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Location: Cambridge USA, #LI-Hybrid 3 days/week in office
This role is required to be in our Cambridge US office 3x/week.
Internal job title: Global Head BR Technology, Foundations & Architecture
About the Role
The Global Head of Technology & Architecture in Biomedical Research (BR) will spearhead our Information Technology strategy in drug discovery and early clinical development, ensuring our technologies are aligned with our objectives while promoting unity and cooperation with key internal and external partners, transforming our global labs into high-throughput, AI-orchestrated environments. By integrating "dry lab" hypothesis generation with "wet lab" robotic validation, you will build the "Self-Driving Lab" of the future.
The leader will be a member of Biomedical Research´ Data & Digital Leadership Team and a matrixed member of the Data, Digital, and IT (DDIT) leadership team representing the needs of Biomedical Research. The role reports into the Chief Data & Digital Officer, BR and will work closely with the Data and Digital leadership team.
We are seeking an entrepreneurial and technically strong Global Head of Technology & Architecture to lead the strategy, design, and evolution of our next-generation Data & AI platforms and lab of the future endeavors supporting our global biomedical research organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver top-tier research informatics to expedite the discovery of new treatments using data & digital technology and enhance the user experience of our researchers.
- Ensure the evolution of BR´s technology capabilities, underlying architecture, drive make or buy decisions for software products and architecture in close alignment with DDIT to deliver harmonized, scalable, end-to-end approaches across projects.
- Lead the strategy, design, and evolution of our next-generation Data & AI Platforms supporting a global biomedical research organization, and define multi-year vision and roadmap for the Research Data & AI Platforms, ensuring alignment with scientific priorities and the digital AI strategy.
- Significantly contribute to the creation of a global digital strategy for BR's AI-driven drug discovery using Data Science, (Gen) AI, and ML on the technology part, and take part in key strategic cross-divisional data and digital projects and initiatives to ensure seamless compatibility of data systems and solutions across the Novartis Research-Development and Commercial units.
- Driving the lab of the future initiative from an informatics perspective together with lab equipment and automation experts from other BR functions.
- Collaborate closely with Novartis DDIT and the BR Data Science community to devise and execute on the digital and AI strategy for BR to ensure BR is a fully AI enabled Research Organization.
- Evaluate emerging technologies (agentic workflows, vector databases, GPU infrastructure, lab digitalization technologies, quantum computing etc.) and translate them into practical capabilities that drive research outcomes; Lead platform architecture reviews and steer technology selection.
- Provide strategic input and vision on Technologies to the President of Research and BR´s scientific leadership, and act as a recognized advisor to top management.
- Partner closely with DDIT functions to ensure enterprise solutions are preferentially deployed where possible and seek synergies; Serve as a bridge between engineering, R&D scientists, data science, and IT security/compliance and infrastructure groups.
- Grow and lead a diverse, inclusive, high-performing team and instill a collaborative, enterprise mindset, and develop and mentor high-performing, diverse team of platform engineers, software engineers, domain specialists, and architects, lab technologists.
Essential Requirements:
- PhD or master’s degree in computer science, data science, AI, computational biology, cheminformatics, or a related discipline. A background that spans both technology and life sciences is strongly preferred.
- 12+ years of experience in platform engineering, architecture, infrastructure, data engineering, cloud architecture, research lab technologies or ML infrastructure; with 8+ years in leadership roles.
- Strong understanding of modern AI/ML workflows, including LLMs, model training/serving, monitoring, MLOps, and GPU infrastructure.
- Expertise with cloud-native architectures, microservices, APIs, Kubernetes, IaC, observability tools, and high-performance computing.
- Familiarity with scientific research workflows and associated data modalities (omics, imaging, real-world data, lab-generated data).
- Experience translating research and business needs into platform capabilities, and translating technical constraints into business language.
- Extensive Leadership of multidisciplinary, global team with the ability to successfully operate in a matrixed and fast changing environment.
- Proven ability to influence and collaborate across scientific, technical, and business stakeholders, with ability to influence senior leadership & exceptional stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication & presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to a wide audience.
- Strong ability to navigate complexity and drive to deliver collective impact with an enterprise mindset.
