Senior Clinical Data Scientist

Job description

Senior Clinical Data Scientist  

(Utrecht, full-time, #hybrid)

 

Are you passionate about life sciences research, clinical health data, and nutrition and have an aspiration to lead the team in future? We’re excited to announce an opportunity for a Senior Clinical Data Scientist (aka Senior Health Data Scientist) at the Danone Nutricia Research & Innovation (R&I) Center, located in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Our team operates at the dynamic intersection of life sciences, digital health, clinical operations, medical affairs, and biometric data science within our Global R&I Medical & Nutritional Sciences division. Our mission is to support the development and validation of new medical and nutritional products (find out more: https://lnkd.in/eVRrYTye ). 

 

Our key priorities are: 

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Innovate: Develop state-of-the-art solutions using advanced statistical and data science techniques. 

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Generate Evidence by analyzing high-dimensional data in clinical studies, applying advanced statistics and machine learning, conduct post-hoc analyses, reuse historical data and perform meta-analysis/ systematic reviews to inform evidence-based decision-making. 

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Leverage Real-World Data (RWD): Analyze high-dimensional health datasets collected from digital health tools via real-world/ pragmatic or clinical study settings.  

Your contributing will be pivotal in shaping our strategy to deliver results, where you can make a difference through your people management and project management skills. Join us in shaping the future of nutritional products through data-driven insights. 

 

Main responsibilities:

 

Co-build evidence generation programs and strategic execution:

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Lead and collaborate with colleagues to design and implement evidence generation programs. 

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Contribute to the strategic direction by aligning initiatives with scientific roadmaps.

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Understand and actively execute the scientific strategy within efficient project contributions, lead team members to ideate and execute projects within the program.

Data-Driven Impact, through the team: 

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Leverage advanced statistical and machine learning models to extract insights from multidimensional data obtained from clinical studies.

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Efficiently collate, process, and analyze real-world data to create and validate new nutritional engines.

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Validation of Digital Health tools, including setting quality criteria and defining in which settings a tool can be used.

Cross-Functional Collaboration and innovation:

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Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Life Science, Digital Health, Biometrics, Data Science, Clinical Operations, and Medical Affairs. 

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Provide expert data science and statistical input to enhance decision-making. Contribute to the development of new data science innovations.

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Play a pivotal role in shaping the future of nutritional products through evidence-based insights. 

Key deliverable:

This critical role involves proactively leading the strategy and roadmap, driving innovation, and shaping the future of nutritional products through evidence-based insights, through managing team members and stakeholder

Educational Background: 

·  You hold a Ph.D. degree (or equivalent experience) with demonstrated working knowledge in the life science/ clinical domain.
·  You’ve navigated good clinical practices or quality management systems.

Statistical and Data Science Proficiency: 

·  A thorough experience in advanced statistical and machine learning methods in the health domain.
·  Eager to bring innovation in clinical research, including high-dimensional data, secondary use of clinical data, Real-World Data/ Real-World Evidence (RWD/RWE), validation of digital tool data.
·  Expert in programming languages R and Python, coding standards, best practices, and data standards. 

People management: 

·  Prior experience in leading project teams and strategic thinking, able to work independently, possible ambition to become a team lead.
·  Driven by purpose, you’re committed to contributing to Danone’s mission of positively impacting health.
·  Your excellent communication skills in English ensure seamless collaboration

At Danone, we offer a complete package of benefits, with a competitive primary salary and yearly bonus, but also benefits like a premium free pension, 30 days annual leave and several discounts on a collective health insurance and even on some of our products. In the Netherlands we also offer a hybrid working environment which enables each team to meet our people's desire for flexibility. Across our 3 office hubs in Hoofddorp, Rijswijk and Utrecht this helps us create better opportunities for connection & synergies across our entities, teams, functions and categories.

 

What’s next?

 

Hit the “apply now” button. After your application deadline first feedback will follow within 2 weeks. In case you are invited to the selection process you should expect to receive feedback 2 weeks after each step of the process

To comply with GDPR regulations, we cannot process your personal data without given consent. Therefore, we strongly recommend applying directly via our website.

 

Need more information? Please contact Elliot Obreen, Talent Scout via elliot.obreen@danone.com.

 

* all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.