Global Data Science Lead

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VeevaLife sciences analytics
Listing location: New York - New York City; Workplace type: RemoteFull-TimeLead
SalaryBase pay: $120,000 - $250,000
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Job Details

Experience
5+ years of relevant industry experience with a Ph.D., or 8+ years of relevant demonstrable research experience with an equivalent M.S.
Required Skills
Machine LearningData scienceNLPPrompt EngineeringGenerative AI

Requirements

  • Hold a Ph.D. in Economics, Machine Learning, Applied Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, or another quantitative discipline, with 5+ years of relevant industry experience; or an equivalent M.S. with 8+ years of relevant demonstrable research experience.
  • Have experience in the Life Sciences industry and applying analytics and AI/ML to related datasets.
  • Have hands-on experience building or deploying LLM-based systems, including prompt engineering, RAG, agentic workflows, or fine-tuning.
  • Bring advanced, in-depth data science and AI expertise, including classification, pattern recognition, clustering, feature analysis, NLP, fuzzy matching, sentiment analysis, A/B testing, and active/adaptive learning.
  • Have proven leadership experience managing teams of 10+ people.
  • Demonstrate problem-solving and quantitative skills, including identifying root causes and recommending solutions to non-standard problems.
  • Explain complex technical and AI-driven solutions effectively to team members and clients, orally and in writing.
  • Be comfortable with changing requirements and priorities.
  • Be results-oriented and able to proceed with incomplete information and minimal supervision.
  • Advanced experience with AWS, Snowflake, or Databricks is a plus.
  • Data pipeline building skills and product development experience are a plus.
  • Experience with LLM orchestration frameworks such as LangChain or LlamaIndex, or vector databases, is a plus.
  • Experience designing AI-native products or workflows is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Data Science function within the Global Analytics Team in line with Analytics Business Consulting goals.
  • Lead, mentor, and inspire data scientists, AI/ML engineers, and analysts.
  • Partner with Global Analytics leadership to turn the Data Science AI strategy into team priorities and delivery plans.
  • Own global methodology for model management, observability, testing, and deployment.
  • Oversee the design and implementation of advanced analytics, machine learning, and generative AI/LLM models.
  • Ensure robust, scalable, and efficient data and AI infrastructure for team deliverables.
  • Collaborate with consulting teams to translate customer business requirements into AI-native, data-driven solutions.
  • Work with product and business stakeholders to identify AI opportunities in team engagements.
  • Enforce data quality, security, governance, and responsible AI practices.
  • Implement testing procedures to validate data, ML, and AI model accuracy and reliability.
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