Senior Pharma Data Scientist - AI-Driven Drug Discovery

Placements24; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 1.200.000 - 2.000.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement fund

Advanced training and conferences

Relocation assistance to Sandton

Generous annual leave and sick leave

Life and disability insurance

Zusammenfassung

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Pharmaceutical Data Scientist to join our client’s advanced analytics team in Sandton, Gauteng. The role focuses on extracting insights from clinical, omics, and real-world data to accelerate R&D and inform decision-making for drug development.

You will build models, run experiments, mentor junior data scientists, and collaborate with R&D, clinicians, statisticians, and IT while ensuring data quality, privacy compliance, and effective communication with senior

Qualifikationen

• PhD or Master’s in Data Science, Stats, CS, or related field.
• 5–7 years of pharmaceutical or biotech data science experience.
• Proficiency in Python or R and related ML libraries.
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL and data visualization tools.

Aufgaben

• Develop and deploy advanced statistical models and ML algorithms on pharmaceutical datasets.
• Identify trends to support drug discovery, trial design, and patient stratification.
• Design data mining, predictive modeling, and forecasting projects.
• Collaborate with R&D, clinicians, statisticians, and IT to define data needs.
• Create data visualizations and dashboards for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ensure data quality and privacy compliance (GDPR, HIPAA).
• Keep up with advances in data science and pharma applications.
• Contribute to data-driven strategies for R&D and commercial ops.
• Mentor junior data scientists and grow the team.
• Present findings to scientific meetings and senior management.

Kenntnisse

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Ausbildung

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

Tools

Python

R

Pandas

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

SQL/NoSQL

Tableau/Power BI

Matplotlib

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Jobbeschreibung

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Pharmaceutical Data Scientist to join our client’s advanced analytics team in Sandton, Gauteng. The role focuses on extracting insights from clinical, omics, and real-world data to accelerate R&D and inform decision-making for drug development.

You will build models, run experiments, mentor junior data scientists, and collaborate with R&D, clinicians, statisticians, and IT while ensuring data quality, privacy compliance, and effective communication with senior