Senior Data Scientist, RBQM Analytics

Scorpion Therapeutics; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Long-term incentive programs

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Senior Data Scientist to apply advanced analytics across the clinical development continuum, driving analytics innovation and experimentation to deliver data-driven insights for complex R&D problems using ML and visual analytics.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, develop prototypes and ML methods, ensure regulatory compliance, and mentor junior team members while leveraging cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, analytics or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 3–5 years analytics experience in clinical research with leadership/analytics competencies.
• Proficient in R, Python, SQL and data mining techniques.
• Experience with ML and advanced analytics techniques.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify issues and propose solutions.
• Develop prototypes, test methods, and ML/AI analytics solutions.
• Enable data-driven insights across the clinical development continuum.
• Coach and mentor junior team members.
• Apply ML to validate assumptions and predict future behavior.

Skills

Data science

Machine Learning

Statistical analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in statistics or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

R

Python

SQL

Spotfire

Tableau

MicroStrategy

Job description

Purpose

Senior Data Scientist role enabling application of advanced analytics across the clinical development continuum, driving analytics innovation and experimentation to deliver data-driven insights for complex R&D business problems using Machine Learning and Visual Analytics.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams as an analytics consultant; identify issues affecting timelines/quality and develop options and solutions.
• Establish design principles/standards so analytical work products are consistent across projects and optimize user experience.
• Develop prototypes, test methods, and algorithms; leverage emerging statistical methods, ML, and AI to build innovative analytical solutions.
• Enable data-driven insights to support the clinical development continuum, including precision medicine.
• Ensure adherence to federal/local regulations, GCPs, ICH Guidelines, AbbVie SOPs, and functional quality standards; stay current on evolving clinical development regulations/guidelines.
• Identify business needs and support creation of standard KPIs, reports, and statistical analyses.
• Coach and mentor junior team members.
• Work with cross-functional teams to strategize how analytics evaluate clinical trial progress and emerging risks; apply ML to validate assumptions and predict future behavior.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, analytics, bioinformatics, data science or equivalent; Master’s preferred.
• 3–5 years analytics-related experience in clinical research with leadership/analytics competencies.
• Advanced proficiency in R, Python, SQL (or other statistical packages); intermediate knowledge of statistical and data mining techniques.
• Expert proficiency with visualization tools (Spotfire, Tableau, Microstrategy or equivalent).
• Proven expertise with ML and advanced analytics techniques.
• Strong communication; can explain technical/analytical concepts in lay terms.
• Demonstrated problem-solving/analytical skills; successful execution in fast-paced environments and managing multiple priorities.
• Cloud computing experience (AWS, Azure, etc.) preferred.

Benefits (if applicable)

• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) for eligible employees.
• Eligible for long-term incentive programs.