Associate Data Science Director-Advanced Analytics

Job Overview

-Developing, implementing, managing, and validating statistical-based custom analytics for pharmaceutical client engagements to help answer complex business questions.

Essential Functions
• Developing, implementing, managing, and validating statistical-based custom analytics for pharmaceutical client engagements to help answer complex business questions.
• Assisting the IQVIA Real World Insights and Commercial Services teams with use of appropriate data assets, methodologies, statistical techniques and delivery options to meet client information and analyses needs.
• Designing/documenting analytical plans and developing detailed programming specifications for the execution of the analysis plan.
• Coordinating with off-shore statistical programmers throughout the project lifecycle to ensure accurate and timely delivery.
• Collaborating closely with project managers to create time lines for the project and to ensure that project results and conclusions are presented accurately and without bias.
• Understanding the contracted scope of work, proactively identifying potential out-of-scope activities and bringing to the attention of the project leader.
• Working with consulting principals and sales team on business development effort by providing ad-hoc feasibility reports, providing estimations of effort and developing methodologies that address client needs.
• Managing the development work for urgent and/or complex projects requiring programming and statistical models in Python, R or other software packages.
• Building expertise in cross-platform applications of IQVIA assets with a specialization in longitudinal pharmacy and medical claIQVIA data.
• Contributing to the development innovative methodologies and new offerings. Creating and refining best practices and approaches.
• Mentoring junior team members. Potential for direct people management based on desire and prior experience.

Qualifications
• Master's Degree Statistics, Mathematics, Information Technology, Bio-informatics or related field Req Or Ph.D. Statistics, Mathematics, Information Technology, Bio-informatics or related field Pref
• Demonstrated organizational skills required to oversee a project from concept to completion; Advanced And
• Ability to work under stringent deadlines and be multi-task oriented; Advanced And
• Innovative thinking on conceptual products and services, knowledge of state-of-the-art statistical/longitudinal/data mining methods, and independent personal development in new database sources; Advanced And
• Experience with pharmaceutical industry strongly desired. Intermediate

At IQVIA, we believe in pushing the boundaries of human science and data science to make the biggest impact possible – to help our customers create a healthier world. The advanced analytics, technology solutions and contract research services we provide to the life sciences industry are made possible by our 70,000+ employees around the world who apply their insight, curiosity and intellectual courage every step of the way. Learn more at jobs.iqvia.com.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law.

IQVIA, Inc. provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.  Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to submit an application for employment or otherwise participate in the application process should contact IQVIA’s Talent Acquisition team at workday_recruiting@iqvia.com to arrange for such an accommodation.