Senior AI Scientist - QC & Pharma Digital Transformation

Ascend Project Management, Inc.; South Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascend Project Management, Inc. in Ireland seeks a Data Science Senior Associate to advance QC digital transformation.

You will apply AI/ML, advanced analytics, and data science to improve QC operations, laboratory workflows, and business processes, collaborating with Quality, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, and IS teams to design, validate, and deploy scalable digital solutions. The ideal candidate has strong AI/ML expertise in GxP environments, experience with Python/SQL and cloud

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Data Science, ML, Software Eng, or related discipline.
• Experience with statistics, ML, predictive analytics, and AI/ML model development; generative AI and LLMs desirable.
• Strong programming in Python/SQL; cloud platforms AWS/Azure/GCP; Spark/Databricks.
• Familiar with MLOps, model versioning, monitoring, testing, deployment pipelines, and responsible AI; BI tools advantageous.
• Experience in GxP or regulated environments in pharma/healthcare; strong communication and stakeholder skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, evaluate, and deploy AI/ML, generative AI, predictive, prescriptive, and analytics for QC and business challenges.
• Convert QC processes and requirements into scalable, production-ready code with software/data engineers.
• Perform data analysis; assess data quality; identify actionable insights; optimize QC workflows.
• Conduct data verification, model validation, and monitoring to meet business and quality requirements.
• Collaborate with global teams using Agile; ensure AI/ML solutions comply with GxP and regulatory standards.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication

Agile delivery

Education

Master's or PhD in Data Science / ML / Software Eng or related

Tools

Python

SQL

AWS

Azure

GCP

Spark

Databricks

Tableau

Power BI

Spotfire

Job description

Ascend Project Management, Inc. in Ireland seeks a Data Science Senior Associate to advance QC digital transformation.

You will apply AI/ML, advanced analytics, and data science to improve QC operations, laboratory workflows, and business processes, collaborating with Quality, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, and IS teams to design, validate, and deploy scalable digital solutions. The ideal candidate has strong AI/ML expertise in GxP environments, experience with Python/SQL and cloud