PHARMAFull-time
Senior Operations Manager
HYDERABAD (IN)HYBRIDPOSTED: 8/20/2026
PHARMAFull-time
HIRING ORGANIZATIONNOVARTISPharmaceuticals / Healthcare
ROLE DEFINITION & RESPONSIBILITIES
Core Responsibilities
HPC & Scientific Software Infrastructure Management: Lead day-to-day operations, optimization, and user enablement for High-Performance Computing (HPC) supporting Novartis Biomedical Research across on-premise clusters, AWS compute, SBGrid, and specialized scientific software toolboxes using EasyBuild.
AI/ML & GPU Compute Operations: Administer and operate NVIDIA DGX compute environments, managing GPU quotas, CUDA stacks, drivers, DGX schedulers, and AI/ML frameworks to accelerate drug discovery research workflows.
Specialized Scientific Platform Administration: Manage specialized biomedical platforms including Schrödinger, CryoSPARC, and NICE DCV remote visualization—handling licensing, upgrades, storage integrations, and vendor coordination.
User Enablement & Operations Governance: Oversee incident management, user onboarding/offboarding, community communications, storage hygiene, vulnerability remediation, and system monitoring while maintaining SOPs, user documentation, and usage efficiency reports for leadership.
Technical & Domain Standards
HPC & Linux Administration: Strong Linux system administration, parallel file systems, HPC job schedulers, EasyBuild toolchains, compilers, MPI libraries, environment modules, and containerization (Docker/Singularity).
Scripting & Automation: Proficiency in Bash and Python scripting for system monitoring, workflow automation, and job efficiency tracking.
Scientific Computing Domains: Structural biology (Cryo-EM, crystallography), genomics, cheminformatics, and AI/ML drug discovery platforms.
Leadership & Impact
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Novartis IT, Biomedical Research Compute teams, and external vendor partners to ensure compute stability, performance tuning, and continuous platform evolution.
Team & Operations Management: Direct platform user support and service escalation workflows, mentoring junior engineers and optimizing compute resource utilization.
Benefits & Total Rewards
Workplace Culture: Hybrid work environment promoting diversity, inclusion, and flexible working arrangements.
Enterprise Benefits: Competitive salary package, comprehensive health insurance, wellness programs, and global learning development tracks.
REQUIRED VERIFIED SKILLS
Linux System Administration
HPC Job Schedulers
Parallel File Systems
MPI Libraries
EasyBuild
Python
Bash Scripting
NVIDIA DGX
GPU Compute
Containerization
COMPENSATION & REWARDS
Salary: Competitive / Disclosed upon candidate shortlisting
ORGANIZATION CONTEXT & CULTURE
Novartis AG is a Swiss multinational pharmaceutical corporation, one of the largest in the world. It focuses on discovering, developing, manufacturing, and marketing innovative medicines to address significant health needs. The company's portfolio spans various therapeutic areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and cardiovascular diseases.
TEAM SIZE: 76,000+ employees
INDUSTRY: Pharmaceuticals / Healthcare
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