Director, Scientific Data Insights

Responsibilities

• Developing data models, both the design and ability to map different data sets to a data model that was designed by the candidate
• Understanding how stacking data works (putting two or more data sets together that are similar)
• Understanding how linking data works (putting two or more data sets together that are different)
• Reading data dictionaries, be able to develop data dictionaries for clients, know data dictionaries best practices
• Ability to liaise between client and internal technical teams on data model design and transformation
• Developing internal and external frameworks to assess datasets and identify best-fit for various use cases
• Advising internal stakeholders on best datasets for therapeutic areas and analytic solutions; lead the effort to validate and assess datasets with key internal constituents, and determine key research questions that can be addressed by specific data sources
• Communicating with leadership and key internal constituents on data strategy and priorities
• Liaising between external data partners and internal sales, delivery, product and engineering teams to deploy new data sources
• Working in a highly collaborative and matrixed environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of operational or management experience using real-world data, with preference for use in life sciences and/or other healthcare industries
• Master’s degree in a science-related field, or an engineering degree at the undergraduate level or above
• Analytical experience with health care data; capabilities in acquiring and analyzing clinical data sets, and longitudinal patient data; experience with choosing and applying real-world data to specific research questions as well as entire therapeutic areas
• SQL coding experience is a plus
• Ability to develop and manage processes, operations and technology for data set ingestion and implementation
• Excellent time management skills and ability to multitask and prioritize work
• Exceptional attention to detail and extremely strong problem-solving skills to anticipate and proactively recommend solutions
• Ability to self-motivate and lead others– while the person will be an individual contributor at this time, they will be expected to manage other team’s timelines and team members within projects
• Strong written and verbal communications, including with senior executives and customers
• Travel as required