Unifying Data Science: A Single SCE for Innovation and Compliance

Novartis shares how a unified statistical computing environment (SCE) can support diverse roles across clinical development, scale to handle bioinformatics workloads, and streamline compliance through smart platform design. This session explores the technical and organizational strategies behind building a flexible, validated platform that meets the needs of both data science and regulatory teams.

Key Takeaways:

1. Support diverse roles in one platform. Enable statisticians, programmers, and data scientists to work in a shared environment with the flexibility and tooling each group needs.
2. Validate only what matters. Isolate production runs for validation to accelerate workflows while maintaining regulatory compliance.
3. Streamline work with abstractions. Use workflow templates and orchestration tools to reduce manual effort and ensure reproducibility across complex studies.