Senior Data Scientist Full-time NEW

Senior Data Scientist

Facility: Digital & IT Location: Plainsboro, NJ, US

The Senior Data Scientist will help drive the NNI Advanced Analytics vision to explore and develop new solutions that may hold the potential to add value to patients and Novo Nordisk in the future within therapeutic areas covered by Novo Nordisk corporate and commercial strategies. The Senior Data Scientist will build machine learning-based tools and processes within the company's current big data infrastructure such as recommendation engines, automated propensity scoring systems, and A/B testing procedures. The Senior Data Scientist will work with Novo Nordisks Big Data Analytics COE and other similar roles in Medical Information and Analytics, Medical Data Analytics, and HR People Research and Analytics to help foster and grow a community of predictive and prescriptive analytics.

The Senior Data Scientist is expected to:

• Develop Machine Learning-based solutions using available commercial data, including but not limited to, IQVIA (IMS) data, Real World Data (e.g., Truven), Financial Data, Sales Force Automation (e.g., Veeva) data, and integrated campaign management (e.g., Adobe) data
• Build and maintain processes to acquire, process and curate necessary data for analysis and insights
• Mine and analyze data to identify insights pertaining to dynamic and/or micro segmentation of patient, physician, and payer/delivery providers
• Translate analytic insights into real world solutions
• Design methods to generate real-time predictive and descriptive analytics from big datasets
• Take responsibility in making new, relevant solutions to real Commercial problems and be able to show successful implementation
• Occasionally participate in network with external collaboration partners, e.g., academia, other Pharmaceutical and Non-pharmaceutical Data Science departments specializing in improving commercial results through data science techniques

Physical Requirements: 0-10% overnight travel required.

Qualifications:

• Education: A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree within relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Engineering) Advanced degree may be substituted for experience as appropriate
• 8 years of experience from relevant industry such as pharmaceutical, biotechnology, consumer product, or medical device industries.
• Required knowledge related to machine learning, including supervised, unsupervised, reinforced (deep) learning methods and ensemble learning methods. Specifically, algorithms such as k-NN, Linear and Generalized Linear Models, naml, Bayes, SVM, and Random Forest
• Preferred knowledge related to how pharmaceutical companies market and sell products, market forces that impact decisions made to improve commercial outcomes, and how machine learning models can improve such outcomes
• Excellent written and oral communication skills required
• Proven ability to influence, communicate, and collaborate across the local organization
• Broad, detailed understanding and mastery of technical area with a track record of analyzing critical data through the application and optimization of distinct analytical skills
• Record of translating technical mastery to significant project impact
• Ability to work independently as well as working in teams. Included in this is the ability to network with external parties
• Demonstrated ability to generate valuable and relevant ideas, create concepts based on ideas, and develop new solutions based on concepts
• Deep knowledge of at least one relevant technical area: computer science, computational statistics, including Bayesian inference, mathematics, or systems dynamics
• Required experience within several of the following areas: Experience with analytics tools such Python, R, or SAS and SQL, PowerPivot

The base compensation range for this position is $120,300 to $222,600. Base compensation is determined based on a number of factors. This position is also eligible for a company bonus based on individual and company performance. Novo Nordisk offers long-term incentive compensation and or company vehicles depending on the position's level or other company factors. Employees are also eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs including medical, dental and vision coverage; life insurance; disability insurance; 401(k) savings plan; flexible spending accounts; employee assistance program; tuition reimbursement program; and voluntary benefits such as group legal, critical illness, identity theft protection, pet insurance and auto/home insurance. The Company also offers time off pursuant to its sick time policy, flex-able vacation policy, and parental leave policy.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.