Remote Pharma Data Scientist — ML for Drug Discovery

Placements24; Mtubatuba Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work arrangement

Competitive salary

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Professional growth opportunities

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Remote Pharmaceutical Data Scientist to drive insights from complex datasets in the pharmaceutical industry. You will apply advanced analytics, machine learning, and statistical modeling to support drug discovery, clinical development, and post-market surveillance from a home office.

The role emphasizes remote work, strong data governance, and clear communication, with opportunities for professional growth and a competitive compensation package.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in a quantitative field such as Data Science, Statistics, CS, or Bioinformatics.
• Proven Data Scientist with pharmaceutical/biotech experience.
• Proficient in Python or R and libraries like Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch.
• Strong statistical modeling, ML, and experimental design knowledge.
• Experience with big data technologies and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Excellent communication and remote-work abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement statistical models and ML algorithms for large-scale pharmaceutical datasets.
• Identify trends and insights to inform drug discovery and clinical design.
• Design data mining strategies for correlations and predictive markers.
• Collaborate with researchers, clinicians, and IT to define data needs and ensure quality.
• Create visualizations and reports for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Contribute to data governance policies and best practices.

Skills

Python

R

Machine Learning

Big Data

Education

Master's or PhD in Data Science/Statistics/CS/Bioinformatics

Tools

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Remote Pharmaceutical Data Scientist to drive insights from complex datasets in the pharmaceutical industry. You will apply advanced analytics, machine learning, and statistical modeling to support drug discovery, clinical development, and post-market surveillance from a home office.

The role emphasizes remote work, strong data governance, and clear communication, with opportunities for professional growth and a competitive compensation package.