Manuel Schwarze
Technical Associate Director Software Engineering
Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolManuel Schwarze is a seasoned software architect and technical leader with 13+ years of experience driving software engineering and architecture at Novartis, now serving as Technical Associate Director in Basel. He blends deep hands-on skills in Java and Python development, database and GUI design with specialist expertise in ChemInformatics data processing, KNIME analytics, Singularity containers, and PKI-based applied security (X.509, digital signatures). Known for building reusable open-source-focused solutions and robust CID pipelines, he has led cross-functional teams delivering GxP-compliant, paperless and long-term archiving systems. Manuel pairs technical depth with practical IAM and document management know-how, having progressed from PKI development to senior architecture and leadership roles. He brings formal training in computer science and project management plus frontline leadership coaching, and a pragmatic curiosity for solving complex integration challenges. An understated strength is his ability to translate security-heavy enterprise constraints into developer-friendly, automatable platforms that scale across global organizations.
14 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Management Certificate Leading at the Frontline, Management Certificate Leading at the Frontline at Mercer Delta & Novartis AGGymnasium "Am Weinberg", KleinmachnowMaster Certificate Project Management (PMI), Master Certificate Project Management (PMI) at The George Washington University School of BusinessMaster Computer Science, Master Computer Science at Technische Universität BerlinFoundation Certificate ITIL Service Management, Foundation Certificate ITIL Service Management at TÜV SÜD Group, GermanySuccessful Collaboration with US American Partners, Successful Collaboration with US American Partners at IFIM Institute of Intercultural Management, Rheinbreitbach, Germany
English, Russian, German
Github Skills (25)
rdkit10
knime10
jackson-databind8
databinding8
jackson8
json7
cheminformatics7
streaming-api7
portability6
singularity-container6
python6
reproducible-science6
science5
singularity5
parser5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
rdkit/knime-rdkit
Sep 2012 - Dec 2022
The RDKit nodes for the KNIME Analytics Platform
Contributions:1 release, 33 reviews, 247 commits in 10 years 5 months
knimerdkit
manuelschwarze/knime-rdkit
Oct 2016 - Jan 2025
The RDKit nodes for the KNIME Analytics Platform
Contributions:16 pushes, 17 branches in 8 years 4 months
rdkitanalyticsknime-analytics-platformnodesknime
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