Job description
As a Pharma Data Science Consultant, you will contribute to high-impact projects within the life sciences sector, supporting pharmaceutical organizations in leveraging data to drive strategic and scientific decisions. You will work at the intersection of data science and domain expertise, transforming complex healthcare data into actionable insights.
Your missions
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Lead end-to-end data science projects, from problem definition to model deployment and interpretation of results
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Advise stakeholders on data selection and prioritization, leveraging strong pharmaceutical domain knowledge
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Perform advanced feature engineering on complex healthcare and pharmaceutical datasets
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Develop, validate, and optimize machine learning and statistical models for pharma use cases
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Translate business and scientific questions into robust data-driven solutions
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Collaborate with data engineers, product owners, and business teams to ensure data and model relevance
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Communicate data assumptions, methodologies, and results clearly to non-technical stakeholders
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Contribute to best practices in data science, including documentation and reproducibility
Your profile
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Proven experience as a Data Scientist with strong hands-on expertise in modeling and feature engineering
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Mandatory background in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry (pharma, biotech, CRO, healthcare analytics)
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Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical data types:
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Clinical trial data
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R&D or biomarker data
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Real-world evidence (RWE)
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Commercial / sales / market access data
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Proficiency in Python and/or R, with common data science libraries (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, etc.)
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Experience working with structured and semi-structured datasets
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Ability to work autonomously and provide data-driven recommendations
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Strong analytical mindset and ability to bridge technical and business perspectives
What we offer
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A dynamic international environment with opportunities to work on diverse projects
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Strong career development path with training and internal mobility opportunities
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Access to a global community of experts and knowledge-sharing initiatives
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Involvement in innovative and high-impact projects within the life sciences sector
Amaris Consulting is committed to promoting diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, beliefs, age, marital status, disability, or other characteristics.
Who are we?
Amaris Consulting is an independent technology consulting firm providing guidance and solutions to businesses. With more than 1000 clients across the globe, we have been rolling out solutions in major projects for over a decade – this is made possible by an international team of 7,600 people spread across 5 continents and more than 60 countries. Our solutions focus on four different Business Lines: Information System & Digital, Telecom, Life Sciences and Engineering. We’re focused on building and nurturing a top talent community where all our team members can achieve their full potential. Amaris is your steppingstone to cross rivers of change, meet challenges and achieve all your projects with success.At Amaris, we strive to provide our candidates with the best possible recruitment experience. We like to get to know our candidates, challenge them, and be able to give them proper feedback as quickly as possible. Here's what our recruitment process looks like:
Brief Call: Our process typically begins with a brief virtual/phone conversation to get to know you! The objective? Learn about you, understand your motivations, and make sure we have the right job for you!
Interviews (the average number of interviews is 3 - the number may vary depending on the level of seniority required for the position). During the interviews, you will meet people from our team: your line manager of course, but also other people related to your future role. We will talk in depth about you, your experience, and skills, but also about the position and what will be expected of you. Of course, you will also get to know Amaris: our culture, our roots, our teams, and your career opportunities!
Case study: Depending on the position, we may ask you to take a test. This could be a role play, a technical assessment, a problem-solving scenario, etc.
As you know, every person is different and so is every role in a company. That is why we have to adapt accordingly, and the process may differ slightly at times. However, please know that we always put ourselves in the candidate's shoes to ensure they have the best possible experience.
We look forward to meeting you!