Associate Director, Clinical Data Scientist

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• Serve as an Associate Director-level clinical data science leader within Data & Quantitative Sciences translating complex clinical biomarker and external data into actionable evidence that informs clinical development decisions.
• Lead fit-for-purpose statistical data science and advanced analytics approaches across assigned studies assets or specialty areas including exploratory analysis predictive modeling simulation and integrated data review.
• Partner cross-functionally with Clinical Clinical Pharmacology PSPV Clinical Data Management Translational Sciences Regulatory Clinical Operations and external partners to ensure high-quality traceable analysis and submission-ready data and decision-ready insights.
• Advance modern ways of working by applying AI/ML automation reusable analytics workflows and governed data standards while maintaining scientific rigor regulatory awareness and patient-focused decision making.

Accountabilities:

• Lead clinical data science strategy and delivery for one or more studies assets or capability areas ensuring alignment with development objectives timelines quality expectations and stakeholder needs.
• Design and/or execute quantitative analyses using clinical trial data biomarkers real-world data external data and other relevant sources to generate interpretable insights for study teams and governance forums.
• Apply appropriate statistical machine learning simulation and visualization methods to support patient-level prediction endpoint interpretation risk assessment scenario planning and evidence generation.
• Define requirements for model-ready datasets and analytics-ready data flows including variable derivations data quality expectations lineage traceability metadata and documentation sufficient for regulated clinical development use.
• Partner with Clinical Pharmacology PSPV Translational Sciences Clinical Data Management Regulatory and platform teams to ensure that CDISC submission and downstream quantitative decision-making needs are built into study setup data review and reporting processes.
• Provide scientific and technical oversight of internal and external delivery partners including review of analysis plans specifications code outputs data visualization and interpretation of findings.
• Identify communicate and mitigate risks related to data quality analytic assumptions vendor delivery timelines reproducibility and regulatory acceptability of data science outputs.
• Drive continuous improvement in clinical data science practices through reusable code standards training mentoring automation AI-enabled workflow improvements and adoption of industry best practices.
• Mentor junior colleagues or delivery partners in clinical data science methods reproducible analytic practices technical problem solving and effective communication of quantitative insights.

Key Requirements:

• PhD in statistics biostatistics data science epidemiology biomedical engineering computer science quantitative sciences or related field with 5 years of relevant experience; or MS with 8 years of relevant experience. Equivalent combinations should be reviewed with HR.
• Significant experience in clinical development within the pharmaceutical biotechnology or healthcare research environment with demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional decisions at study asset or functional level.
• Experience providing technical leadership matrix leadership vendor oversight and/or mentorship of junior colleagues or delivery partners.

Highest-priority Technical Skills

• Advanced knowledge of clinical trial design drug development endpoints estimands biomarkers data interpretation and the role of analytics in clinical decision making.
• Strong foundation in statistics and quantitative methods including longitudinal analysis survival methods causal reasoning simulation predictive modeling and uncertainty communication.
• Hands-on proficiency in R and/or Python with working knowledge of SAS and SQL; ability to review and guide reproducible analyses code quality version control and validated workflows.
• Working knowledge of CDISC standards including SDTM ADaM controlled terminology Define-XML concepts and submission-oriented data expectations.
• Experience integrating and interpreting diverse data sources including clinical trial biomarker real-world external imaging digital health or other high-dimensional data as appropriate to the portfolio.
• Practical understanding of AI/ML and advanced analytics in regulated clinical development including model development validation documentation bias/assumption assessment and fit-for-purpose deployment.
• Knowledge of FDA EMA ICH-GCP GxP data privacy inspection readiness and traceability expectations relevant to clinical data and quantitative deliverables.

Behavioral Competencies

• Communicates complex quantitative findings clearly to scientific operational technical and senior leadership audiences.
• Influences across functions without relying on direct authority; builds trusted partnerships with clinical statistical programming data management regulatory technology and vendor stakeholders.
• Balances scientific rigor speed quality and pragmatic delivery; proactively escalates risks with options and recommendations.
• Demonstrates enterprise mindset curiosity continuous improvement and commitment to developing others and advancing modern clinical data science capabilities.

Benefits

It is our priority to provide competitive compensation and a benefit package that bridges your personal life with your professional career. Amongst our benefits are:

Competitive Salary Performance Annual Bonus

• Flexible work environment including hybrid working
• Comprehensive Healthcare Insurance Plans for self spouse and children
• Group Term Life Insurance and Group Accident Insurance programs
• Health & Wellness programs including annual health screening weekly health sessions for employees.
• Employee Assistance Program
• 5 days of leave every year for Voluntary Service in addition to Humanitarian Leaves
• Broad Variety of learning platforms
• Diversity Equity and Inclusion Programs
• No Meeting Days
• Reimbursements Home Internet & Mobile Phone
• Employee Referral Program
• Leaves Paternity Leave (4 Weeks) Maternity Leave (up to 26 weeks) Bereavement Leave (5 days)

About ICC in Takeda

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IND - Bengaluru

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