Drimva

Novartis

AI/ML for Biology Scientist

$126K–$257K

LaJolla/SD · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026

Experience
3+ years.
Education
PhD in Computational Biology, Human Genetics, Bioinformatics, Data Science, Machine Learning, Systems Biology or a related quantitative discipline.

About the job

Integrates biomedical data and machine learning to uncover disease mechanisms and identify, prioritize, and validate therapeutic targets for diseases of aging, especially neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases.

What you'll do

  • Partner with experimental scientists to design data-driven studies and large-scale experiments.
  • Apply computational biology, genetics, and machine learning to integrate biological datasets and generate therapeutic hypotheses.
  • Develop reproducible, scalable analytical workflows that support target discovery and validation.

What they ask for

  • PhD in a relevant quantitative discipline.
  • 3+ years applying computational and ML approaches to biomedical research, translational science, or drug discovery.
  • Hands-on modeling and analysis of diverse biomedical data, including genetic, single-cell, perturbation, spatial transcriptomics, and cellular imaging data.
  • Experience applying biological foundation models; ML deployment (MLOps) and agentic frameworks; strong Python and R programming skills.

Nice to have

  • Strong human genetics experience, such as GWAS, rare variant analysis, Mendelian randomization, colocalization, or fine mapping.
  • Experience with longitudinal cohorts/EHRs, biomedical knowledge graphs, multimodal learning, FAIR data, or biological aging clocks.

Pay

$126,000 and $234,000 USD annually (base salary); $138,600 and $257,400 USD annually (base salary)

Tools

Python, R, EHRs, GWAS, MLOps

AI focus

Applies machine learning, multimodal methods, representation learning, and biological foundation models to biomedical data for disease-mechanism discovery and therapeutic target identification, prioritization, and validation.

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First seen Oct 28, 2026 · Last verified Nov 6, 2026 (UTC)