Associate Director, Technology

1 week ago

Dublin, Dublin City, Ireland Novartis Farmacéutica Full time
Associate Director, Technology & Scientific Computing

Job ID REQ-10043033

Mar 11, 2025

Ireland

Summary

100,000+ unique, curious, and empowered individuals inspired by our purpose Our Associate Director, Technology & Scientific Computing will play a pivotal role in a team that is embarking on the adoption and use of open-source tools for clinical trial reporting. This team has high visibility within the organization and is excited to embark on this high priority strategic initiative with an agile, user-focused mindset.

This role will blend hands-on programming activities as well as aspects of Product Ownership (e.g. prioritization, actioning user feedback, sprint planning). You will work as part of an interdisciplinary team to develop solutions and tools that enable associates working on analyses and reporting activities in clinical trials. This will involve working across our organization to gain an appreciation of the user experience today to ensure we are delivering progress in high impact areas while modernizing how we work.

About the Role

Responsibilities:

  • Lead Tool Development: Develop technical products such as packages and applications that enable clinical trial teams to design and analyze clinical trials using open-source tooling within a GxP setting.
  • Agile Development Leadership: Drive the agile development cycle, from gathering user requirements and prototyping to production release, demos, training, and support.
  • Problem-solving Skills: Demonstrated ability to lead the analysis of complex problems, identify potential solutions, and implement effective outcomes.
  • Promote Open-Source Culture: Foster a culture of continuous evolution and open-source development by engaging with external communities, contributing new packages/features, and undertaking maintenance and support activities.
  • Continuous Improvement: Work with our community to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and modernization of our tooling.
  • Mentor Team Members: Coach our community on technical topics and best practices, including R package development, agile development, and managing environments.

Requirements:

  • 5 to 10 years of experience in using open-source language/s (primarily R) to develop tools for data analytics in an industry setting.
  • Strong interest in modern ways of working, including git, open source languages and applying data science principles in a GxP setting.
  • Experience in taking R packages from prototypes towards production standard.
  • Depth of knowledge in good software development practices (virtual environments, versioning, code review etc.) with experience of embedding these in the day-to-day work of a team.
  • Experience in using tools like JIRA, git, virtual whiteboards to plan, collaborate and track progress.
  • Solution-oriented mindset with a collaborative spirit.
  • Proficiency in English (written & oral).
  • Understanding of regulatory requirements (e.g., GxP) and computer system validation principles.
  • Current or former maintainer of an open source (R/Julia/python) package implementing statistical methods.
  • Experience as a statistical programmer or statistician.
  • Previous experience in collaborating on open-source projects within the pharmaceutical sector, such as those associated with R Consortium, pharmaverse, openpharma or openstatware.

You'll receive:

Competitive salary, Annual bonus, Pension scheme, Share scheme, Health insurance, 25 days annual leave, Flexible working arrangements, subsidized dining facilities, Employee recognition scheme, learning and development opportunities.

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?

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

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