BACKGROUND:
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?

RESPONSIBILITIES:
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.

REQUIREMENTS:
This position requires strong SysAdmin skills as well as the ability to lead a highly capable team of 8-15 SysAdmins and engineers. BS degree in a related field, advanced degree preferred.

Minimum requirements: This position will lead the Advanced Computing Systems (ACS) group within NITAS, reporting to the Head of U.S. Research Computing Platforms. This role will interface with the IS lead managers through the worldwide NITAS environment, key scientists and researchers, client services heads and senior IT leadership. Key requirements include excellent written and verbal communication. The successful candidate will have proven leadership and technical skills in a sophisticated IT infrastructure organization. The ACS team at Novartis supports a rapidly growing storage infrastructure of over half a petabyte in size that includes virtualized storage, replication and data de-duplication. Knowledge of these technologies is required, as is the ability to demonstrate a track record of process and technology improvements in the area of storage management.

The infrastructure environment houses Linux (RHEL) and Windows servers, both physical and virtualized, and the server environment continues to grow rapidly. The ability to manage numerous ongoing projects, while still assigning resources to critical immediate needs, is essential for success in this role. Proven experience leading a successful multidisciplinary team is also a key requirement.

The ideal candidate will have experience mentoring reporting team members, and he/she will be able to demonstrate how they have aligned team strengths, within a group of technically minded professionals, to achieve business goals.

Like many IT groups, the ACS will benefit from streamline processes, and we are looking for the right Manager who can balance process management, innovation, and corporate governance models. Candidates will have previous detailed experience with vendor management at their prior positions; particularly in the area of establishing vendor partnerships that have improved their environments in a cost effective manner.

ABOUT US:
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.

LOCALE:
Cambridge, Massachusetts

HOW TO APPLY:
To apply, please visit http://www.novartis.com/careers, Click "Job Search," then Select "Search Openings" to reference Job ID #52582BR.

Novartis is committed to embracing and leveraging diverse backgrounds, cultures and talents to achieve competitive advantage. Novartis is an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V.