Director, Semantic & Knowledge Engineering
Job Location:
East Hanover, NJ - USA
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Job Summary
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#LI-HybridReporting to the Executive Director Semantic and Knowledge Engineering the Director Semantic and Knowledge Engineering leads the design implementation and governance of enterprise semantic models ontologies knowledge graphs and metadata frameworks that power NovaOS. This role partners across Applied AI Data Science Product and Engineering to establish trusted semantic assets that enable interoperable data AI reasoning retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and scalable enterprise intelligence.
The ideal location for this role is East Hanover but remote work may be possible (there may be some restrictions based on legal entity). Please note that this role would not provide relocation as a result. If associate is remote all home office expenses and any travel/lodging to specific East Hanover for periodic live meetings will be at the employees expense. The expectation of working hours and travel (domestic and/or international) will be defined by the hiring manager. This position will require 10% travel.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the design and implementation of enterprise ontologies taxonomies businessvocabularies and semantic models.
Develop andmaintainknowledgegraphs and semantic services that support AI analytics search and business applications.
Partner with AI Data Science Product and Engineering teams to integrate semantic capabilities intoNovaOSproducts and platforms.
Establish metadata standards semantic governance processes and quality controls for enterprise knowledge assets.
Support AI initiatives by developing semantic foundations for RAG agentic AI reasoning engines and contextual search.
Evaluate emerging semantic technologies and recommend improvements to the enterprise knowledge architecture.
Lead and mentor semantic and knowledge engineers while promoting reusable engineering patterns and technical excellence.
Essential Requirements:
Education:Bachelorsor advanced degree in Computer Science Information Science Artificial Intelligence Data Science Bioinformatics ora relateddiscipline.
8 years of experience in semantic technologies knowledge engineering metadata management or enterprise information architecture.
Hands-onexpertisewith ontologies RDF/OWL knowledge graphs graph databases metadata management and semantic web technologies.
Experience implementing semantic solutions that enable AI analytics interoperability and enterprise search.
Strong leadership communication and stakeholder management skills with experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives.
Desirable Requirements:
- Experience applying semantic technologies to generative AI agentic AI RAG and enterprise AI platforms.
- Experience in pharmaceutical healthcare or other highly regulated industries.
Novartis Compensation Summary:
The salary for this position is expected to range between $194600 and $361400 per year.
The final salary offered isdeterminedbased 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 healthlifeand disability benefits a 401(k) with company contribution and match and a variety of other addition employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation personal daysholidaysand other leaves.
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 gender national origin age sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status. We strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.
Accessibility and reasonable accommodations
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Skills Desired
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Business Value Creation Change Management Curious Mindset Data Governance Data Literacy Data Quality Data Science Data Visualization Deep Learning Learning Agility Machine Learning (ML) Machine Learning Algorithms Mentorship Stakeholder Engagement Statistical Analysis Time Series AnalysisRequired Experience:
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About Company
Novartis is a global healthcare company based in Switzerland that provides solutions to the evolving needs of patients worldwide.
