Roles & Responsibilities :
- Develop and execute a multi-year data-science strategy and roadmap that directly supports corporate objectives, translating it into measurable quarterly OKRs for the team.
- Lead, mentor and grow a high-performing staff of data scientists and ML engineers, providing technical direction, career development, and continuous learning opportunities.
- Own the end-to-end delivery of advanced analytics and machine-learning solutions from problem framing and data acquisition through model deployment, monitoring and iterative improvement ensuring each project delivers clear business value.
- Prioritise and manage a balanced portfolio of initiatives, applying ROI, risk and resource-capacity criteria to allocate effort effectively across research, clinical, manufacturing and commercial domains.
- Provide hands-on guidance on algorithm selection and experimentation (regression, classification, clustering, time-series, deep learning, generative-AI, causal inference), ensuring methodological rigour and reproducibility.
- Establish and enforce best practices for code quality, version control, MLOps pipelines, model governance and responsible-AI safeguards (privacy, fairness, explainability).
- Partner with Data Engineering, Product, IT Security and Business stakeholders to integrate models into production systems via robust APIs, dashboards or workflow automations with well-defined SLAs.
- Manage cloud and on-prem analytics environments, optimising performance, reliability and cost; negotiate vendor contracts and influence platform roadmaps where appropriate.
- Champion a data-driven culture by communicating insights and model performance to VP / SVP-level leaders through clear storytelling, visualisations and actionable recommendations.
- Track emerging techniques, regulatory trends and tooling in AI / ML; pilot innovations that keep the organisation at the forefront of data-science practice and compliance requirements.
Must-Have Skills :
Leadership & Delivery : 10+ years in advanced analytics with 4+ years managing high-performing data-science or ML teams, steering projects from problem framing through production.Algorithmic Expertise : Deep command of classical ML, time-series, deep-learning (CNNs, transformers) and causal-inference techniques, with sound judgement on when and how to apply each.Production Engineering : Expert Python and strong SQL, plus hands-on experience deploying models via modern MLOps stacks (MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker, Vertex AI or Azure ML) with automated monitoring and retraining.Business Influence : Proven ability to translate complex analytics into concise, outcome-oriented narratives that inform VP / SVP-level decisions and secure investment.Cloud & Cost Governance : Working knowledge of AWS, Azure or GCP, including performance tuning and cost-optimisation for large-scale data and GPU / CPU workloads.Responsible AI & Compliance : Familiarity with privacy, security and AI-governance frameworks (GDPR, HIPAA, GxP, EU AI Act) and a track record embedding fairness, explainability and audit controls throughout the model lifecycle.Good-to-Have Skills :
Experience in Biotechnology or pharma industry is a big plusPublished thought-leadership or conference talks on enterprise GenAI adoption.Master s degree in Computer Science and or Data ScienceFamiliarity with Agile methodologies and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) for project delivery.Education and Professional Certifications
Master s degree with 10-14 + years of experience in Computer Science, IT or related fieldOR
Bachelor s degree with 12-17 + years of experience in Computer Science, IT or related fieldCertifications on GenAI / ML platforms (AWS AI, Azure AI Engineer, Google Cloud ML, etc.) are a plus.Soft Skills :
Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.Strong verbal and written communication skillsAbility to work effectively with global, virtual teamsHigh degree of initiative and self-motivation.Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully.Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals.Ability to learn quickly, be organized and detail oriented.Strong presentation and public speaking skills.Skills Required
Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Big Data Technologies, Python Programming