Dublin is now a 'leading digital science centre' for pharma giant Novartis

Novartis's Ciara O'Connell discusses the role of data in pharma and how the company is tapping into Ireland's'significant tech ecosystem'. Ciara O'Connell is head of the Novartis Global Service Centre (NGSC) in Ireland. This was set up in 2013 and is now one of five sites worldwide delivering a variety of services to the multinational pharma company in areas such as AI and data. O'Connell is a native of Cork, where Novartis has a strong presence, and studied commerce at University College Cork. After nearly a decade with the company, she now leads a team of more than 1,000 at its growing base in Dublin.