Job Title: Head of Data Engineering & Factory
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Relocation Support: This role is based in Basel, Switzerland. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.
About The Role
Define and execute the vision, roadmap, and operating model for the Data Product Factory
Lead industrialization of scalable, production-grade data product engineering across Biomedical Research domains
Drive adoption of standardized engineering patterns, reusable blueprints, and contract-first design principles
Ensure all data products are artificial intelligence-ready with standardized interfaces, metadata, and controlled access mechanisms
Lead modernization of engineering practices using automation-first and artificial intelligence-native approaches
Oversee end-to-end lifecycle of data products including build, certification, deployment, and deprecation
Establish and scale continuous integration, continuous deployment, and development and operations capabilities across platforms
Embed governance, security, lineage, and policy-as-code into engineering workflows by design
Build and lead high-performing engineering teams, driving technical excellence and organizational capability growth
Partner with domain and platform leaders to align business priorities with engineering delivery outcomes
Essential Requirements
Over 10 years of experience in software engineering, platform architecture, or enterprise data infrastructure
Proven track record building and scaling enterprise data platforms or productized data systems
Strong experience leading engineering teams within complex, matrixed organizational environments
Deep expertise in continuous integration, continuous deployment, and automated testing practices in production environmentsNote: The JSON snippet above has been truncated for brevity and the final description would continue as per the full list entries and other sections.
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