yue zhang anna shirinskayanina denver laurent foucault filippo canepa genova, 07/26/2013
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R&D in Novarti
s
Yue Zhang
Anna Shirinskaya Nina Denver Laurent Foucault
Filippo Canepa Genova, 07/26/2013
BASEL1996
Source: topforeignstocks.com
The Novartis headquarters in Basel has been transformed from an industrial complex to a place of innovation, knowledge, and encounter
Novartis' earnings in its six top emerging markets (China, Russia, India, Brazil, South Korea, and Turkey) has been growing up from over $4.6 billion in 2010 to $5.8 billion in sales in 2011
Why choose Novartis?
Novartis 4th employer in R&D sector in Europe Novartis 1st in pharmaceutical field
2009 2010 2011 201296000
101000
106000
111000
116000
121000
126000
99834
119418123686
127724
Number of associates of Novartis
Number of associates
Why choose Novartis?
2009 2010 2011 20120
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4450
58 57
10.3 12 13.5 12.8
Sales (bUSD)Net income (bUSD)
Sales and Net income
Sales increasing constantly
Net income increasing
Research and development Main aim:• Creation of medicines • Prevention of cardiovascular, oncology,
neuroscience, generics and respiratory diseases
R & D Steps
Fortune magazine 2012
“3rd largest healthcare company worldwide”
R & D developments
Highest number of new molecular entities
Research and developmentResults
European research centres – Basel, Switzerland (Global headquarters)
– Horsham, England
6000 scientists and physicians worldwide
Expansion of R & D centres
Basel Transformation of the site into state of
the art research centre Long term project running until 2030
Horsham £20 million per year invested on R & D By 2016 this centre will carry out more
clinical trials than any other company
Hard skillsDegree
31%
39%
30%
World
Bachelor DegreeMaster DegreePhD
16%
35%
49%
Europe
Master or PhD degree required !
Hard skillsWork experience
1-2 years of lab experience
Chemist, or Scientist in a scientific lab
2 years of lab experience as Graduate assistant and 1 year as
PhD student
4-7 years of relative experience
Principal scientist or Scientific Technical
Leader
2-5 years of lab experience by working in Novartis as Chemist or
Scientist
During Master degree all the required knowledge was gained
Technical experience
• Synthetic organic methodology
• Chemical process research experience
• Processes, regulations and guidance documents knowledge
• Testing and documentation requirements
• Equipment use
• Preventative maintenance
Present Opportunities
CHEMIST
SCIENTIST, Synthesis lab
• Polymer/Hydrogel analysis techniques• Chromatography, rheology, thermal, and
other morphological and surface methods • Data processing and analysis• Solid statistics (preferred)• Industrial laboratory setting (preferred)
• Excellent scientific expertise in organic synthesis
• Patents and publications (organic synthesis)
Technical experienceFuture Opportunities
Scientific Technical Leader I
Principal scientist
Soft skills
Writing
Language
Flexibility
Presentation
Communication
Team work
Documen
tation
Management
Problem-
solving
Most necessary Less necessary or Optional
Soft skills
Hard skills Soft skillsEducatio
nWork experience
Technicalskills
Teamwork
Management
Commu-nication
Language
Anna
2nd year SERP-Chem master
3 years experience in a lab
Synthesis, analysis, polymers investigation
RussianEnglish
Nina
2nd year SERP-Chem master
6 month honours project
Analysis and interpretation skills
English
Filippo
1st year of Master in Physics
3 months internship in Ansaldo Energia
Material analysis tecniques
Italian;English
Laurent
1st year of Master in Applied Math.
2 interships in INSERM
Statistics and math. programmation
French; English; German
Yue
2nd year of Ph.D. in Physics
2 years in Labo
Design of integrated circuit
Chinese;English;French
Possible R&D careers
Anna Shirinskaya
Nina Denver
Filippo Canepa
Laurent Foucault
Yue Zhang
Contacts Susanne Haenni - Novartis
International AG, Switzerland [email protected]
Esther Keller - Public Relations Manager, Switzerland
ConclusionsWhy Novartis? 2nd world-wide pharmaceutical company 1st for R&D employees in Europe Increasing number of associates Expanding the main R&D centres
Requirements: Master Degree is relevant for get a position At least 1 year of lab experience
Skills: Technical: mainly chemical, but also informatic and
physics Soft:teamwork, management, communication
