Senior Clinical Data Scientist - Data Automation & Dashboards

Summit Therapeutics, Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Therapeutics Inc. in the United States is seeking a Senior Clinical Data Scientist to advance data-driven review and study monitoring through automation, analytics, and cross-functional data support.

The ideal candidate will be proficient in R and/or Python, apply these skills across clinical data domains, and help enhance efficiency and data quality in a fast-paced oncology-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Life Sciences, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years Pharmaceutical/Biotech programming experience.
• Proficiency in R or Python, and experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Shiny, Spotfire, Tableau) and R packages.
• Understanding of EDC and clinical trial processes.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and translate non-technical requirements into technical solutions.
• The ability to work well under pressure and shift priorities, both as a team leader and as a team member.
• Ability to communicate clearly both oral and written.

Responsibilities

• Develop clinical study reports, dashboards, and data visualizations using R or Python.
• Partner closely with the Data Management team to implement data-monitoring or reconciliation listings and edit checks that support ongoing data review.
• Collaborate with Clinical Operations to generate study metrics and identify potential site-level risks.
• Communicate requirements clearly with vendors, author and curate specs, and ensure the results delivered by vendors.
• Perform data wrangling and data processing in R/Python to support the summarization and interpretation of clinical trial data.
• Build ETL pipelines in a Windows environment to automate clinical data workflows and streamline clinical programming activities.
• Develop and maintain reusable R packages for data cleaning, transformation, and validation.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready documentation and specs for all programming activities.

Skills

R

Python

Data Visualization

ETL pipelines

Documentation

Education

Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Life Sciences, or related field

Tools

Shiny

Spotfire

Tableau

GitHub

Job description

Summit Therapeutics Inc. in the United States is seeking a Senior Clinical Data Scientist to advance data-driven review and study monitoring through automation, analytics, and cross-functional data support.

The ideal candidate will be proficient in R and/or Python, apply these skills across clinical data domains, and help enhance efficiency and data quality in a fast-paced oncology-focused environment.