CareerPlan

Lead Data Scientist – Virtual Models

Rome, Lazio, itFull-time2026-10-19 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Lead Data Scientist building and validating virtual pharmacology models (skin, hair, longevity, cancer, immunology) using biological datasets to support future commercialization as SaaS or lab-assay services.

Role type

Senior IC data scientist (biological ML)

Builds

Production-ready virtual models and data pipelines for life sciences

Domain

Life Sciences / Biostatistics / Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, R, machine learning, biostatistics, bioinformatics, data pipeline engineering, data quality assessment, MLOps, Snowflake

Preferred skills

Cloud data platforms, presenting to external stakeholders, entrepreneurial mindset

Technologies

Snowflake, Python, R

Responsibilities

Assess and select high-potential model proposals from business units; clean, structure, and integrate complex biological datasets; develop and iterate machine learning models and proof-of-concepts; define validation criteria and collaborate with lab scientists on experiments; ensure reproducibility and documentation of code and models; prepare models for scientific validation and commercialization.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with potential to lead team