0926-IND-185 - Lead Data Analyst

RX Brasil; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Flexible Working Arrangements

Employee Assistance Program

Medical Screening

Job summary

Elsevier seeks a Team Lead for Scientific Discovery Platforms to head a team of data analysts ensuring quality, discoverability, and customer relevance of search and API experiences across Reaxys, Embase, and future AI-enabled life sciences solutions.

You will guide data modeling, pipeline improvements, and customer-centric QA, while coordinating cross-functional efforts and advancing AI-enabled testing workflows.

Qualifications

• Academic background (Masters/PhD) in Bioinformatics, Cheminformatics/Chemistry/Biochemistry or allied fields.
• Strong data analysis and scripting skills using Python (Jupyter Notebook) and Bash.
• Collaborative mindset with proactive knowledge sharing and cross-functional teamwork.
• Experience contributing to or validating AI/GenAI-based testing frameworks and analytical workflows.
• Hands-on experience with relational/analytical databases (e.g., PostgreSQL).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
• Experience driving projects forward and coordinating stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead SME team evaluating Reaxys and Embase search and API quality.
• Improve discoverability through input on data models and pipelines.
• Oversee customer-focused QA, testing, and feature releases.
• Escalate unexpected search and API changes with expert insight.
• Provide usage insights for data-driven platform improvements.
• Represent expert customer perspectives in product development.

Skills

Python

Bash

Data analysis

Collaboration

AI testing

Leadership

GenAI workflows

Education

Masters/PhD in Bioinformatics/Cheminformatics/Chemistry/Biochemistry

Tools

PostgreSQL

AWS

Azure

Job description

Team Lead, Scientific Discovery Platforms Lead a team of scientific experts responsible for ensuring the quality, discoverability, and customer relevance of search and API experiences across Reaxys, Embase, and future AI-enabled life sciences solutions.

About our team

We are a diverse, collaborative team combining Life Sciences, Data, Product, and Technology expertise. Our mission is to ensure scientific content is accurate, well organized, and trustworthy. We build AI-driven products people can rely on. We focus on data integrity, reliable insights, teamwork, and continuous learning across disciplines.

About the Role

You will lead a team of 5-10 experienced Data Analysts supporting multiple Life Science solutions, including Reaxys and Embase. Our work operates at the intersection of scientific domain expertise, advanced data analysis, and the adoption of AI-enabled technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead scientific subject matter experts (SMEs) evaluating Reaxys and Embase search and API quality.
• Improve discoverability through expert input on data models and pipelines.
• Oversee customer-focused quality assurance, testing, and feature releases.
• Escalate unexpected search and API changes with expert insight.
• Provide usage insights and recommendations for data-driven platform improvements.
• Represent expert customer perspectives throughout product development and delivery.
• Set and champion the quality standards by which search and API outputs are judged, ensuring results meet the bar expert customers expect.

Requirements

• Academic background (Masters/PhD) in Bioinformatics, Cheminformatic/Chemistry Biochemistry or allied fields.
• Strong data analysis and scripting skills using Python (Jupyter Notebook) and Bash.
• Collaborative mindset with a proactive approach to knowledge sharing and cross-functional teamwork.
• Demonstrated experience contributing to or validating AI/GenAI-based testing frameworks and analytical workflows.
• Hands-on experience working with databases (e.g., PostgreSQL or other relational/analytical database systems).
• Experience working with large datasets on cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure).
• Experience driving projects forward, coordinating stakeholders, documenting work, and presenting results.

Work in a Way that Works for You

We promote a healthy work-life balance across our organization. We offer various well-being initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals to help you meet both your immediate responsibilities and long-term goals.

Working for You

We understand that your well-being and happiness are essential to a successful career. Here are some benefits we offer:

• Comprehensive Health Insurance covers you and your immediate family.
• Enhanced Health Insurance Options with competitive rates.
• Group Life Insurance ensuring financial security for your loved ones.
• Group Accident Insurance offering extra protection.
• Flexible Working Arrangements to achieve a balanced work-life schedule.
• Employee Assistance Program providing support for personal and work-related challenges.
• Medical Screening prioritizing your well-being.
• Modern Family Benefits including parental and adoption support.
• Long-Service Awards recognizing dedication and commitment.
• Celebratory New Baby Gift.
• Subsidized Meals (location-specific).
• Various Paid Time Off options including Casual Leave, Sick Leave, Privilege Leave, Compassionate Leave, Special Sick Leave, and Gazetted Public Holidays.
• Free Transport for home-office-home commutes (location-specific).

About the Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we assist researchers and healthcare professionals in advancing science and improving health outcomes for society’s benefit. Leveraging our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and extensive data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education, and interactive learning. At Elsevier, your work contributes to addressing the world’s grand challenges and fostering a sustainable future. We utilize innovative technologies to support science and healthcare, partnering for a better world. We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Elsevier is a global leader in advanced information and decision support for science and healthcare. We believe that by working together with the communities we serve, we can shape human progress to go further, happen faster, and benefit all. We support continuous discovery and uphold the highest standards of content integrity, reliability, and reproducibility so the communities we serve can advance their field of science, healthcare or innovation with confidence. By combining high-quality content with powerful analytics, we transform complexity into clarity and deliver mission-critical insights that help professionals make better decisions when it matters most. We deliver insights that help research institutions, governments, and funders achieve their goals. We help researchers discover and share knowledge, collaborate, and accelerate innovation. We help librarians provide verified, quality information to universities. We help innovators turn knowledge into new products. We help health professionals improve patient care and educators train the next generation of doctors and nurses. Connecting quality content and innovative technologies, we make progress go further and happen faster. And by championing inclusion and sustainability, we ensure progress benefits all. With 9,500 employees, over 2,300 technologists in 5 major tech hubs, and more than 60 locations across the globe, we are committed to supporting the scientific and healthcare communities around the world. We offer a diverse range of opportunities across technology, commercial, business, and early career jobs. If you are looking for a career that inspires progress in science, innovation and health, and allows you to grow every day, find your team at Elsevier.

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