Data Scientist
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Description
Responsibilities:
- Develop predictive and descriptive analytical models to support commercial business objectives.
- Analyze large-scale healthcare, pharmaceutical, sales, claims, prescription (Rx), patient, and market data to uncover business insights.
- Build machine learning and statistical models for customer segmentation, targeting, forecasting, next best action, and campaign effectiveness.
- Design and implement data pipelines, feature engineering, and model validation processes.
- Collaborate with commercial stakeholders to translate business problems into analytical solutions.
- Create dashboards and visualizations to communicate findings effectively using BI tools.
- Monitor model performance and recommend improvements based on business feedback.
- Work with cross-functional teams including data engineering, business consulting, and commercial excellence teams.
- Ensure data quality, documentation, and adherence to data governance standards.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's or master's degree in data science, statistics, computer science, mathematics, engineering, or a related quantitative discipline.
- 2-7 years of experience in data science with a focus on pharma or life sciences commercial analytics.
- Strong understanding of pharmaceutical commercial processes, including sales analytics, marketing analytics, customer analytics, and market performance measurement.
- Hands-on experience with machine learning algorithms, statistical analysis, and predictive modeling.
- Proficiency in Python or R for data analysis and model development.
- Strong SQL skills for data extraction and manipulation.
- Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is preferred.
- Understanding of Agile methodologies and version control tools such as Git is an advantage.
- Technical Skills: Python, SQL, R (preferred), Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, Data Visualization (Tableau/Power BI), Spark or PySpark (preferred), Databricks (preferred), Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Soft Skills:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to present complex analytical findings to non-technical audiences.
- Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
- Self-driven with the ability to manage multiple priorities.