The salary for this position is expected to range between $236,600 and $439,400 per year.
The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.
Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.
US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.
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?
Benefits and Rewards: Learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally.
EEO Statement:
The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
Accessibility & Reasonable Accommodations
The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call +1(877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
Division: Biomedical Research
Business Unit: Research
Location: USA
State: Massachusetts
Site: Cambridge (USA)
Company / Legal Entity: U175 (FCRS = US175) Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.
Functional Area: Research & Development
Job Type: Full time
Employment Type: Regular
Shift Work: No
Summary
Location: Cambridge USA, #LI-Hybrid 3 days/week in office
This role is required to be in our Cambridge US office 3x/week.
Internal job title: Global Head BR Technology, Foundations & Architecture
About the Role
The Global Head of Technology & Architecture in Biomedical Research (BR) will spearhead our Information Technology strategy in drug discovery and early clinical development, ensuring our technologies are aligned with our objectives while promoting unity and cooperation with key internal and external partners, transforming our global labs into high-throughput, AI-orchestrated environments. By integrating "dry lab" hypothesis generation with "wet lab" robotic validation, you will build the "Self-Driving Lab" of the future.
The leader will be a member of Biomedical Research´ Data & Digital Leadership Team and a matrixed member of the Data, Digital, and IT (DDIT) leadership team representing the needs of Biomedical Research. The role reports into the Chief Data & Digital Officer, BR and will work closely with the Data and Digital leadership team.
We are seeking an entrepreneurial and technically strong Global Head of Technology & Architecture to lead the strategy, design, and evolution of our next-generation Data & AI platforms and lab of the future endeavors supporting our global biomedical research organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver top-tier research informatics to expedite the discovery of new treatments using data & digital technology and enhance the user experience of our researchers.
- Ensure the evolution of BR´s technology capabilities, underlying architecture, drive make or buy decisions for software products and architecture in close alignment with DDIT to deliver harmonized, scalable, end-to-end approaches across projects.
- Lead the strategy, design, and evolution of our next-generation Data & AI Platforms supporting a global biomedical research organization, and define multi-year vision and roadmap for the Research Data & AI Platforms, ensuring alignment with scientific priorities and the digital AI strategy.
- Significantly contribute to the creation of a global digital strategy for BR's AI-driven drug discovery using Data Science, (Gen) AI, and ML on the technology part, and take part in key strategic cross-divisional data and digital projects and initiatives to ensure seamless compatibility of data systems and solutions across the Novartis Research-Development and Commercial units.
- Driving the lab of the future initiative from an informatics perspective together with lab equipment and automation experts from other BR functions.
- Collaborate closely with Novartis DDIT and the BR Data Science community to devise and execute on the digital and AI strategy for BR to ensure BR is a fully AI enabled Research Organization.
- Evaluate emerging technologies (agentic workflows, vector databases, GPU infrastructure, lab digitalization technologies, quantum computing etc.) and translate them into practical capabilities that drive research outcomes; Lead platform architecture reviews and steer technology selection.
- Provide strategic input and vision on Technologies to the President of Research and BR´s scientific leadership, and act as a recognized advisor to top management.
- Partner closely with DDIT functions to ensure enterprise solutions are preferentially deployed where possible and seek synergies; Serve as a bridge between engineering, R&D scientists, data science, and IT security/compliance and infrastructure groups.
- Grow and lead a diverse, inclusive, high-performing team and instill a collaborative, enterprise mindset, and develop and mentor high-performing, diverse team of platform engineers, software engineers, domain specialists, and architects, lab technologists.
Essential Requirements:
- PhD or master’s degree in computer science, data science, AI, computational biology, cheminformatics, or a related discipline. A background that spans both technology and life sciences is strongly preferred.
- 12+ years of experience in platform engineering, architecture, infrastructure, data engineering, cloud architecture, research lab technologies or ML infrastructure; with 8+ years in leadership roles.
- Strong understanding of modern AI/ML workflows, including LLMs, model training/serving, monitoring, MLOps, and GPU infrastructure.
- Expertise with cloud-native architectures, microservices, APIs, Kubernetes, IaC, observability tools, and high-performance computing.
- Familiarity with scientific research workflows and associated data modalities (omics, imaging, real-world data, lab-generated data).
