Data Science - Pharma Consulting

PeopleStrong; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TheMathCompany is seeking a Data Science Consultant with deep oncology analytics experience to help pharmaceutical clients address complex business challenges through data-driven insights and advanced analytics.

The ideal candidate will act as a bridge between business stakeholders and analytics teams, translating strategic questions into structured analytical approaches, guiding solution development, and synthesizing insights into actionable recommendations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with 7+ years in pharma consulting analytics or data science, oncology exposure.
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical clients in commercial, medical, or market access analytics is highly preferred.
• Strong consulting mindset, stakeholder management, and ability to translate business questions into analytical workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Bridge business stakeholders and analytics teams to frame problems and guide solution development.
• Present findings and strategic narratives to senior client stakeholders.
• Mentor junior team members and support cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

Oncology domain knowledge

Consulting capabilities

Stakeholder management

Analytical problem-solving

Client-facing communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

IQVIA data

EMR data handling

Job description

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. Years of Experience

Minimum of 7+ years in relevant experiencein pharma consulting, analytics, or data science, with significant exposure toOncology.

• Experience supporting pharmaceutical clients in commercial, medical, or market access analytics initiatives is highly preferred.

About Us

TheMathCompany or MathCo® is a global Enterprise AI and Analytics company trusted by leading Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises for data-driven decision-making. Founded in 2016, MathCo builds custom AI and advanced analytics solutions to solve enterprise challenges through its hybrid model. NucliOS, MathCo’s proprietary platform, enables connected intelligence at a lower total cost of ownership (TCO).

At MathCo, we foster an open, transparent, and collaborative culture, making it a great place to work. We provide exciting growth opportunities and value capabilities and attitude over experience, enabling our Mathemagicians to 'Leave a Mark'.

Job Description

We are seekinga Data Science Consultant with expertise in Oncology to help pharmaceutical clients address complex business challenges through data-driven insights and advanced analytics. This role requires a strong blendof oncology domain knowledge, consulting capabilities, stakeholder management, and analytical problem-solving skills.

The ideal candidate will act as a bridge between business stakeholders and analytics teams, translating strategic questions into structured analytical approaches, guiding solution development, and synthesizing insights into actionable recommendations. The role is highly client-facing and requires the ability to navigate ambiguity, frame business problems, and influence decision-making through compelling storytelling.

• Partner with commercial, medical, market access, and brand stakeholders to understand oncology-related business challenges and translate them into analytical workstreams.
• Develop and guide analytics initiatives focusedon patient journey, treatment pathways, line of therapy (LOT), brand performance, opportunity assessment, competitive intelligence, and market dynamics.
• Leverage real-world data and secondary data assets to generate actionable insights that support business decision-making.
• Interpret analytical outputs and contextualize findings within the oncology treatment landscape.
• Collaborate with data science, engineering, and analytics teams to ensure successful execution and delivery of high-quality solutions.
• Present findings, recommendations, and strategic narratives to senior client stakeholders.
• Drive problem-solving discussions, requirement gathering sessions, and solutioning workshops in a consulting environment.
• Contribute to thought leadership, capability development, and best practices within the oncology analytics space.
• Mentor junior team members and support cross-functional collaboration to deliver impactful outcomes.

Skills Required

• Strong understanding ofthe oncology therapeutic area, including patient pathways, disease progression, treatment regimens, and evolving standards of care.
• Familiarity with concepts such as Line of Therapy (LOT), biomarker testing, treatment sequencing, patient adherence, and clinical outcomes
• Knowledge of oncology commercial use cases including brand performance, patient analytics, forecasting, opportunity assessments, and competitive landscape evaluation.
• Understanding of payer dynamics, reimbursement considerations, and market access strategies in oncology is preferred.

Pharma Data Expertise

Experience working with pharmaceutical datasets, including:

• Claims and EMR data (IQVIA, Symphony, Komodo, Truveta, Flat iron)
• Rx data (IQVIA NPA, NBRx,TRx)Sales and promotional data
• Epidemiology and patient-level data
• Market access and payer datasets (MMIT, Fingertip Formulary, DRG Access & Reimbursement)

Consulting & Analytical Skills

• Strong consulting mindset with the ability to structure ambiguous business problems into actionable analytical approaches.
• Excellent communication, storytelling, and executive presentation skills.
• Ability to synthesize complex analyses into meaningful business recommendations.
• Experience working in client-facing consulting engagements and managing stakeholder relationships.
• Familiarity with analytical and visualization tools is preferred, though deep hands-on technical expertise is not required.