Lead Data Scientist

Gothenburg, Sweden

Genesis Pharma are currently looking for a Data Science Group Leader to join a leading Pharmaceutical company based in Sweden. Full time position with fantastic benefits available to all employees from day 1 and high competitive salaries.

The client is a commander in innovation. They are now seeking a Data Science Group Leader to be based within their Safety Division.

 

Key Responsibilities:

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• Drive the profile and strategy and lead a team of data scientists for the analysis and mining of large data sets (Big Data)

• Work collaboratively with other data analytics groups and key stakeholders

• Provide state-of-the-art data management and computational services to allow effective use of models by the business

• Drive the research, development and application of predictive models and tools, including artificial intelligence and Deep Learning approaches, appropriate for the different phases of drug discovery and development

• Contribute to departmental strategies for data management and data structures to better enable modelling and informatics

• Work closely with DSM scientists providing computational support, technical expertise and input to influence scientific, project and departmental decisions.

• Train and mentor iMED scientists in the use of models to aid projects progression and decision making

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Qualifications, Skills and Experience Required:

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• MSc or PhD in a life science, computational biology, data science, informatics, statistics or other relevant field, with track record of impactful publications

• The ability to act as a figurehead to drive the abilities and profile of the team within - as well as its external profile.

• Track record of leading impactful delivery in data science projects and successful manager of people in a life science organization

• Experience with and knowledge of advanced machine learning and data mining technologies with applications in one of the following areas: predictive and statistical modeling, machine learning and text mining (e.g. R, scikit learn, Mahout, openCV etc)

• Demonstrated computational skills in a rapid prototyping platform (Python/Julia/Matlab etc)

• Experience of end-to-end software tool/solution development and lifecycle management

• Overview knowledge of computer hardware & software, including: databases, programming & scripting languages, hardware & software architecture, OTS tools (e.g. for data analysis & visualisation)

 

Desirable:

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• Knowledge of software development in one or more high level language (e.g. C++)

• Experience with or knowledge of computational biology and bioinformatics

 

In order to apply for this role, please forward your most up to date CV and quote the reference number.

 

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