Head of Predictive Pharmaceutical Sciences & AI Lab

Orion Corporation; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Medical examination

Security clearance

Job summary

Orion Pharma in Espoo, Finland (Hybrid) seeks a Head of Predictive Pharmaceutical Sciences to lead a specialist unit spanning predictive modelling, data foundations and automation within Pharmaceutical Sciences. You will define the strategy, improve data quality, and advance automation to support an expanding clinical portfolio.

You will lead data engineers and scientists in Finland, collaborate with R&D leadership, and drive partnerships with external partners to translate innovation into

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in computational science, material sciences, engineering or related field.
• Experience translating predictive capabilities to pharmaceutical applications encouraged.
• Strong understanding of AI-enabled methods and data foundations.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a state-of-the-art predictive pharmaceutical sciences capability.
• Coach a multidisciplinary, hands-on team and foster continuous learning.
• Combine mechanistic modelling with statistical learning and AI methods.
• Establish prospective validation and applicability criteria for methods.
• Ensure predictive methods guide decisions before experiments.
• Strengthen data collection, quality, and accessibility for modelling.

Skills

Predictive modelling

AI/ML in pharma

Data governance

Lab automation

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

PhD or equivalent in computational science

Tools

Python

ML frameworks

Job description

Orion Pharma in Espoo, Finland (Hybrid) seeks a Head of Predictive Pharmaceutical Sciences to lead a specialist unit spanning predictive modelling, data foundations and automation within Pharmaceutical Sciences. You will define the strategy, improve data quality, and advance automation to support an expanding clinical portfolio.

You will lead data engineers and scientists in Finland, collaborate with R&D leadership, and drive partnerships with external partners to translate innovation into