Associate Director, Data Science
Core
Senior scientific and technical leader defining analytical frameworks and driving hands-on execution of advanced analytics, AI/ML, and clinical science across early-to-late phase drug development programs.
Role type
Associate Director, Data Science (Senior IC with people management)
Builds
Production ML models, statistical analysis plans, and scalable analytical pipelines for drug development
Domain
Pharmaceutical R&D, Clinical Trials, Biostatistics, AI/ML in Healthcare
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
PhD or Master's in quantitative field, 6+ years experience (PhD) or 8+ years (Master's), clinical trial data analysis, high-dimensional data modeling, AI/ML and deep learning, Python, R, SQL, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/Databricks), causal inference, survival analysis, biomarker strategy
Preferred skills
Genomics/proteomics/imaging data experience, NLP, explainable AI, real-world data (EHR/claims), novel clinical trial designs, formal scientific leadership
Technologies
Python, R, SQL, AWS, Azure, Databricks
Responsibilities
Define analytical strategy for drug development programs, lead development of novel computational methods for patient segmentation and biomarker discovery, establish standards for scalable reproducible pipelines, manage and mentor a small team of data scientists, partner with statisticians on statistical analysis plans
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people management
