Job Description

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 world’s 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 Analyst - Data Science.

This role involves working with our partners in different Therapeutic areas (e.g. Oncology, Vaccines, Chronic Care, etc.) and Domain areas (Patient Analytics, Segmentation, 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 “Brand Strategy and Performance Analytics - Pharma & Rare Disease” Space, 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. It is preferred that you have a good understanding of real-world and patient-level data (PLD) from leading vendors such as IQVIA, Komodo, and Optum. Familiarity with PLD analytics and concepts like persistence, compliance, line of therapy, etc., is highly desirable. You will be part of a dynamic team that collaborates with our partners across various pharma therapeutic areas, including rare diseases, chronic care, HIV, and more. 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

Minimum Qualifications:

· Bachelors degree with at least 0-2 years industry experience (experience requirement can be waived off for exceptional candidates)

· Strong Python/R and SQL skills

· Strong foundations of statistics and machine learning

Preferred Qualifications:

· Advanced degree (MS, PhD) in a quantitative science or health field (e.g., computational biology, epidemiology, biostatistics, statistics, mathematics, physics, economics)

· 1-2 years experience in healthcare analytics and consulting

· Familiarity with Real-World and Patient-Level data (e.g., claims, electronic health records) and data from common healthcare data vendors (IQVIA, Optum, Komodo, etc.)

· Experience in Patient Level Data analytics (e.g., creating Patient Cohorts, knowledge of Lines of Therapy, Persistency, Compliance, etc.)

· Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, and familiarity with Dataiku 

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