Scientific Lead - Health Data Research (f/m/x)

DUDE CHEM; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible working models

Hybrid/remote work options

Private health insurance

Public transport ticket

International, interdisciplinary team

Zusammenfassung

DUDE CHEM seeks a Scientific Lead – Health Data Research to own our applied research agenda, translating opportunities into product-relevant use cases and leading a multidisciplinary team. You will shape the roadmap with Product and Engineering, ensuring outcomes deliver measurable value for partners and our mission.

This leadership role requires managing people and portfolios, with a strong focus on cross-functional alignment and delivering high-quality research across Berlin, Potsdam, and

Qualifikationen

• PhD/MD/MS-equivalent in Data Science, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Public Health, or related field with publishing activity.
• Experience leading teams and coordinating cross-functional work in industry, startup, or applied research.
• Ability to translate scientific work into product strategy and measurable impact.
• Strong communication with senior stakeholders and funders, translating complex results into actionable insights.
• Hands-on experience with RWD/RWE, Python, and AI/ML visualization; knowledge of OHDSI tools.
• Familiarity with ETL, SQL databases, deidentification, and unstructured data handling.

Aufgaben

• Lead a team of data scientists and researchers, including goal setting and hiring.
• Prioritize projects and align across Product, Engineering, and Business Development.
• Translate scientific opportunities into product-use cases and shape the product roadmap.
• Ensure research initiatives align with strategic priorities and partner needs, including external stakeholders.
• Own a portfolio of applied research projects balancing scientific impact and product relevance.
• Communicate strategy and results to senior stakeholders and partners.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication to senior stakeholders

Prioritization

Ausbildung

PhD/MD/MS-equivalent in Data Science/EPID/Biostatistics/Public Health

Tools

R

Python

AI/ML visualization

FHIR

OMOP OHDSI

SQL PostgreSQL

ETL processes

Jobbeschreibung

Scientific Lead - Health Data Research (f/m/x)

Are you eager to learn new things and implement your own ideas while working with an international and passionate team of professionals?Would you like to contribute to digital research solutions that have a meaningful impact on healthcare and science?

As our Scientific Lead – Health Data Research, you will own and drive D4L’s applied research agenda at the intersection of science, product, and strategy.

You will be accountable for translating scientific opportunities into product-relevant initiatives, leading a multidisciplinary team, and ensuring that research outcomes create measurable value for our partners, products, and mission.

This is a leadership role with responsibility for people, project portfolio, and cross-functional alignment.

Your future role

Lead, develop, and grow a team of data scientists and researchers, including goal setting, performance management, and hiring

Provide clear direction and prioritisation across projects, enabling the team to operate effectively in a fast-paced, product-oriented environment

Translate scientific opportunities into product-relevant use cases, and actively shape the product roadmap together with Product and Engineering

Ensure that research initiatives are aligned with D4L’s strategic priorities and partner needs, including external stakeholders such as the Hasso Plattner Foundation

Own and prioritise a portfolio of applied research projects, balancing scientific impact, product relevance, and resource constraints

Manage multiple concurrent initiatives across teams, ensuring timely delivery and scientific quality

Communicate scientific strategy and results to senior stakeholders, including management and external partners, in a clear and actionable way

Lead cross-functional initiatives involving Product, Engineering, and Business Development, without direct authority over all contributors

Contribute to grant proposals, ethics applications, and scientific evaluations (e.g., D4L Impact Program )

What you need to succeed

Demonstrated ability to connect scientific work to product strategy, organisational goals, or business impact

Experience working in industry, startup, or applied research environments, not only academia

Proven experience leading teams in an organisational setting, including direct reports and/or cross-functional teams

Experience managing performance, priorities, and delivery in a non-academic environment

Experience communicating with senior stakeholders (e.g., leadership teams, partners, funders) and influencing decisions

Hands-on expertise with RWD/RWE, solid skills in R, Python and AI/ML visualization, knowledge regarding FHIR, OMOP and OHDSI tools

Knowledge of ETL processes, SQL databases (PostgreSQL), deidentification, and handling unstructured data

Track record of translating research into real-world impact (e.g., product features, policy influence, partnerships, or deployed solutions)

PhD (or MD/MS or equivalent) in Data Science, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Public Health, or a related discipline with profound publishing activities

Why you will love working with us

High level of personal responsibility and creative freedom

Work on socially impactful projects in the healthcare sector

Collaboration with leading partners from research, technology, and healthcare

A diverse, interdisciplinary, and international team working across three locations (Potsdam, Berlin, and Singapore)

Flexible working models with the option to work from home

Permanent employment contract with 30 days of vacation

Attractive employee benefits, e.g. private supplementary health insurance, public transport ticket

Good to know

We especially welcome applicants from the LGBTQI+ community, people with a migration background, people of color, and individuals with disabilities or chronic illnesses to the team.

If you need support or special assistance during the application or interview process due to a disability, please feel free to let us know and we are happy to accommodate you as much as possible.

This position offers an unlimited contract.

In this position you will be working from our Berlin/Potsdam office.