Remote Senior Pharmaceutical Data Analyst | Global Impact

Placements24; Randburg; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Retirement fund contributions

Performance-based bonuses

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Senior Pharmaceutical Data Analyst to drive data-driven decisions across R&D, clinical operations and commercial teams. You will build analyses, dashboards and predictive models using Python/R, SQL and leading visualization tools.

Esteemed for your analytical rigor, you will operate in a fully remote SA context, collaborating with a global team from Randburg or elsewhere in South Africa.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Data Science, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Pharmaceutical Sciences.
• Minimum 5 years in data analysis, with substantial pharma/biotech experience.
• Proficiency in Python or R for data manipulation, analysis and modeling.
• Expertise in SQL for database querying and management.
• Strong experience with data visualization tools like Tableau, Power BI, or QlikView.
• Deep understanding of pharmaceutical R&D processes, clinical trials, and regulatory landscapes.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large, complex pharmaceutical datasets to identify trends and insights.
• Develop and maintain analytical models and dashboards to track KPIs and support business objectives.
• Collaborate with R&D, clinical operations, marketing, and commercial to deliver analyses.
• Design and implement data quality checks and validation processes.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

QlikView

Statistics

Data visualization

Education

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

QlikView

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Senior Pharmaceutical Data Analyst to drive data-driven decisions across R&D, clinical operations and commercial teams. You will build analyses, dashboards and predictive models using Python/R, SQL and leading visualization tools.

Esteemed for your analytical rigor, you will operate in a fully remote SA context, collaborating with a global team from Randburg or elsewhere in South Africa.