Senior Clinical Data Scientist: Drive Oncology Analytics

Socket.dev; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Therapeutics Inc. is seeking a Sr. Clinical Data Scientist to advance our data-driven clinical data review and study monitoring strategy through automation and analytics.

You will develop reports, dashboards, and data visualizations using R or Python, and partner with Data Management and Clinical Operations to ensure data quality and timely insights. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in pharma/biotech programming, expertise in R/Python, and experience with EDC and trial processes.

Qualifications

• Master’s orBachelor’s degree in Data Science, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Life Sciences, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years pharmaceutical/biotech programming experience.
• Proficiency in R or Python with data visualization tools (Shiny/Spotfire/Tableau) and R packages.
• Understanding of EDC and clinical trial processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and translate non-technical requirements into technical solutions.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage priorities, and communicate clearly in writing and speech.

Responsibilities

• Develop clinical study reports, dashboards, and data visualizations using R or Python.
• Partner with Data Management to implement data-monitoring listings and edit checks.
• Collaborate with Clinical Operations to generate study metrics and identify site risks.
• Communicate requirements with vendors and curate specs for deliverables.
• Perform data wrangling/processing in R/Python for summaries and interpretation.
• Build ETL pipelines in Windows to automate data workflows.
• Develop and maintain reusable R packages for data cleaning, transformation, validation.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation and specs for programming activities.

Skills

R or Python

Data visualization tools

EDC & clinical trials

Cross-functional collaboration

Clear written and spoken communication

Education

Master's or Bachelor's degree in data science/biostatistics/computer science/life sciences

Tools

Shiny

Spotfire

Tableau

R packages

Job description

Summit Therapeutics Inc. is seeking a Sr. Clinical Data Scientist to advance our data-driven clinical data review and study monitoring strategy through automation and analytics.

You will develop reports, dashboards, and data visualizations using R or Python, and partner with Data Management and Clinical Operations to ensure data quality and timely insights. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in pharma/biotech programming, expertise in R/Python, and experience with EDC and trial processes.