Senior Data Scientist - Remote Lead in Pharma AI & Stats

Phastar; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working

Flexible hours

Career development

Job summary

Phastar is seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist to join our FSP team supporting a global pharmaceutical client. The role emphasizes statistical leadership, data science, and AI applications within high-dimensional datasets.

The position is full-time and fully remote, with potential bases in the UK, France, or Spain. Candidates should have PhD or MS with relevant experience, strong statistical programming skills, and knowledge of cloud environments, SDTM/ADaM, and ML frameworks.

Qualifications

• PhD in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, or related field; or MS with 3–5+ years of industry experience.
• Extensive knowledge of mathematical statistics, probability, and statistical modelling.
• Experience applying machine learning or AI methods to large or high-dimensional data sets.
• Proficiency in SAS, R and Python; more is advantageous.
• Solid understanding of causal inference and observational study design; Bayesian modelling or probabilistic ML is a plus.
• Experience with large-scale real-world data (claims, EHR, registries) and cloud/big-data environments (SQL, Spark, Databricks, AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with CDISC (SDTM/ADaM) and ML frameworks (scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow) is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide statistical leadership and direction on analytical projects.
• Lead and mentor team members and foster development.
• Ensure compliance, quality and governance across analyses.
• Communicate findings effectively to stakeholders and influence decisions.

Skills

Statistical modelling

Machine learning

AI in statistics

Data science

Education

PhD in Statistics or related field

MS with 3–5+ years of experience

Tools

SAS

R

Python

SQL

Spark

Job description

Phastar is seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist to join our FSP team supporting a global pharmaceutical client. The role emphasizes statistical leadership, data science, and AI applications within high-dimensional datasets.

The position is full-time and fully remote, with potential bases in the UK, France, or Spain. Candidates should have PhD or MS with relevant experience, strong statistical programming skills, and knowledge of cloud environments, SDTM/ADaM, and ML frameworks.