full time remote from anywhere in North America or Western Europe
salaried with benefits, or 1099
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities This is a new technical leadership position within the within our flourishing Statistical Data Sciences (SDS) team. The remit of SDS is expanding to support colleagues in functions outside Biostatistics. As a Data Science Leader within SDS your primary responsibility will be to help identify business challenges within Biostatistics and our partner organizations and use a variety of Data Science tools and methods to deliver Proof of Value initiatives.
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
salaried with benefits, or 1099
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities This is a new technical leadership position within the within our flourishing Statistical Data Sciences (SDS) team. The remit of SDS is expanding to support colleagues in functions outside Biostatistics. As a Data Science Leader within SDS your primary responsibility will be to help identify business challenges within Biostatistics and our partner organizations and use a variety of Data Science tools and methods to deliver Proof of Value initiatives.
- Innovation/Technical Knowledge. The diverse SDS team consists of subject matter experts from a variety of technical backgrounds and this is reflected in the broad range of initiatives that we support. Our deliverables can take the form of a training course/webinar, a statistical model, an R package, an application, or even a computing environment. This technical leadership role therefore requires a broad basis of technical knowledge, encompassing aspects of statistics, machine learning, application development and DevOps.
- Leadership and Teamwork. You will provide technical leadership and direction on various initiatives from pilots through to larger production deliveries. This includes close collaboration with our business partners to identify possible solutions and deliver the expected business value within the agreed timelines. You will lead and mentor teams consisting of junior team members, partners from the wider Biostatistics community and/or contract workers as applicable.
- Capability Development. In order to deliver SDS’ capability development objective, it is expected that you are proactive in promoting Data Science tools and methods both internally and externally. This includes active participation and engagement with colleagues on internal social media channels. You will therefore need to be up to date with the latest tools and methods coming from the Data Science community and work with SDS technical experts to ensure clear messaging for the wider Biostatistics and Data Science communities.
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
- A postgraduate qualification (MSc/PhD) in data science, mathematics, statistics, computer science or related discipline.
- Superb written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong knowledge of R/python
- An unbiased approach to solving problems with Data Science
- The ability to solve complex problems both analytically and programmatically
- Experience developing Data Science tools/applications
- Familiarity with statistical and AI/ML prediction modelling frameworks