Advanced Analytics Lead

UCB S.A.; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative biopharmaceutical company seeks an Advanced Analytics Lead to drive impactful insights from patient data. In this hybrid role, you will partner with stakeholders to create analytics plans, lead projects, and mentor junior staff. Your expertise in advanced analytics will empower evidence-based decision-making, enhancing patient solutions and outcomes. Join a supportive culture that values collaboration and innovation, where you can grow and make a significant mark in the field of healthcare analytics.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Health and wellness programs

Employee assistance programs

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with patient real-world data required.
• Expertise in predictive modelling and data engineering techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced analytics projects to improve patient outcomes.
• Mentor junior data scientists in applying analytics techniques.

Skills

Advanced Analytics

Predictive Modelling

Data Engineering

Leadership

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative area

Master's/Doctorate in a quantitative area

Tools

Machine Learning Techniques

Data Integration Tools

Job description

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for anAdvanced Analytics Leadwho is a strong leader and business translator to join ourGlobal Advanced Analytics Team. This position will be based in our office in Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom. Thishybridposition requires a minimum of 40% on site presence.

About the role
You will deliver data-driven actionable insights from advanced analytics that create high impact patient value within the patient solutions and patient evidence domain. You are a leader with deep advanced analytics skills in leveraging patient real-world data.

Who you’ll work with
As a key member of the Global Advanced Analytics Team, you will work closely with Integrated Insights Leads and stakeholders across Patient Solutions, Patient Evidence, and Real World Evidence.

What you’ll do

This role provides leadership in advanced analytics, guiding the identification of high-impact business questions and opportunities to improve patient outcomes at UCB. You’ll make exceptional business impact through advanced analytics methods, enabling increased use of data, and reducing the necessity for primary data. Your expertise will drive objective, evidence-based decision-making and ensure the successful delivery of advanced analytics solutions. You will:

• Be a strategic partner to internal stakeholders (e.g., Integrated Insight Leads, Patient Solutions, Patient Evidence, Real World Evidence, etc.) to co-create analytics plans and priorities, ensuring collaboration with IT, Data Office, and other analytics teams.
• Lead end-to-end advanced analytics projects, delivering actionable insights and clear recommendations through effective communication, visualization & story-telling to non-technical audiences.
• Mentor and guide junior data scientists and translators in applying cutting-edge analytics, communicating insights, and implementing recommendations.
• Foster a strong data science community with significant business acumen and communication skills.

Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience and skills

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative area, Master/Doctor’s in a quantitative area is preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of experience working with patient real-world data (insurance claims, EHR, lab test results, HCP notes, registries, etc.) is required
• Minimum of 10 years of experience developing program/project plans and leading programs/projects from initiation to implementation is required
• Minimum of 10 years experience applying predictive modelling techniques such as ML, decision trees, ensemble learning, neural networks etc, and data engineering such as data integration, feature engineering, fuzzy matching, etc., is required

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

About us

UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

Why work with us?

At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equal opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.

UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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