- Experience translating research and business needs into platform capabilities, and translating technical constraints into business language.
- Extensive Leadership of multidisciplinary, global team with the ability to successfully operate in a matrixed and fast changing environment.
- Proven ability to influence and collaborate across scientific, technical, and business stakeholders, with ability to influence senior leadership & exceptional stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication & presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to a wide audience.
- Strong ability to navigate complexity and drive to deliver collective impact with an enterprise mindset.
The salary for this position is expected to range between $236,600 and $439,400 per year.
The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.
Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.
US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.
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?
Benefits and Rewards: Learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally.
EEO Statement:
The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
Accessibility & Reasonable Accommodations
The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call +1(877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
Division: Biomedical Research
Business Unit: Research
Location: USA
State: Massachusetts
Site: Cambridge (USA)
Company / Legal Entity: U175 (FCRS = US175) Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.
Functional Area: Research & Development
Job Type: Full time
Employment Type: Regular
Shift Work: No
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Document your technology leadership credentials early
Gather performance reviews, org charts showing direct reports, and written evidence of budget authority before applications. PERM audits frequently target senior roles, and documentation gaps can stall your case by months.
Target employers with established PERM filing history
Mid-to-large technology companies and enterprises with dedicated HR legal teams process PERM cases far more predictably than early-stage startups, which often lack the infrastructure to sustain a multi-year sponsorship process through I-140 and adjustment of status.
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Use Migrate Mate to filter Head of Technology openings by employers with active EB-2 and EB-3 filing history. This lets you skip the manual research phase and focus outreach on companies already running PERM processes for comparable roles.
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Before accepting an offer, look up the OFLC Wage Search to confirm the offered compensation meets the DOL prevailing wage for your job zone and location. A wage shortfall discovered after PERM filing creates costly amendments or restarts.
Clarify the EB classification with your prospective employer
Head of Technology roles can qualify under EB-2 if the employer requires an advanced degree, or EB-3 if a bachelor's degree suffices. Confirm with the sponsoring employer which category they intend to file under before signing an offer, since this affects your priority date and wait time.
Request concurrent I-140 and I-485 filing where eligible
If your priority date is current when the PERM certifies, ask your employer's immigration counsel to file the I-140 and I-485 simultaneously. Concurrent filing lets you change roles more freely under AC21 portability while your green card application is pending.
Green Card Head Of Technology: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Head of Technology role typically qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Most Head of Technology positions qualify for EB-2 when the employer's minimum requirements include a master's degree or a bachelor's degree plus substantial progressive experience in a technical field. If the role requires only a bachelor's degree, EB-3 is the more common filing category. The distinction matters because EB-2 and EB-3 priority date backlogs differ significantly by country of birth, affecting how long you wait before you can file for adjustment of status.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this type of role?
H-1B visa sponsorship is temporary, capped at 65,000 slots annually, and subject to lottery selection. PERM-based green card sponsorship has no annual cap at the petition level and results in permanent residency rather than a renewable work visa. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification alone takes several months, followed by I-140 adjudication and potentially years on a priority date waitlist depending on your country of birth, particularly for applicants born in India or China.
What does the PERM labor certification process require from a sponsoring employer?
The employer must conduct a good-faith recruitment campaign demonstrating no qualified U.S. workers are available for the role at the offered wage. For a Head of Technology position, PERM requires a detailed job description tied to specific minimum requirements, prevailing wage compliance verified through DOL, and documented recruitment steps including job postings. USCIS then adjudicates the I-140 immigrant petition once DOL certifies the PERM application.
How can I find Head of Technology jobs where employers are already open to green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. You can filter roles by visa and green card sponsorship willingness, focusing your applications on employers with a documented history of EB-2 and EB-3 filings. This is more reliable than asking during a screening call, since many recruiters don't know their company's PERM history until you reach the offer stage.
Can I switch employers after my green card process starts?
Yes, under AC21 portability rules you can change to a same or similar occupation after your I-485 has been pending for 180 days or more, without restarting the green card process. Head of Technology roles generally fall within a broad enough SOC code that a lateral move to a comparable senior technology leadership position at a new employer preserves your priority date and pending adjustment of status application.