Novartis
Principal Scientist – Analytics Team Lead
$108K–$222K
Cambridge (USA) · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 4, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of related pharmaceutical-industry experience, including 2+ years as a people manager.
- Education
- PhD degree or equivalent in biochemistry, biotechnology, chemistry, or a related field.
About the job
Leads the Cambridge analytics team and strategy for physical chemistry analytics and mass spectrometry, supporting characterization and development of diverse biologic modalities.
What you'll do
- Set analytics strategy and provide senior expertise to project teams supporting biologics transitioning into clinical development.
- Lead and develop a team of up to five associates; manage resources, activities, timelines, and team objectives.
- Improve analytics processes and capacity use, and drive innovation and collaboration.
What they ask for
- PhD or equivalent in biochemistry, biotechnology, chemistry, or a related field.
- 3+ years of related pharmaceutical-industry experience, including 2+ years as a people manager.
- Strong background analyzing recombinant proteins using mass spectrometry, chromatography, capillary electrophoresis, and light-scattering technologies.
- Experience implementing and supervising characterization techniques for novel biologics; modern LC-MS and hyphenated MS techniques; data analysis workflows and report generation.
Nice to have
- Experience interpreting CDMS results for AAV analysis; direct instrument experience is not required.
Pay
USD $108,500 and $201,500 per year (base salary) for Principal Scientist I; USD $119,700 and $222,300 per year (base salary) for Principal Scientist II.
Tools
mass spectrometry, chromatography, capillary electrophoresis, light scattering, LC-MS, orbitraps, QTOFs, CDMS
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