Remote Principal Data Scientist - Pharma Media

Description:

• Spring & Bond is a digital media agency and consultancy focused on pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.
• The Principal Data Scientist will lead data science initiatives, designing and deploying advanced machine-learning and statistical solutions.
• Responsibilities include mentoring a team of data scientists, developing a data-science strategy, and ensuring algorithms provide business value.
• The role involves designing, implementing, and optimizing predictive models and machine-learning algorithms.
• Collaboration with software engineers, product managers, and business units is essential to deliver client-facing solutions.
• The position requires leveraging SQL, Python, and R-Shiny to extract insights from large datasets.
• Managing the model lifecycle, including design, training, evaluation, validation, and deployment is a key responsibility.
• The Principal Data Scientist will translate complex analytical results into clear business recommendations and visualizations.
• Defining and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and security is necessary.
• Analyzing digital trends, user behavior, and product performance is part of the role.
• The candidate will oversee digital data infrastructure in Snowflake, ensuring data health and quality.
• Creating and maintaining technical documentation in a GitHub repository is required.
• Supporting measurement strategies and collaborating with stakeholders to address digital data needs is essential.
• Educating research and business teams on data best practices and infrastructure is also part of the job.

Requirements:

• A Master’s degree in data science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field is required; a PhD is preferred.
• Candidates must have 5+ years of analytics experience.
• A minimum of 4 years of hands-on experience in machine learning and relational databases is necessary.
• Proficiency in data manipulation using SQL, Python, and/or similar programming languages is required.
• A solid understanding of media metrics, digital/social analytics, ad technology, and TV ratings is essential.
• Strong project-management skills for managing cross-functional workflows are necessary.
• Proven ability to build and maintain client relationships is required.

Benefits:

• The position offers a remote-first team environment.
• Coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance is provided for employees and their dependents.
• A disability insurance plan is included.
• The company offers a matching 401K plan.
• Parental leave is available.
• Additional fun health and wellness perks are provided.