Job ID278506BRPosition TitleMolecular Safety Scientist (80-100%*)Apply to Job
Job Description
6500! That’s the number of associates in the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR). This division is the innovation engine of Novartis, focusing on powerful new technologies that have the potential to help produce therapeutic breakthroughs for patients.
As a molecular safety scientist, you will be involved in a wide range of projects within the Novartis, Translational Medicine, Preclinical Safety (PCS) department. In this role and as part of a cross-disciplinary team you will collaborate with multi-disciplinary scientists and interactively support the design, production, analysis and functional integration of translational safety profiling data in support of the Novartis Research and Development portfolio.
In your role you will develop and apply a broad range of molecular epigenetics techniques and perform high quality experiments and procedures with a high degree of technical and scientific autonomy. With your bio-computational background, you will also contribute to the qualification, analysis, integration and interpretation of safety profiling data, including next-generation sequencing data from internal and external data sources.
You will be embedded within Novartis PCS safety epigenetics group and will be involved in regular team meetings covering a diversity of computational and biological areas. You have a deep and flexible understanding of biological questions and a pro-active attitude towards your cross-disciplinary collaborators (biologists, toxicologists, computational scientists, drug discovery teams).
Minimum requirements
Required skills:
- Master degree in molecular and/or computational biology with experience working in epigenetics research within academic and/or drug discovery settings.
- Extensive hands-on experience with molecular biology and biochemistry techniques. Prior experience with chromatin profiling assays (e.g. chromatin immunoprecipitation, DNA methylation, ATAC) is a plus.
- Solid programming skills in R. Confidence working in a UNIX environment. Experienced with next generation sequencing data analysis and biostatistics. Previous experience in chromatin data analysis is a plus.
- Excellent organization and communication skills, independent, organized and accurate working style, committed to high quality.
- Fluent English (written and spoken)
Why consider Novartis?
750 million. That’s how many lives our products touch. And while we’re proud of that fact, in this world of digital and technological transformation, we must also ask ourselves this: how can we continue to improve and extend even more people’s lives?
We believe the answers are found when curious, courageous and collaborative people like you are brought together in an inspiring environment. Where you’re given opportunities to explore the power of digital and data. Where you’re empowered to risk failure by taking smart risks, and where you’re surrounded by people who share your determination to tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges.
We are Novartis. Join us and help us reimagine medicine
*Some restrictions on flexible working options may apply and will be discussed during interview if applicable.DivisionNIBRBusiness UnitTranslational MedicineLocationSwitzerlandSiteBaselCompany/Legal EntityNovartis Pharma AGFunctional AreaResearch & DevelopmentJob TypeFull TimeEmployment TypeRegular
