Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) Data42 (Palantir Foundry)
Novartis · Basel (City) · Global
Software Engineering
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Not yet analysed
Demand75
Career growth75
Healthcare fit35
Remote potential40
5-year outlook
Likely competitive with tech/pharma data engineering roles; compensation may be strong but exact figures depend on location, level, and experience. Clinicians without engineering experience should not expect a direct transition without upskilling.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
mid
Employment type
–
Date found
2026-10-02
Intelligence details
Why this is worth applying to
Only worth applying if you have strong software/data engineering skills and want to apply clinical domain knowledge in a pharma data platform role. It is not a typical non-clinical transition for clinicians without technical experience.
Who should apply
Clinicians with computer science, data engineering, or health informatics backgrounds; MD/PhD or healthcare graduates with Palantir Foundry, Python, SQL, and ETL experience; those targeting pharma R&D data platforms.
CV angle
Frame clinical experience as domain expertise for healthcare data modeling, stakeholder translation, and requirements gathering. Emphasize hands-on Python, SQL, ETL, data pipelines, ontology, and any Palantir Foundry or cloud data platform work. Quantify data projects and cross-functional collaboration with R&D/clinical teams.
Skills to highlight
- Python
- SQL
- Palantir Foundry
- ETL/data pipelines
- Data modeling/ontology
- Stakeholder management
- Healthcare/pharma data
- Agile delivery
Role summary
A Forward Deployed Engineer at Novartis Data42 who builds and deploys data products on Palantir Foundry, bridging engineering and pharma R&D stakeholders.
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