Healthcare Data Science Director - AI, Analytics & Strategy

Publicis Groupe; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k

Paid time off

Flexible time off

Job summary

Publicis Groupe invites a Director of Applied Data Science to lead advanced analytics and audience solutions for pharmaceutical and healthcare clients. You will guide statistical modeling, ML, and AI-driven approaches to transform complex data into actionable marketing insights.

This role partners with cross-functional teams to create privacy-compliant data-driven solutions, mentor data scientists, and advance analytics capabilities across Strategy, Media, Technology, and Analytics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field; Master's preferred.
• 6+ years of data science, statistics, ML, predictive analytics, or marketing analytics experience.
• Proficient in Python, R, SQL; strong data visualization skills.
• Experience with cloud analytics platforms (Azure, Databricks, Snowflake, AWS).
• Ability to apply AI/advanced analytics to improve marketing effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, validation, and deployment of statistical models, predictive analytics, and ML solutions for client and internal initiatives.
• Partner with client teams and internal stakeholders to translate business objectives into scalable analytical approaches.
• Analyze large healthcare datasets (HCP/NPI-level data, claims, prescriptions) to inform audience strategies and marketing decisions.
• Apply MMM, multi-touch attribution, incrementality testing, lift studies, and experimental design to evaluate campaigns.
• Develop AI applications to improve insights, workflow efficiency, and decision-making.
• Leverage cloud-based data platforms to extract, transform, and analyze diverse data sources.
• Create dashboards and visualizations to communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Mentor junior team members and promote best practices in analytics.

Skills

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Data visualization

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, CS, Math, Economics, or related

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Databricks

Azure

Snowflake

Job description

Publicis Groupe invites a Director of Applied Data Science to lead advanced analytics and audience solutions for pharmaceutical and healthcare clients. You will guide statistical modeling, ML, and AI-driven approaches to transform complex data into actionable marketing insights.

This role partners with cross-functional teams to create privacy-compliant data-driven solutions, mentor data scientists, and advance analytics capabilities across Strategy, Media, Technology, and Analytics.