Associate Director, Process Data Science

Job Description Summary

Internal Job Title: Associate Director, Process Data Science
Position is on-site in Durham, NC
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About the role:
We are seeking a talented and motivated Associate Director, Data Science to join our team and lead the efforts in driving data-driven decisions and optimizing biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes through insightful data analysis and visualization. The successful candidate will play a key role in establishing data flows and connections from laboratory systems to data science platforms, advancing our understanding of bioprocesses, and contributing to the optimization and improvement of our development processes.

 

Job Description

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead and manage multiple large projects to establish data flows and connections from laboratory systems to our data science platform.
• Demonstrate high agility to work across various business domains, including IT, engineering, laboratory teams, and collaborating partners, to identify data sources and develop data extraction methods that ensure data integrity and security.
• Quickly learn the use of tools, data sources, and analytical techniques needed to answer a wide range of critical business and scientific questions.
• Design and implement data pipelines to ingest, clean, and transform raw data for analysis. Leverage statistical and machine learning techniques to analyze integrated data sets, both structured and unstructured, extracting valuable insights into biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes. Communicate these findings to business users through compelling business presentations, interactive visualization tools, and contextual storytelling techniques, ensuring a clear and impactful understanding of the derived insights from data analysis.
• Develop and maintain data models and schemas to support ongoing data analysis and reporting needs.
• Be adaptable in providing support for a wide array of assessments, including process comparability, when necessary.
• Stay abreast of advancements in data technologies and best practices, recommending and implementing improvements to data infrastructure, models, and techniques as needed.
• Actively lead and propose new data projects, defining scope, timelines, and resource allocation, ensuring successful execution. Collaborate proactively with team members to plan, anticipate change, manage stakeholders, identify risks, and resolve issues.

Role Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree with 7 or more years / Masters Degree with 8 years/ PhD with 6 year of experience or dedicated post doc / graduate training in the field of bioprocess or data science. A combination of relevant industry experience and education will also be considered. Training and experience demonstrating proficiency in data management will be valued.
• Excellent and demonstrated teamwork and communication skills, with a collaborative and proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret and communicate findings effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and R
• Experience with platforms like Redhat Openshift, Posit Workbench, or Posit Connect
• Familiarity with web development technologies including JSON, CSS, and HTML.
• Experience with tools and platforms commonly used in the biopharmaceutical industry (e.g., JMP/JSL/SAS, SIMCA, OSIsoft PI).
• Strong understanding of modeling and statistical concepts.

Desired Requirements:

• Knowledge of bioprocess engineering principles and familiarity with biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes is preferred.

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