Japan EOR Senior Data Scientist is an expert role in clinical research to provide scientific expertise in evidence generation so that key research questions are sufficiently addressed, and all research are planned and delivered in a way that represent cutting-edge science, methodologies, technologies, processes, and solutions in the Pharm industry. Senior Data Scientist reports to director of Data Science, EOR. 

•  Lead/co-leading of observational/database research and data analytics
•  Assessment of study design/target population/data source/data handling/analytical method and give suitable inputs from an epidemiological point of view
• Oversight of venders (timeline management, quality of outputs, resource, & budget)
• Survey & assess the necessary information for database and recommend database that fits for research/analytical purpose

Required Experiences/Skills

• Design, analyze, interpret and publish researches for Data Science/Epidemiology/clinical
• Planning, managing, and/or leading group of individuals responsible for conducting clinical/epidemiologic research, analysis of data, reading of the data for efficacy, safety, clinical effectiveness and epidemiological assessments (acceptable even if the leadership is primarily focused on the scientific features)
• Apply appropriate study design & analytical methods to observational / Epidemiological / pragmatic interventional studies to combine business and scientific agenda
•  Lead the interpretation of the scientific data, the translation to the appropriate messaging and drafting manuscript of relevant scientific publications 
• Take a leadership in analyzing medical evidence gap, spotting opportunities/requirements for evidence generation and integrate them into a clear evidence plan/option in the cross-functional team
• Assess scientific feasibility in using/integrating databases for the research purposes
• Fundamental project management capabilities in planning, initiating and controlling the projects, and applying the tools/frameworks/concepts to drive the effectiveness/performance of project teams 
• Solid communication and interpersonal skills to enable effective leadership, coaching and collaborations
• PhD or Master degree in public health or equivalent (individuals holding MD/biological/pharmaceutical science degree may be acceptable, but should have had the sufficient experience specialized in clinical development/epidemiological research)

Nice to have

• Reviewing, assessing and using Real-World Data for the research purposes to address clinical/research questions
• Networking, integrating and using EMR(electronic medical records)/EHR(electronic health record) data for the clinical /epidemiological research
• Using/applying bioinformatics methodologies to analyze medical big data/database/scientific research
• Apply health technology assessments to make clear drug characteristics
• MD degree is desirable on top of the public health

Language

• Practically communicate, discuss and negotiate scientific agendas with the key stakeholders and experts in Japanese/English
• Make a presentation about the scientific discussions at the global meetings
• Reading/writing scientific documents including protocol, analysis plan, manuscripts in Japanese/English

Date Posted

Closing Date

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