Remote RWE Data Scientist - Pharma

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Generous leave

Retirement plan

Professional development

Conference travel

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Pharmaceutical Data Scientist to join a growing Real World Evidence team. You will work on real-world data across South Africa, applying ML and statistical methods to inform drug development, market access, and patient outcomes.

You will collaborate with epidemiologists, clinicians, and market access professionals, transforming complex data into actionable insights while ensuring data privacy and ethical standards in a fully remote setting.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in a quantitative field with strong healthcare relevance.
• 3+ years in data science or epidemiology, focusing on healthcare data.
• Proficiency in Python or R and common data science libraries.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with large relational databases.
• Experience applying ML, statistical modeling, and causal inference.
• Excellent communication to explain findings to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and run analytical studies using real-world data to generate RWE.
• Develop advanced statistical methods and predictive models for RWD.
• Collaborate with epidemiologists, statisticians, clinicians, and market access teams.
• Clean and transform large datasets; ensure data quality and integrity.
• Visualize findings via reports, dashboards, and presentations for diverse audiences.
• Contribute to RWE strategies for regulatory submissions and HTA processes.
• Stay updated on data science trends and healthcare analytics developments.
• Identify opportunities to leverage RWD/RWE to address business challenges.
• Ensure analyses comply with POPIA and ethical guidelines.
• Participate in conferences and publications as appropriate.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Data visualization

Communication skills

Remote work

Education

Master's or PhD in data science or related field

Tools

Pandas

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

Tableau

Power BI

Matplotlib

Seaborn

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Pharmaceutical Data Scientist to join a growing Real World Evidence team. You will work on real-world data across South Africa, applying ML and statistical methods to inform drug development, market access, and patient outcomes.

You will collaborate with epidemiologists, clinicians, and market access professionals, transforming complex data into actionable insights while ensuring data privacy and ethical standards in a fully remote setting.