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Pune - India

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Not Disclosed

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Associate Specialist/Analyst Data Science

At our company we are leveraging analytics and technology as we invent for life on behalf of patients around the world. We are seeking those who have a passion for using data analytics and insights to drive decision making that will allow us to tackle some of the worlds greatest health threats.

Within our commercial Insights Analytics and Data organization we are transforming to better power decisionmaking across our endtoend commercialization process from business development to late lifecycle management. As we endeavor we are seeking a dynamic talent to serve in the role of Analyst Data Science.

This role involves working with our partners in different Therapeutic areas (e.g. Oncology Vaccines Pharma & Rare Disease etc.) and Domain areas (HCP Analytics Patient Analytics Segmentation & targeting Market Access etc.) across the organization to help create scalable and productiongrade analytics solutions ranging from data visualization and reporting to advanced statistical and AI/ML models.

You will work in one of the three therapeutic areas of Brand Strategy and Performance Analytics Oncology/Vaccines/Pharma & Rare Disease where you will play a pivotal role in leveraging your statistical and machine learning expertise to address critical business challenges and derive insights to drive key decisions. Working alongside experienced data scientists and business analysts you will have the opportunity to collaborate in translating business queries into analytical problems employing your critical thinking problemsolving statistical machine learning and data visualization skills to deliver impactful solutions.

We are seeking candidates with prior experience in the healthcare analytics or consulting sectors prior handson experience in Data Science (building endtoend ML models). It is preferred that you have a good understanding of Physician and Patientlevel data (PLD) from leading vendors such as IQVIA Komodo and Optum. Familiarity with HCP Analytics PLD analytics concepts like persistence compliance line of therapy etc. or Segmentation & Targeting is highly desirable. You will be part of a dynamic team that collaborates with our partners across therapeutic areas. Furthermore effective communication skills are crucial as this role requires interfacing with executive and business stakeholders.

Who you are:

You understand the foundations of statistics and machine learning and can work in high performance computing/cloud environments with experience/knowledge in aspects across statistical analysis machine learning model development data engineering data visualization and data interpretation

You are selfmotivated and have demonstrated abilities to think independently as a data scientist

You structure your data science approach according to the necessary task while appropriately applying the correct level of model complexity to the problem at hand

You have an agile mindset of continuous learning and will focus on integrating enterprise value into team culture

You are kind collaborative and capable of seeking and giving candid feedback that effectively contributes to a more seamless daytoday execution of tasks

Key Responsibilities:

  • Understand the business requirements and support the manager to translate those to analytical problem statements.

  • Implement the solution steps through SQL/Python appropriate ML techniques without rigorous handholding.

  • Follow technical requirements (Datasets business rules technical architecture) and industry best practices in every task.

  • Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to design and implement solutions that meet business requirements.

  • Present the findings to US DS stakeholders in a clear and concise manner and address feedback.

  • Adopt a continuous learning mindset both technical and functional.

  • Develop deep expertise in therapeutic area with clear focus on commercial aspects.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors degree with at least 03 years industry experience (experience requirement can be waived off for exceptional candidates)

Strong Python/R SQL Excel skills

Strong foundations of statistics and machine learning

Preferred Qualifications:

Advanced degree in STEM (MS MBA PhD)

13 years experience in healthcare analytics and consulting

Familiarity with Physician and PatientLevel data (e.g. claims electronic health records) and data from common healthcare data vendors (IQVIA Optum Komodo etc.)

Experience in HCP & Patient Level Data analytics (e.g. HCP Segmentation & targeting Patient Cohorts knowledge of Lines of Therapy Persistency Compliance etc.)

Proficiency in Data Science Concepts Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint and familiarity with Dataiku

Our Human Health Division maintains a patient first profits later ideology. The organization is comprised of sales marketing market access digital analytics and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse talented and committed people fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one anothers thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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Business Intelligence (BI) Database Design Data Engineering Data Modeling Data Science Data Visualization Machine Learning Software Development Stakeholder Relationship Management Waterfall Model


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Job Posting End Date:

05/15/2025

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