agents, workflows, dashboards) for operational and strategic use cases.
* Enable business teams through hands-on coaching, training and support, increasing AI fluency and self-service capabilities.
* Contribute site requirements, gaps and improvement ideas to global AI and platform roadmaps.
* Act as a change and adoption catalyst, embedding AI-enabled ways of working into daily operations.
* Support and actively contribute to AI communities and knowledge-sharing initiatives across Novartis.

Essential Requirements:
* 2+ years of relevant experience in Data Science
* Hands-on experience with enterprise AI tools, ideally Microsoft Copilot (M365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform, Power BI).
* Ability to build agentic and AI solutions using low-code / no-code platforms, including prompts, workflows and basic integrations.
* Solid understanding of data fundamentals, data interpretation and KPI-driven analytics.
* Basic knowledge of data science, analytics or machine learning concepts applied in business environments.
* Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to translate data & AI into business value.
* High learning agility, curiosity and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
* Fluency in English

Desirable Requirements:
* Knowledge of German is an advantage.

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.
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

Join our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to learn more about Novartis and our career opportunities, join the Novartis Network here: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network

What you will receive:
In addition to a market-competitive base salary, we offer an attractive incentive program, a modern company pension scheme, childcare facilities, learning and development opportunities as well as worldwide career possibilities within the Novartis group.
In accordance with Austrian law, we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary as stated in the collective bargaining agreement. For this position the minimum gross salary is EUR 59.781,96/year (on a full-time basis). We also offer a potential market oriented excess payment in line with your experience and qualifications.

Adjustments for Applicants with Disabilities:
If because of a medical condition, physical disability or a neurodiverse condition you require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please reach out to disabilities.austria@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request as well as your contact information. The support which we can provide will include advice on suitable positions as well as guidance at all stages of the application process. Austrian law provides candidates the opportunity to involve the local disability representative, Behindertenvertrauensperson (BVP), in the application process. If you would like to request this, please let us know in advance as a note on your CV.

Skills DesiredArtifical Intelligence (AI), Biostatistics, Curious Mindset, Data Governance, Data Literacy, Data Quality, Data Science, Data Visualization, Graph Algorithms, Learning Agility, Logistic Regression Model, Machine Learning (ML), Machine Learning Algorithms, NLP (NeuroLinguistic Programming) and GenAI, Pandas (Python), Python (Programming Language), R (Programming Language), Sql (Structured Query Language), Statistical Analysis, Time Series Analysis