Associate Data Science & Advanced Analytics Director

Key Skills

Java Programming, Management, Python Programming, SQL, Agile methodologies, Data science techniques, Data Mining, R Programming, Database testing, Mathematics

Job Description

Developing, implementing, managing, and validating statistical-based custom analytics for pharmaceutical client engagements to help answer complex business questions.

Essential Functions

• Developing, implementing, managing, and validating statistical-based custom analytics for pharmaceutical client engagements to help answer complex business questions.
• Assisting the IQVIA Real World Insights and Commercial Services teams with use of appropriate data assets, methodologies, statistical techniques and delivery options to meet client information and analyses needs.
• Designing/documenting analytical plans and developing detailed programming specifications for the execution of the analysis plan.
• Coordinating with off-shore statistical programmers throughout the project lifecycle to ensure accurate and timely delivery.
• Collaborating closely with project managers to create time lines for the project and to ensure that project results and conclusions are presented accurately and without bias.
• Understanding the contracted scope of work, proactively identifying potential out-of-scope activities and bringing to the attention of the project leader.
• Working with consulting principals and sales team on business development effort by providing ad-hoc feasibility reports, providing estimations of effort and developing methodologies that address client needs.
• Managing the development work for urgent and/or complex projects requiring programming and statistical models in Python, R or other software packages.
• Building expertise in cross-platform applications of IQVIA assets with a specialization in longitudinal pharmacy and medical IQVIA data.
• Contributing to the development innovative methodologies and new offerings. Creating and refining best practices and approaches.
• Mentoring junior team members. Potential for direct people management based on desire and prior experience.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree Statistics, Mathematics, Information Technology, Bio-informatics or related field Req Or
• Ph.D. Statistics, Mathematics, Information Technology, Bio-informatics or related field Pref
• Demonstrated organizational skills required to oversee a project from concept to completion; Advanced And
• Ability to work under stringent deadlines and be multi-task oriented; Advanced And
• Innovative thinking on conceptual products and services, knowledge of state-of-the-art statistical/longitudinal/data mining methods, and independent personal development in new database sources; Advanced And
• Experience with pharmaceutical industry strongly desired. Intermediate