Data Science Intern

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Job Description

800+ Oncology Medical Affairs (OMA) clinical trials are running world-wide to improve clinical outcomes and bring next generation drugs to patients and society. OMA Associates are working across geographies with a shared purpose to bring the most innovative treatment solutions to our patients and caregivers.

Timing: March 2022 (expected start date)

Duration: 6-8 months

Your responsibilities:

• Apply state of the art machine learning/deep learning algorithms with real world data such as insurance claims, electronic medical records (EMR), registries, etc.,
• Perform various steps in ML/DL modeling including data preparation, EDA, model building, interpretation of results and sharing results with business stockholders
• Create data visualizations for end-users
• Work collaboratively with Data Scientists, RWE scientists, Data Engineers, and other internal business stockholders to identify opportunities/ use cases
  

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

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

Minimum Requirements

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Education: Pursuing Masters/PhD in statistics/biostatistics, epidemiology, bioinformatics, computer science, computational biology, mathematics, data science or any other quantitative science field
• Languages: Proficient in English
• Experience/Professional requirements:
• Experience in statistical programming languages R and/or Python, SQL, others
• Experience/knowledge in Machine Learning/ Deep Learning algorithms/ causal inference
• Experience/knowledge in Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC), Hidden Markov models and optimizations of models would be a plus
• Experience with data science and data visualization packages/libraries
• Ability to quickly learn and apply in practice new data & analytic concepts and approaches
• Experience/knowledge with big data technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Databricks, etc.,)
• Good communication skills and ability to work with others
  

Why Novartis?

799 million lives were touched by Novartis medicines in 2020, and while we’re proud of this, we know there is so much more we could do to help improve and extend people’s lives.

We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.

We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what’s possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying!

Imagine what you could do here at Novartis!

Division

Oncology

Business Unit

ONCOLOGY BU

Country

Switzerland

Work Location

Basel

Company/Legal Entity

Novartis Pharma AG

Functional Area

Interns/Students on Novartis Payroll

Job Type

Full Time

Employment Type

Internship

Shift Work

No

Early Talent

Yes