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How much do semantic analysis jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 11, 2026, the average yearly pay for semantic analysis in the United States is $134,771.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $111,000.00 and $158,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Semantic Analysis vs Natural Language Processing?

AspectSemantic AnalysisNatural Language Processing
Primary FocusUnderstanding meaning and context of textProcessing and analyzing human language data
Skills & ToolsLinguistics, semantics, NLP librariesMachine learning, NLP frameworks, linguistics
Work EnvironmentResearch, linguistics, AI developmentSoftware development, data analysis, AI projects
Industry UsageText comprehension, sentiment analysis, chatbotsSpeech recognition, translation, chatbots

Semantic Analysis is a specialized area within Natural Language Processing focused on understanding the meaning and context of text. While NLP covers a broad range of language tasks, Semantic Analysis dives deeper into interpreting semantics, making it essential for applications like sentiment analysis and chatbot understanding.

What is the work of semantic analysis?

Semantic analysis is a job role that involves understanding and interpreting the meaning of text or speech data using natural language processing (NLP) techniques. It is used to extract insights, categorize content, and improve machine understanding of human language, often requiring skills in linguistics, programming, and data analysis tools.

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Infographic showing various Semantic Analysis job openings in the United States as of September 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 85% Full Time, 12% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 81% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 15% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $134,771 per year, or $64.8 per hour.

Director, Semantic & Knowledge Engineering

East Hanover, NJ • Hybrid

Novartis
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing • 10K+ employees
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$194K - $361K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Retirement, PTO

Posted 18 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Lead the design and implementation of enterprise ontologies, taxonomies, business vocabularies, and semantic models.

  • Develop and maintain knowledge graphs and semantic services that support AI, analytics, search, and business applications.

  • Partner with AI, Data Science, Product, and Engineering teams to integrate semantic capabilities into NovaOS products and platforms.

Novartis rating

7.8

Company rating: 7.8 out of 10

Based on 18 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

Job Description Summary

#LI-Hybrid
Reporting to the Executive Director, Semantic and Knowledge Engineering, the Director, Semantic and Knowledge Engineering leads the design, implementation, and governance of enterprise semantic models, ontologies, knowledge graphs, and metadata frameworks that power NovaOS. This role partners across Applied AI, Data Science, Product, and Engineering to establish trusted semantic assets that enable interoperable data, AI reasoning, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and scalable enterprise intelligence.
The ideal location for this role is East Hanover but remote work may be possible (there may be some restrictions based on legal entity). Please note that this role would not provide relocation as a result. If associate is remote, all home office expenses and any travel/lodging to specific East Hanover for periodic live meetings will be at the employee's expense. The expectation of working hours and travel (domestic and/or international) will be defined by the hiring manager. This position will require 10% travel.


Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design and implementation of enterprise ontologies, taxonomies, businessvocabularies, and semantic models.

  • Develop andmaintainknowledgegraphs and semantic services that support AI, analytics, search, and business applications.

  • Partner with AI, Data Science, Product, and Engineering teams to integrate semantic capabilities intoNovaOSproducts and platforms.

  • Establish metadata standards, semantic governance processes, and quality controls for enterprise knowledge assets.

  • Support AI initiatives by developing semantic foundations for RAG, agentic AI, reasoning engines, and contextual search.

  • Evaluate emerging semantic technologies and recommend improvements to the enterprise knowledge architecture.

  • Lead and mentor semantic and knowledge engineers while promoting reusable engineering patterns and technical excellence.

Essential Requirements:

  • Education:Bachelor'sor advanced degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Bioinformatics, ora relateddiscipline.

  • 8+ years of experience in semantic technologies, knowledge engineering, metadata management, or enterprise information architecture.

  • Hands-onexpertisewith ontologies, RDF/OWL, knowledge graphs, graph databases, metadata management, and semantic web technologies.

  • Experience implementing semantic solutions that enable AI, analytics, interoperability, and enterprise search.

  • Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills with experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives.

Desirable Requirements:

  • Experience applying semantic technologies to generative AI, agentic AI, RAG, and enterprise AI platforms.
  • Experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, or other highly regulated industries.

Novartis Compensation Summary:

The salary for this position is expected to range between $194,600 and $361,400 per year.

The final salary offered isdeterminedbased on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.

Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.

US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health,lifeand disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days,holidaysand other leaves.


EEO Statement:

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.


Accessibility and reasonable accommodations

The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to us.reasonableaccommodations@novartis.com or call +1(877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.


Salary Range

$194,600.00 - $361,400.00


Skills Desired

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Value Creation, Change Management, Curious Mindset, Data Governance, Data Literacy, Data Quality, Data Science, Data Visualization, Deep Learning, Learning Agility, Machine Learning (ML), Machine Learning Algorithms, Mentorship, Stakeholder Engagement, Statistical Analysis, Time Series Analysis

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