Manager Data Science
Inventing for life
5 - 10 years
Pune
Posted: 2/27/2025
Job Description
Job Description
Manager Data Science
Key Responsibilities
- Designs machine learning systems and software to automate predictive model
- Transforms data science prototypes and applying appropriate ML algorithms and tools
- Develops ML algorithms to analyze large volumes of historical data to make predictions
- Establishes and manages the close relationship with customers/stakeholders
- Selects analytical techniques and model methods best to solve business problems
- Ensures best practices sharing and cross the organization
- Enables delivery of data-analytics and data science projects. Have deep knowledge of the company's supported technology; understand the whole complexity/dependencies between multiple teams, platforms (people, technologies)
- Communicates intensively with other platform/competencies to comprehend new trends and methodologies being implemented/considered within the company ecosystem
- Understands the customer/stakeholders business needs/priorities and helps building solutions that support our business goals
- Participates in “community of practice” leveraging experience from delivering complex analytics projects
Skills
- Machine Learning
- Generative AI
- NLP
- Prompt Engineering
- Software Development
- Testing
- Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
- Design Applications
- AWS / GCP / Azure
- Data Engineering
Specializations
- AI/ML (Machine Learning, Data Engineering, Data Science)
- Gen AI
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree with 5-7 years industry experience
Proficiency in Python/R & SQL
Experience in healthcare analytics or consulting sectors
Experience working with real world evidence (RWE) and patient level data (PLD) from leading vendors such as IQVIA, Komodo, Optum etc.
Experience in HCP Analytics, Segmentation and Targeting and Patient Level Data analytics (e.g., creating Patient Cohorts, knowledge of Lines of Therapy, Persistency, Compliance, etc.)
Experience in leading small sized teams
Strong Python/R, SQL, Excel skills
Strong foundations of statistics and machine learning
Preferred Qualifications:
Advanced degree in STEM (MS, MBA, PhD)
Experience in Oncology/Vaccine/Pharma & Rare Diseases therapeutic area commercial analytics
Knowledge of statistics, data science and machine learning & commercial pharma
Experience of supporting End to End Project Management
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Employee Status:
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Required Skills:
Business Intelligence (BI), Database Design, Data Engineering, Data Modeling, Data Science, Data Visualization, Machine Learning, Software Development, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Waterfall ModelPreferred Skills:
Job Posting End Date:
03/20/2025*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
About Company
MSD Levant (Merck) is a global healthcare company that focuses on scientific innovation to address major health challenges. They specialize in developing life-changing treatments, vaccines, and animal health products, targeting areas such as cancer, infectious diseases, and antimicrobial resistance. Their mission is to improve global health by advancing medical discoveries and ensuring access to essential treatments.
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