I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Novartis (Telephone, TX) in Sep 2016
Interview
5 technical interviews mainly focusing on data manipulation tasks using SQL or other statistical languages (i.e. R). They focused more on the efficiency of performing algorithmic tasks. Also, they went through my experience with visualization tools.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the most complex algorithmic task you performed?