At the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research Inc (NIBR), 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.
The database developer will report into the Data Engineering Group at NIBR-IT. This role will work with software and database developers to implement world class NoSQL database solutions for bioinformatics and drug discovery, including but not limited to scientific data-warehouses.
The Data Engineering Group is a team of world-class senior engineers/architects who are committed to empowering scientists with data and information systems to discover drugs more effectively and efficiently. Our team supports the global NIBR research community, providing them with cutting edge software and data management solutions. The members in this group participate in groundbreaking medical research activities working hands-on with world-class scientists and informaticians all over the world.
The Data Engineering Group is the core of a broad and diverse data engineering community within NIBR — members of the group are responsible for formal as well as informal influence on data architecture issues within this community of highly driven and top performing individuals.
Major Accountabilities
• Evaluate and assess NoSQL database technologies
• Design and develop applications based on NoSQL databases. Build and deploy real production systems with scientists who have high expectations for quality, turnaround, performance and reliability
• Create and promote interoperable systems and promote the efficient reuse of software and data between disparate systems within NIBR
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