Senior Data Scientist

MathCo; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

MathCo in Bengaluru, India seeks a Senior Data Scientist with 4–7 years in Pharma or Life Sciences Commercial Analytics to drive data-driven decisions across sales, marketing and market access. You will build predictive and descriptive models, design data pipelines, and deliver insights to cross‑functional teams.

You will craft dashboards using Tableau or Power BI, ensure data quality, and monitor model performance, partnering with data engineering and commercial teams to translate business

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of data science experience in Pharma or Life Sciences Commercial Analytics.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical commercial processes (sales analytics, marketing analytics, customer analytics).
• Hands-on experience with ML algorithms and predictive modeling.

Responsibilities

• Develop predictive and descriptive analytical models for commercial objectives.
• Analyze large healthcare and market data to uncover business insights.
• Build models for customer segmentation, targeting, forecasting, and campaign effectiveness.

Skills

ML & statistical modeling

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in quantitative field

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Tableau/Power BI

Job description

We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Data Scientist with 4-7 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or life sciences domain, specializing in commercial analytics. The ideal candidate will leverage advanced analytics, statistical modeling, and machine learning techniques to generate actionable insights that support commercial decision-making, including sales, marketing, market access, and customer engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop predictive and descriptive analytical models to support commercial business objectives.
• Analyze large-scale healthcare, pharmaceutical, sales, claims, prescription (Rx), patient, and market data to uncover business insights.
• Build machine learning and statistical models for customer segmentation, targeting, forecasting, next best action, and campaign effectiveness.
• Design and implement data pipelines, feature engineering, and model validation processes.
• Collaborate with commercial stakeholders to translate business problems into analytical solutions.
• Create dashboards and visualizations to communicate findings effectively using BI tools.
• Monitor model performance and recommend improvements based on business feedback.
• Work with cross-functional teams including data engineering, business consulting, and commercial excellence teams.
• Ensure data quality, documentation, and adherence to data governance standards.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in data science, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline.
• 4-7 years of experience in Data Science with a focus on Pharma or Life Sciences Commercial Analytics.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical commercial processes, including sales analytics, marketing analytics, customer analytics, and market performance measurement.
• Hands-on experience with machine learning algorithms, statistical analysis, and predictive modeling.
• Proficiency in Python or R for data analysis and model development.
• Strong SQL skills for data extraction and manipulation.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is preferred.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies and version control tools such as Git is an advantage.