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This role is responsible for creating a trusted, reusable knowledge foundation that connects data, business concepts, ontologies, taxonomies, and AI agents to enable consistent reasoning, interoperability, and scalable enterprise intelligence.\nThe 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 employee’s 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.\nJob Description\nKey Responsibilities:\nDefine and execute the enterprise strategy for semantic technologies, knowledge engineering, and knowledge graph capabilities.\n\nLead the development and governance of enterprise ontologies, taxonomies, business vocabularies, and semantic models thatestablisha shared understanding across the organization.\n\nDesign and implement the enterprise semantic layer that enables trusted AI, consistent analytics, interoperability, and reusable business knowledge.\n\nPartner with Applied AI, Data Science, Product Management, Engineering, and Business teams to embed semantic capabilities intoNovaOSproducts and AI solutions.\n\nEstablish governance, metadata management, knowledge lifecycle processes, and quality standards for enterprise knowledge assets.\n\nDrive innovation in knowledge graphs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), semantic search, reasoning engines, and AI-enabled knowledge management.\n\nBuild and lead a high-performing team of semantic engineers, ontology specialists, and knowledge engineers while fostering technical excellence and innovation.\n\nEssential Requirements:\nEducation:\nBachelor'sor advanced degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Bioinformatics, ora relateddiscipline.\n\n10+ years of experience in semantic technologies, knowledge engineering, enterprise architecture, data management, or AI platforms, including leadership experience.\n\nDeepexpertisewith ontologies, taxonomies, metadata, RDF/OWL, knowledge graphs, graph databases, semantic web technologies, and enterprise information architecture.\n\nExperience building enterprise semantic platforms that enable AI, analytics, search, and data interoperability at scale.\n\nExceptional leadership, executive communication, and cross-functional stakeholder management skills.\n\nDesirable Requirements:\nExperience applying semantic technologies to generative AI, agentic AI, RAG, and enterprise AI platforms.\nExperience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, or other highly regulated industries.\nNovartis Compensation Summary:\nThe salary for this position is expected to range between $225,400 and $418,600 per year.\nThe 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.\nYour compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.\nUS-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health,lifeand disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days,holidaysand other leaves.\nEEO Statement:\nThe 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.\nAccessibility and reasonable accommodations\nThe Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to  +1 (877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. 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