Senior Data Scientist, Life Sciences AI Innovator

McKinsey & Company; Darien (CT); On-site; USD 176,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

McKinsey & Company seeks a Senior Data Scientist to join the Life Sciences AI team, integrated with QuantumBlack. You will build AI that transforms Pharma and MedTech, partnering with global teams to deploy production-ready analytics across commercial workflows.

You will lead ML model development, mentor colleagues, and collaborate across disciplines to deliver real-world impact for patients, with opportunities to grow as a technologist and leader within a global firm.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in CS/ML/AI.
• 5+ years in ML, knowledge graphs, agents, evaluation for agentic outputs.
• Strong Python and analytics libraries experience.
• Production-grade code and Git experience.
• Willingness to travel for work.

Responsibilities

• Partner with global teams to create differentiated analytics for Life Sciences.
• Transform pilots into production-ready systems.
• Develop advanced ML models, design agentic flows, evaluate outputs, and write optimized code.
• Mentor junior colleagues and collaborate on multiple projects.
• Deliver real-world impact for patients and modernize commercial workflows.

Skills

Python

Machine learning

Graph neural networks

LangChain

LangGraph

Leadership

Communication

Travel

Education

Masters/PhD (CS/ML)

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Databricks

Kedro

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

SQL

Job description

McKinsey & Company seeks a Senior Data Scientist to join the Life Sciences AI team, integrated with QuantumBlack. You will build AI that transforms Pharma and MedTech, partnering with global teams to deploy production-ready analytics across commercial workflows.

You will lead ML model development, mentor colleagues, and collaborate across disciplines to deliver real-world impact for patients, with opportunities to grow as a technologist and leader within a global firm.