Director, Agentic Lab | Novartis

About the Role

Major Accountabilities Lead rapid prototyping and technical validation of agentic AI solutions and autonomous workflows. Evaluate foundation models, agent frameworks, orchestration technologies, and developer tooling. Develop reusable proof-of-concepts, accelerators, and reference implementations for the Agentic Factory. Partner with AI Engineering, Platform Engineering, Product, and Architecture teams to productionize successful prototypes. Define best practices for prompt engineering, reasoning strategies, memory architectures, evaluation, and observability. Contribute to enterprise standards, documentation, and reusable engineering patterns for AI agents. Mentor AI engineers and cultivate a culture of experimentation, innovation, and continuous learning. Essential

Requirements

: Education: Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, or a related technical discipline. 7+ years of experience building AI, machine learning, or software engineering solutions, including technical leadership experience. Hands-on expertise with LLMs, agent frameworks, RAG, vector databases, APIs, Python, and cloud-native development. Strong software engineering background with experience building production-grade AI applications. Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work across research, engineering, and business teams. Desirable

: Experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, or other regulated industries. Experience building enterprise agentic AI platforms and developer ecosystems. Novartis

Compensation

Summary: The salary for this position is expected to range between $194,600 and $361,400 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? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

Benefits

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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 US Business Unit General Management Location USA State Remote, US Site Remote Position (USA) Company / Legal Entity U014 (FCRS = US014) Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Functional Area Data and Digital Job Type Full time Employment Type Regular Shift Work No Data and Digital US USA Job ID REQ-10086326 Director, Agentic Lab Apply to Job Job ID REQ-10086326 Director, Agentic Lab Apply to Job Share Post Share Whatsapp Linkedin Email Print Save