TM Academy Fellow in Data Science in Preclinical Safety
Job ID: REQ-10038926
Date: Feb 04, 2025
Summary
As a Translational Medicine (TM) Academy fellow in Translational Data Sciences in Preclinical Safety, you will join Novartis’ Translational Medicine Unit for a 2-year period to help unleash the power of data science to enhance drug discovery and development.
TM plays a pivotal role in bringing innovative medicines to patients, by building on research advances to develop new therapies, and bridging drug discovery and clinical application.
About the Role
As a TM Academy fellow, you will contribute to the Preclinical Safety group within Translational Medicine, working in one or more of our global inter-disciplinary teams including Translational Toxicology, Mechanistic & Predictive Safety, Pathology, and Therapeutic Area Safety Assessment. Your contributions will support project teams throughout the Research & Development lifecycle spanning a diverse range of disease areas and therapeutic modalities.
Duration of Program: 24 months
Program Start: September 2025
Applications Open Until: 03 March 2025
You are a passionate and curious data scientist, eager to bring creative solutions and novel perspectives to biology’s most daunting challenges. Working alongside dedicated physicians and scientists, our data scientists provide analytical insights that drive translational medicine success.
Eligibility
TM Academy is designed for individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences:
* Career starters: recent University degree graduate within the past 2 years (e.g. MSc or PhD or equivalent experience in quantitative fields including computational sciences, physics, mathematics, bioengineering, economics, computational biology, machine learning, data science)
* Career changers: professionals with experience from a different field
* Career relaunches: professionals wanting to return to work after a career break
Opportunities During TM Academy
* Be trained and onboarded by experts
* Embark on a progressive, blended, and flexible learning experience covering conceptual, theoretical, and experiential techniques
* Gain hands-on experience by contributing to and supporting a range of translational medicine activities
* Broaden your professional horizon by doing a deep dive within one of the TM groups aligned with your interests and based on opportunities
Role Requirements
* Interest in translational sciences including drug safety, pharmacokinetics, and biomarkers
* University degree (e.g. MSc or PhD or equivalent experience in quantitative fields)
* Good organizational and interpersonal skills
* Ability to work in a team and independently, managing multiple priorities with support
* Strong data science skills including machine learning and statistical techniques
Refugees with a valid Swiss permit are also welcome to apply.
Accessibility and Accommodation
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to diversity.inclusion_ch@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
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 to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? Learn more.
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