Specialist Data Science

Job Description

Specialist - 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 decision-making across our end-to-end commercialization process from business development to late lifecycle management. As we endeavor we are seeking a dynamic talent to serve in the role of Specialist - 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 production-grade 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 problem-solving 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 hands-on experience in Data Science (building end-to-end ML models). It is preferred that you have a good understanding of Physician and Patient-level 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 self-motivated 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 day-to-day execution of tasks

Key responsibilities:

• Lead a team of Analysts Data Science to solve complex business problems.
• Lead the team in understanding the business requirements and translating them into analytical problem statements.
• Define technical requirements (datasets business rules technical architecture) provide technical direction to the team and manage end-to-end projects
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement solutions that meet business requirements
• Present the findings to senior business stakeholders in a clear and concise manner
• Manage and mentor junior data scientists through technical and professional guidance trainings etc.
• Develop deep expertise in the therapeutic area of interest contribute to thought leadership in the domain through publications and conference presentations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with 5-7 years industry experience
• Proficiency in Python/R & SQL
• Experience in healthcare analytics or consulting sectors
• Experience working with real world evidence (RWE) and patient level data (PLD) from leading vendors such as IQVIA Komodo Optum etc.
• Experience in HCP Analytics Segmentation and Targeting and Patient Level Data analytics (e.g. creating Patient Cohorts knowledge of Lines of Therapy Persistency Compliance etc.)
• Experience in leading small sized teams
• Strong Python/R SQL Excel skills
• Strong foundations of statistics and machine learning

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in STEM (MS MBA PhD)
• Experience in Oncology/Vaccine/Pharma & Rare Diseases therapeutic area commercial analytics
• Knowledge of statistics data science and machine learning& commercial
• Experience of supporting End to End Project Management

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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