Windows Architect, Senior Windows Systems Administrator
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (Boston, Massachusetts)

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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.

Novartis Institutes has sites in Cambridge, Massachusetts (headquarters); Basel, Switzerland; Horsham, UK; East Hanover, NJ; Vienna, Austria; Tsukuba, Japan 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.

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.

“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 the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research(NIBR), our culture of discovery is open, entrepreneurial, and collegial, unwilling to accept barriers or conventional wisdom. By hiring the best academic, biotech, and pharmaceutical trained talent, 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. Increased productivity and rapid expansion—coupled with dramatic advances in the biological/chemical sciences and supporting technologies—have produced exponential growth in demand for instant and precise information access, sophisticated data analysis and visualization, and computing power/bandwidth. As a result, state-of-the-art research information technology (IT) capabilities must be in place to support, enable, and drive the company’s innovative science. NIBR is in the formative stages of developing a “New Era� of IT to meet this need. Recently, NIBR realigned internal IT/informatics services to form a central scientific IT organization and filled a newly defined CIO position. Backed by increased investment in technology/capabilities with the freedom to make innovative technology and services decisions, this rapidly expanding IT organization is now positioning to deliver the systems and services that are critical to the future of NIBR. We are seeking innovative, collaborative and dedicated IT talent to complement our existing teams to assure success as NIBR IT moves further into this exciting new era. Our team is currently seeking a Windows Architect, Senior Windows Systems Administrator to join a project team as a senior contributor in the deployment of the latest Microsoft server office computing suite (AD 2007, Exchange 2007, OCS 2007, MOSS 2007, Office 2007) to a 4,500-person customer base spread across six global sites. Windows Architect, Senior Windows Systems Administrator Major Responsibilities: • Develop, implement and lead all back-office support processes for this new environment. • Own and administer a global Active Directory resource domain, supporting Windows, Linux, Mac and mobile devices. • Develop strategy, prototype and implement future Microsoft and non-Microsoft technologies for server and client virtualization • Support scientific groups as a consultant and solutions architect for mid to enterprise-scale Windows scientific application deployments • Lead a team of junior and mid-level Windows System Administrators • Interface with Linux/Unix and Storage engineering teams • You must be able to develop, research, and persuasively present technical strategies and options to senior IT managers and scientific customer groups. Qualifications Minimum education/experience: • Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline, computer science, engineering or mathematics • Minimum of 8 years experience in MS Windows System Administration and client engineering environments • At least 4 additional years experience in IT support, database support or programming, IT Operations, application support or application development Desirable education or experience: • Advanced degree in CS, MIS, Engineering, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology or equivalent experience • .Net application development experience • Experience working in pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences industries • Chemistry and biology software application and system experience • MBA
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research is an equal opportunity employer committed to embracing and leveraging diverse backgrounds. M/F/D/V