BACKGROUND:
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research is Novartis' global research organization and is committed to discovering innovative medicines that cure disease and improve human health. By conducting more relevant and predictable drug discovery that can yield new and better medicines for patients, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research is redefining drug discovery in the post-genomic era.

Over the past four years, Novartis Pharmaceuticals has had the greatest number of new molecular entities approved by the US FDA. With its broad focus on diseases for which there is a need for better medical therapies, and with over 3,000 talented, dedicated research scientists worldwide, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research is well-positioned to ensure Novartis maintains its strong pipeline and highly successful track record in new drug discovery.

LOCALE:
Novartis Institutes has sites in Cambridge, Massachusetts (headquarters); Basel, Switzerland; Horsham, UK; East Hanover, NJ; and Emeryville, California. Novartis Institutes' Cambridge facilities encompass 950,000 square feet of laboratory and office space. Research in cardiovascular disease, oncology, infectious disease, diabetes, ophthalmology and muscle disease is headquartered in Cambridge. In addition, Cambridge is home to the following platform technologies: Global Discovery Chemistry, Functional Genomics, Developmental & Molecular Pathways, and Models of Disease Center.

SALARY & COMPENSATION:
In order to attract and develop an exceptionally talented and committed staff, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research offers an innovative and comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare, insurance, savings, retirement, and work/life benefits.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
At the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research Inc, our mission is to discover innovative medicines that treat disease and human health. The best and brightest scientists need cutting-edge, state-of-the-art computing systems. We're building an IT organization to deliver just that, How can you help? Our role: Lead a highly technical team of Linux, Unix, Windows, HPC and storage System Administrators and engineers. Ensure high availability of systems and responsiveness to our customer base of 4,500 scientists and research personnel.

Your team will manage several hundred physical servers, hundreds of additional virtual servers, and storage volumes approaching the petabyte scale. About NITAS We are in a new era of IT for scientific research. Scientific advances are challenging all aspects of computing, from data analysis to global collaboration.

NIBR is making a strategic investment into IT capabilities and is positioning itself to deliver the systems and services that are critical to the future of drug discovery. The IT organization is seeking senior leadership, skilled designers, and energetic developers who share our vision that science serves a greater purpose in improving human health.

About NIBR: There is no greater privilege than to work towards bettering human health, and no more exciting arena in which to do so than through discovery of new medicines. Mark C. Fishman, President, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research At Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), the global research organization of Novartis, we are committed to discovering innovative medicines to cure disease and improve human health. This is today's frontier of science. New medicines do not appear overnight.

Although Novartis has had more new medicines approved in recent years than other companies, we are not complacent. With nearly 4000 talented, dedicated research scientists around the world, we are committed to leveraging knowledge we gain from our own innovative research, as well as discoveries made by our collaborations with leading academic institutions and biotechnology companies. At Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, our culture of science is open, entrepreneurial, and collegial, unwilling to accept barriers or conventional wisdom.

By hiring the best academic, biotech, and pharmaceutical trained scientists, we have fostered an atmosphere for drug discovery where innovation is rewarded. We have created a dynamic and flexible culture that values and leverages each associate's diverse background, unique style and wealth of experience. It is ultimately the talent of the individual that determines the project's success, while our state-of-the-art technologies and resources enable these ideas to be realized.

REQUIREMENTS:
This position requires strong SysAdmin skills as well as the ability to lead a highly capable team of 8-15 SysAdmins and engineers. The team will be responsible for all aspects of backoffice server administration, Linux, Unix and Windows system administration, management and monitoring solutions, and the engineering and support of high performance computing systems. The team also manages several hundred terabytes, constantly growing, of multi-tier storage using the latest virtualization and de-dupe technologies. This role will look for a someone with strong mentoring skills as it will mentor SysAdmins and storage engineers. Our scientist clientel require top-notch IT professionals interested in building systems which they can use to discover life-savings drugs.

HOW TO APPLY:
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research is an equal opportunity employer committed to embracing and leveraging diverse backgrounds. M/F/D/V.

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