Senior Data Scientist, Quantitative Biosciences ...

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme
London
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Job Description At our company, we are committed toimproving the health and well-being of people around the world. Asa leading global pharmaceutical company, we strive to make adifference through innovative research, discovery, and developmentof life-saving medications and vaccines. With over a century ofexperience and a steadfast dedication to scientific excellence, wehave become a trusted name in the industry. Join our team and be apart of our mission to create a healthier future for all. We havean exciting opportunity for a Senior Data Scientist with abackground in machine learning, statistics, data science to joinour Pharmacology team in either London UK or West Point PA. In thisrole, you will be working collaboratively with our local discoveryteams and other AIML & data science functionsto advancetherapeutic programs in Immunology, Neuroscience and InfectiousDiseases/Vaccines, and to build computational pipelines that makebetter use of the data we generate. If you are data-focused,energetic, and looking to further develop your career in datascience and drug discovery, we'd love for you to be part of ourdiverse and passionate team. In this role you will: - Work withdepartment pharmacologists to design statistically soundexperiments and critically analyze and interpret the data fromthese experiments to ensure the success of discovery programs inImmunology, Neuroscience and Infectious Diseases/Vaccines. - Helpdevelop novel data pipelines that move, integrate and analyzediverse sources of biological data that aid in the identificationof targets, profiling of therapeutic candidates or improving thechances of translation (e.g., cellular images, flow cytometry,multi-omics, deep profiling). - Identify, develop and implementdata visualization approaches that help drive decision making onprogram teams and manage resources for the department. - Helpwrangle and analyze unstructured and structured data that willdrive new translational strategies for the company. - Participatein the development and implementation of active learning-basedapproaches to drug discovery. - Work with automation engineers andlaboratory scientists to develop the infrastructure to collect andmove data off of lab-based instrumentation to help facilitatedownstream analyses including those implementing AIMLmethodologies. - Identify, validate, and integrate new technologiesor methodologies to increase efficiency and productivity, driveprogram progression, and facilitate clinical translation ofdiscovery programs. - Collaborate across the network to help guidethe data transformation process and build data scienceinfrastructure. - Effectively communicate data analyses andcomputational strategies to stakeholders and management. -Democratize computational approaches and upskill lab-basedscientists to become more data science savvy. What you will need: -Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Data Science, Biostatistics, ComputationalBiology/Chemistry or other quantitative field; or a Master’s degreein the same field with experience in some aspect of computationaldrug discovery or machine learning in a pharma or biotech setting.- An understanding of pharmacology experiments for the purposes ofdrug discovery, and how to design statistically sound experimentsthat will help drive pipeline decisions. - A background instatistics and machine learning. - Experience with databases,database queries, scripting, programming and/or the use ofstatistics or analysis software including SQL, Prism, Python or R.- An ability to wrangle structured and unstructured data for use indownstream data analyses. - Experience with multiple datamodalities, e.g. genomics data and/or chemical structure data, andinsights on how to integrate them with other data formats andperform interpretations. - A robust understanding of drug discoveryand clinical development and experience on drug discovery programsfrom at least lead identification through to the delivery of apreclinical candidate. - The ability to communicate effectivelywith and relate to a broad range of stakeholders, including seniorleaders, peers, direct reports, partner organizations and externalcollaborators. - Excellent written and oral communication skills. -The ability to adapt to changing priorities. - A passion forinnovation and problem-solving. We are proud to be a company thatembraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committedpeople together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is whendiverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. Weencourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’sthinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equalopportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive anddiverse workplace. Application Deadline: 11:59pm on the 18th MayCurrent Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HEREUS and Puerto Rico Residents Only: Our company is committed toinclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring processthat exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if youneed an accommodation during the application or hiring process. Asan Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equalopportunities to all employees and applicants for employment andprohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion,sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicablelegally protected characteristics.As a federal contractor, wecomply with all affirmative action requirements for protectedveterans and individuals with disabilities. For more informationabout personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employmentlaws, visit: EEOC Know Your Rights EEOC GINA Supplement We areproud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together,talented, and committed people with diverse experiences,perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way tobreakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broadexperiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusiveenvironment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challengeone another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. Learnmore about your rights, including under California, Colorado andother US State Acts U.S. Hybrid Work Model Effective September 5,2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will beworking a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site perweek, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary bysite or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-workingday, unless business critical tasks require an on-sitepresence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and dailyin-person attendance is required for, field-based positions;facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positionswhere the work to be performed is located at a Company site;positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless theagreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position forwhich the Company has determined the job requirements cannot bereasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid workmodel guidance also does not apply to roles that have beendesignated as “remote”. San Francisco Residents Only:We willconsider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction recordsfor employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair ChanceOrdinance Los Angeles Residents Only:We will consider foremployment all qualified applicants, including those with criminalhistories, in a manner consistent with the requirements ofapplicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance Search FirmRepresentatives Please Read Carefully Merck & Co., Inc.,Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway,NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firmsfor employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by searchfirms to any employee at our company without a valid written searchagreement in place for this position will be deemed the soleproperty of our company. No fee will be paid in the event acandidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referralwhere no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agencyagreements are in place, introductions are position specific.Please, no phone calls or emails. Employee Status: RegularRelocation: VISA Sponsorship: Travel Requirements: Flexible WorkArrangements: Not Applicable Shift: Valid Driving License:Hazardous Material(s): Required Skills: Business Intelligence (BI),Database Design, Data Engineering, Data Modeling, Data Science,Data Visualization, Machine Learning, Software Development,Stakeholder Relationship Management, Waterfall Model PreferredSkills: Job Posting End Date: 05/19/2025 *A job posting iseffective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFOREthe listed job postingend date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later thanthe day BEFORE the job posting end date. Requisition ID:R348244#J-18808-Ljbffr

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