Associate Specialist, Software Engineering

Job Description

We are leveraging analytics and technology, as we invent for life on behalf of patients around the world. We are seeking those who have a passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision making, that will allow us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats. Within our Commercial Insights, Analytics, and Data organization we are transforming to better power decision-making across our end-to-end commercialization process, from business development to late lifecycle management.

We are looking for a team member for Digital solutions team who will work within the Digital Human Health (DHH) area to contribute to development of our advanced data science application platform.  We are realizing the vision of a cohesive commercial decision support suite, helping stakeholders make data-driven decisions to optimize delivery of our product to patients. The candidate will work with the Global Commercial Assessment & Forecasting (GCAF) to design and implement robust forecasting solutions in python.

The Role

As An Application Engineer, You Will

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable forecasting applications using Python.
• Contribute to building a cohesive decision-support platform for commercial forecasting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, data scientists, and business analysts.
• Apply best practices in code quality, testing, version control, and CI / CD.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and team ceremonies (Scrum / Agile).
• Help identify and resolve technical issues across distributed systems and services.

What You Will Be Doing

Within 3 Months

Within 6 Months

Within 12 Months

Education Minimum Requirements

Engineering in Computer Science, post-graduates plus.

Required Experience And Skills

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Employee Status

Regular

Relocation : VISA Sponsorship

Travel Requirements :

Flexible Work Arrangements

Not Applicable

Shift

Valid Driving License :

Hazardous Material(s)

Required Skills :

Applied Engineering, Best Practices Research, Business Management, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Data-Driven Decision Making, Data Engineering, Data Forecasting, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Digital Healthcare, Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), Forecasting Models, Mechatronics, Product Commercialization, Product Roadmap, Software Configurations, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, Stakeholder Engagement, System Designs, Systems Integration, Testing, Web Development

Preferred Skills

Job Posting End Date :

10 / 13 / 2025

Requisition ID : R365430

Skills Required

Apis, Agile, Scrum, Data Modeling, Python, Microservices