Domain Expert - Life Sciences

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Life Sciences Subject Matter Expert (SME) with deep expertise across Commercial Analytics and R&D functions. This role will partner with clients to shape solution strategies, evangelize data-driven offerings, and drive innovation across the drug development and commercialization lifecycle. The SME will act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders while enabling internal teams to design and deliver impactful solutions.

Responsibilities

Commercial Analytics Strategy & Enablement

• Evangelize advanced analytics solutions in areas such as sales & marketing effectiveness, patient journey analytics, market access, pricing & reimbursement, and digital engagement.
• Guide biopharma and medtech clients on leveraging real-world data (RWD), claims, EMR, and patient registries to optimize brand performance and market share.
• Support forecasting, targeting, segmentation, and omnichannel analytics to maximize commercial impact.

R&D & Clinical Development Insights

• Advise on applying AI/ML and advanced analytics in drug discovery, clinical trial design, site selection, patient recruitment, and safety monitoring.
• Promote solutions around clinical operations optimization, trial feasibility, and biomarker-driven development.

Drive integration of RWD, clinical, genomic, and digital biomarker data to accelerate R&D decision-making.

Data-Driven Innovation

• Partner with data engineers and analytics teams to design dashboards, predictive models, and GenAI/Agentic AI solutions supporting both commercial and R&D use cases.
• Shape innovative offerings for functions like medical affairs insights, pharmacovigilance automation, and evidence generation.
• Guide strategies for harmonizing structured and unstructured data (e.g., publications, trial protocols, regulatory submissions) for actionable insights.

Stakeholder Engagement & Business Development

• Lead requirement workshops, solution strategy discussions, and roadmap design with client stakeholders.
• Collaborate with sales and business development teams by providing SME support in pursuits, RFP responses, and client presentations.
• Act as a bridge between client needs and technical delivery teams to ensure alignment on business value.

Regulatory, Compliance & Thought Leadership

• Stay current with global regulatory requirements (FDA, EMA, ICH, GxP, GDPR, etc.) and industry trends affecting both commercial and R&D domains.
• Contribute to whitepapers, industry forums, and client education sessions to position the organization as a leader in life sciences analytics.
• Monitor emerging trends in digital health, decentralized trials, and personalized medicine to inform solution innovation.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 8-10 years of experience in Life Sciences industry consulting, commercial analytics, or R&D strategy.
• Strong understanding of pharma/biotech value chain, spanning R&D, clinical, regulatory, market access, and commercial operations.
• Hands-on experience with healthcare data sources: claims, EHR, registries, RWD, RWE, genomics, clinical trial data.