Key Responsibilities:
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Solution Architecture & Delivery
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Define and deliver scalable AI solutions across discovery, development, regulatory, and commercial functions.
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Create and maintain reference architectures, reusable components, and best practices for GenAI adoption.
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Business Partnership
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Engage with business stakeholders to identify high-value use cases and translate requirements into technical solutions.
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Act as a trusted advisor for GenAI solutioning across India and global teams.
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Governance & Compliance
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Ensure alignment with responsible AI practices and compliance with HIPAA, GDPR, GxP, and EU AI Act.
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Embed security, transparency, and fairness principles into all architectures.
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Innovation & Ecosystem Engagement
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Evaluate and integrate new LLM models, frameworks, and orchestration tools (OpenAI, Anthropic, Llama, LangChain, LlamaIndex, DSPy).
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Partner with startups, academia, and vendors to bring cutting-edge GenAI innovation to Novartis.
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Leadership & Mentorship
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Provide technical guidance to solution teams and build GenAI capability within the India hub.
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Collaborate with peers across Novartis to ensure global consistency and scalability.
Minimum Requirements:
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Bachelor's / Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI/ML, or equivalent.
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12+ years in enterprise IT/solution architecture, including 4+ years in AI/ML and 2+ years in GenAI.
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Experience in pharma, life sciences, or healthcare industry highly preferred.
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Hands-on knowledge of LLMs, vector databases, RAG, and multi-agent systems.
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Proven ability to design solutions across multi-cloud environments (Azure AI Foundry, AWS Bedrock).
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Strong familiarity with regulatory frameworks and AI governance.
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