Position Details

Salary $95K – $140K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years PhD in STEM field plus 1+ years OR Masters in STEM field plus 3+ years

Education PhD in STEM field; or Masters in STEM field with 3+ years experience

Category Data & Analytics

About this role

Data Scientist in Veeva's Business Consulting group transforms raw data into strategic insights for life sciences clients, bridging advanced modeling with tangible business impact in 4-12 week analytics engagements.

Key Responsibilities

Solve Real-World Challenges
Translate Data to Value
Architect Scalable Solutions
Consult with Purpose
Drive Team Velocity

Technical Overview

Proficiency in Python and SQL with experience building scalable data models and pipelines; familiarity with data from pharmacy claims and prescriber trends; exposure to Airflow and AWS is a plus; focus on consumer/brand analytics and sales operations.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior data scientist with a PhD in a STEM field and 1+ year of data science experience (or a Masters with 3+ years) who can translate complex clinical and commercial data into strategic insights for life sciences clients and drive analytics engagements in a consulting setting.

Must-Have Skills

PhD in STEM field with 1+ years experience OR Masters in STEM field with 3+ yearsData intuition & Real-World MappingMathematical FoundationStrong Programming Skills in Python and SQLExperience in Life Sciences industryAbility to translate data to business valueAnalytical problem solvingAbility to distill complex findings into strategic narratives

Nice-to-Have Skills

Consulting ExperienceAirflow or similar workflow orchestrationAWS ecosystem experienceExposure to longitudinal patient dataspecialty pharmacy claimsor payer data schemas

Tools & Platforms

AirflowAmazon Web ServicesAWSPythonSQLTableauExcel

Required Skills

PhD in STEM field with 1+ years of experience or Masters in STEM field with 3+ years; data intuition & real-world mapping; mathematical foundation; Python and SQL proficiency; Life Sciences industry experience; ability to translate data to business value; strong communication; analytical problem solving

Hard Skills

PythonStructured Query LanguageSQLData ModelingPandasNumPyAirflowMachine LearningStatistical AnalysisData Processing Pipelines

Soft Skills

CommunicationStakeholder ManagementStrategic ThinkingProblem-SolvingCollaborative

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS

Job Function Transform data into strategic commercial insights for life sciences clients in a consulting analytics setting

Role Subtype Data Scientist

Tech Domains Python, Structured Query Language, SQL, Data Modeling, Pandas, NumPy, Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Tableau, Data Pipelines

Keywords for Your Resume

Data ScientistPythonStructured Query LanguageSQLLife Sciencespharmacy claimsprescriber trends4-12 week analytics engagementsBrand StrategyPatient AnalyticsSales Operationsdata modelsAirflowAirflow or similar toolsAmazon Web ServicesAWSlongitudinal patient dataspecialty pharmacy claimspayer data schemasconsultingdata modelingdata pipelines

Deal Breakers

No Life Sciences industry experience, No PhD in STEM or Masters in STEM with required experience, No Python/SQL proficiency, No consulting experience

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