Data Engineer (Databricks)

About the Role

We are a Pharma and Life Science IT service provider with more than 30 years of experience. Our consultants work in our office in Basel or from home.

Responsibilities

• Work through our customer's entire data ecosystem to understand their needs and where to find and collect that information
• Build and program machine learning on Databricks and statistical models based on digital, molecular, biobanking, clinical or Real World Evidence data.
• Advise on advanced data analytics both in standard statistics and machine learning activities
• Support the evaluation of the designed models and present results through data visualization
• Drive the execution of data science experiments based on business requirements and data and present the results to business stakeholders
• Advise team members on the design and scientific background of statistical models
• Organize knowledge sharing sessions in order to teach Data Science basic principles to project team members

Qualifications

• University Degree in Statistics, Biology, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, etc.
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience in Data Engineering within the Life Sciences R&D domain
• Good understanding and work exposure with AWS Databricks
• Experience in data wrangling, modelling, integrating and comparing a wide range of clinical data types
• At least 3 years of experience applying major data science, statistics and machine learning algorithms and methods for exploratory and confirmatory data analysis in mid to large volume data sets
• Experience in regulated environments (GxP, GAMP, 21 CFR Part 11) and IT projects
• Substantial experience with SAS/R and/or Python, ideally in Pharma
• Work well within a team and collaborate with individuals with technical and non-technical backgrounds
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Work exposure within an international environment in life sciences field
• Fluent in English (in writing and speaking), sound German or French skills (in writing and speaking)

Legal & Diversity

We can only accept applications of people with Swiss or EU/EFTA citizenship or with an existing and valid residence and work permit for Switzerland/EU. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of origin, race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation or disability.