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Novartis Data Scientist Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Novartis Data Scientist interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 4 questions + 2 drills · ~54 min
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A/B Testing & Experimentation7 questions · ~59 min
Plan Sample Size for In-App ExperimentMedium

Estimate sample size and power for an experiment, define MDE and guardrails, and decide whether the test is worth running.

MDEPower AnalysisSample SizeNovartis
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Metrics4 questions · ~34 min
Define a Product North StarMedium

Define a North Star Metric for a product and explain how it guides KPI selection and growth decisions.

User SegmentsNorth Star MetricKPIsNovartis
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Machine Learning9 questions · ~76 min
Supervised vs Unsupervised LearningEasy

Explain how supervised and unsupervised learning differ, and ground the distinction in a practical ML example.

Unsupervised LearningFeature EngineeringBias-Variance TradeoffNovartis
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Model Evaluation3 questions · ~25 min
Evaluate Predictive Power of a ModelMedium

Assess whether a model has real predictive power using validation performance, calibration, and threshold behavior.

Cross-ValidationMAERMSENovartis
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Statistics & Probability3 questions · ~25 min
Explaining Confidence IntervalsEasy

Explain what a confidence interval means and how to communicate it to a non-technical stakeholder.

Confidence IntervalsHypothesis TestingCommunicationNovartis
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More topics20 questions · ~168 min
Define Feature Success MetricsMedium

Framework for choosing a feature's primary success metric and guardrails before launch.

MetricsFeature PrioritizationProduct VisionNovartis
Design a Software From ScratchMedium

Evaluates your system thinking and ability to verbalize design decisions.

software designNovartis
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