REQ-10080309
julho 14, 2026
India

Summary

data42 is Novartis’ flagship initiative that leverages one of the pharmaceutical industry’s largest and most diverse R&D datasets, combined with AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics, to accelerate drug discovery, improve decision-making, and deepen disease understanding. The Snr. Spec. Platform Analytics Foundry role is a key member of the data42 program, responsible for designing, building, and scaling enterprise-grade data, analytics, and AI-powered solutions on the Palantir Foundry platform. Working within the Unify+ Foundry Platform team, the role partners with cross-functional stakeholders to develop scalable, secure, and governed applications that transform complex business challenges into impactful data and AI solutions.

About the Role

Major Accountabilities 

  • Design, develop, and manage Palantir Foundry solutions including data pipelines, ontology models, workflows, reporting, governance, permissions, auditability, and release management.
  • Build and maintain scalable data engineering solutions by integrating Novartis internal, external, and cloud-based systems with Foundry to ensure high-quality data ingestion and processing.
  • Develop custom Foundry applications and front-end solutions using ReactJS, Workshop, Slate, TypeScript, and Foundry application frameworks.
  • Create AI-powered and agent-based solutions leveraging Foundry AIP, GenAI capabilities, LLM technologies, and agentic architectures to enable intelligent business workflows.
  • Lead platform integrations and connectivity initiatives with AWS, enterprise applications, APIs, and Foundry Data Connectors/Magritte Agents to support business use cases.
  • Evaluate, validate, and implement new Foundry platform capabilities, collaborating with architecture and platform teams to drive innovation, proof-of-concepts, and technical accelerators.
  • Provide advanced technical support and platform expertise for Foundry products, troubleshooting complex issues and enabling product teams with best practices and guidance.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, data scientists, engineers, analysts, and quality teams to deliver secure, scalable, high-quality solutions following Agile and engineering standards.

Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
  • 6+ years of IT experience, including 3+ years of hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry and 4+ years in Big Data/Data Engineering platforms.
  • Strong expertise in Palantir Foundry components including Code Repositories, Code Workbooks, Data Connections, Ontology, Workshop, Slate, Foundry Applications, AIP, and AI Foundry capabilities.
  • Proficiency in programming languages and technologies such as Python, PySpark, Spark, TypeScript, SQL, Java, JavaScript, ReactJS, HTML, and CSS.
  • Experience designing and implementing enterprise integrations using APIs, Foundry Data Connectors, Magritte Agents, and cloud platforms such as AWS.
  • Hands-on experience developing AI/GenAI solutions, including LLM-based applications, agentic frameworks, multi-agent systems, and intelligent workflow automation.
  • Strong software engineering and DevOps knowledge, including CI/CD, version control, testing frameworks, agile methodologies, code quality standards, and release management.
  • Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, stakeholder management, and communication skills, with proven experience delivering complex data, analytics, and AI products in global, cross-functional environments.

Why Novartis?

Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us!
Learn more here:

https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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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? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

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Operations
Information Technology
India
Hyderabad (Office)
Information Technology
Full time
Regular
No

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REQ-10080309

Snr. Specialist Data Engineering Expert( Palantir Foundry)

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