Data Scientist, Trial Operations Analytics

Basic Qualification:

• 4+ years of experience of working in Data Science or related role
• 4+ years in applied Machine Learning, NLP, supervised and unsupervised learning.
• 4+ years working with data (data understanding, data handling, feature creation), and data story telling through data visualization tools like PowerBi, PowerPoint, Excel
• Proficiency in Python programming, SQL, Statistics.

Job Description:

Would you like to join a GSK-wide community of data and analytics professionals, who are truly valued and appreciated for their knowledge and skills?

Data and analytics professionals are critical to GSK’s success, performance, and the difference we can make to patients’ lives. The work you do will transform GSK, making sense of our untapped data sources to drive better business choices, make advanced analytics a competitive advantage for GSK and secure better health outcomes for those who depend upon our medicines and innovation. 

This Trial Operations Analytics Senior Data Scientist role is an exciting opportunity to channel your passion for Innovation in the field of Statistics and Data Science to help shape the future of the Global Clinical Operations function and transform the way in which GSK uses data and quantitative thinking to drive decision-making in R&D.

Global Clinical Operations is the single-largest functional group with the GSK Development organization, numbering approx. 2000 permanent people in the US, UK, Europe and India.  Our work ensures that best and emerging practices for human subject research planning and execution are at the heart of R&D decision-making and enables scientists to make timely, data-driven choices about which potential new medicines and vaccines are most promising to add value for patients – ultimately making the development process more efficient and maximising success.  We are investing in growing our cutting-edge trial operational analytics capabilities by expanding the Digital, Analytics, and Performance team.

An ideal candidate for this position is passionate in the application of advanced analytics and data science to address varied business problems.  You will need to have a strong grounding in R and/or python and have experience of leading value delivery through simple predictive modelling, tools and applications. You will operate in matrix teams on a wide range of projects using agile ways of working collaboratively with other colleagues in Global Clinical Operations and partners from the wider Biostatistics, Data Science and R&D community. 

In this role you will:

This role will have two key responsibilities - solving business problem statements through execution of ad hoc analyses and building / maintaining data science solutions to be embedded as features into analytics products in support of better planning and monitoring of GSK’s clinical trials.

• Develop compelling summaries that visualize the data through narrative dashboards to clearly tell a succinct story in easy-to-understand ways; Focus on the key findings and insights in alignment with stakeholders' goals/business needs with proper validation techniques to build confidence in the results.
• Appropriately train and maintain machine learning models for accuracy and relevance with analytical findings.  Pull through analytics and business acumen through appropriate selection of methods fit for purpose that reveal customer patterns in the data that may spark additional data analysis or research for deep customer insight
• Productize analytics solutions / Proof of concepts as features on Azure based analytics platform using systems understanding, engineering constraints and system performance needs
• Stay on top of the latest external methods and approaches, current and emerging industry trends, and advanced methods/best practices.

Required qualifications and Experience

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• 4+ years of experience of working in Data Science or related role
• 4+ years in applied Machine Learning, NLP, supervised and unsupervised learning.
• 4+ years working with data (data understanding, data handling, feature creation), and data story telling through data visualization tools like PowerBi, PowerPoint, Excel
• Proficiency in Python programming, SQL, Statistics
• Demonstrated curiosity and passion about creative problem solving and data innovation, demonstrated accountability in driving project, demonstrated autonomy in leading stakeholder discussions and delivery
• Experience applying data science to clinical trials operations (study enrolment acceleration, trial site selection, country profiling, recruitment curve prediction etc), patient identification or medical domain a plus/preferred
• Experience with data analytics using Real-World Data (RWD) a plus
• Working knowledge of cloud based and local data science frameworks and toolkits. Experience in Azure / Databricks / Azure Health is preferred but GCP / AWS would be considered
• Exposure to building large scale machine learning systems or product development environment would be preferred but not mandatory

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

  
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