Clinical Data Scientist

Job Summary

The RedSail Technologies Network Services Business Unit has the primary mission to create incremental value streams for RedSail through the development and activation of Clinical, Financial, & Operational Programs that leverage our uniquely integrated technology platforms as well as our associated reach within the targeted market segments. The Clinical Data Scientist, will participate in the making use of RedSail’s data to evaluate and establish various impactful programs to accomplish and assist with the measurement of program effectiveness against the department objectives.

Key Duties

• Data Collection: Gathering data from various sources, such as databases, APIs, web scraping, and more. This can involve collecting structured and unstructured data.
• Data Cleaning: Preprocessing the collected data to handle missing values, remove duplicates, correct inconsistencies, and address outliers. This step ensures data quality and reliability.
• Data Exploration (Exploratory Data Analysis, EDA): Analyzing the main characteristics of the data often through visualization and summary statistics. This helps in understanding data distributions, relationships between variables, and identifying patterns or anomalies.
• Data Transformation: Modifying data into a suitable format for analysis, such as normalization, standardization, or creating new features (feature engineering).
• Data Visualization: Creating visual representations of data, such as graphs, charts, and dashboards, to communicate findings effectively. Tools like Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Tableau are commonly used.
• Statistical Analysis: Applying statistical methods to understand data distributions, test hypotheses, and infer relationships. This can include t-tests, chi-square tests, ANOVA, and regression analysis.
• Data Communication: Presenting findings, insights, and recommendations to stakeholders through reports, presentations, and storytelling. Effective communication is crucial for decision-making.
• Collaboration with Domain Experts: Working with professionals from various fields to ensure that the data science approach aligns with business goals and that the results are meaningful and actionable.
• Keeping Up with Industry Trends: Continuously learning and adapting to new tools, technologies, and methodologies in data science to stay current and effective in the field.
• Ethical Considerations and Compliance: Ensuring that data usage complies with ethical standards and legal regulations, such as data privacy laws (e.g., HIPAA)

Education/Training

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Data Engineering, or similar data relevant computer science/software development degree. Doctor of Pharmacy with data credentials or extensive data experience may substitute for formal education in Data Science.

Required Work Skills/Experience

• Pharma/Pharmacy/Healthcare experience.
• Experience programming with SQL scripting.
• Experience with data analytics visualization tools such as PowerBI and Tableau.
• Ability to transform complex data across multiple platforms into concise datasets.
• Ability to visualize data in the most effective way possible for a given project or study.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; inquisitive.
• Ability to work independently and with team members from different backgrounds and collaborative styles.
• Excellent attention to detail with critical thinking skills.

Preferred Work Skills/Experience

• A combination of both Doctor of Pharmacy and degree in Data Science, Data Engineering, or similar data relevant computer science/software development degree (i.e. Pharmacist Data Scientist) strongly preferred.
• 2 years of experience as a Data Analyst, Data Scientist or Data Engineer.
• Experience with Pharma/Pharmacy transactions.
• Experience programming with Python or Go Lang.

Discretionary Judgement

• Uses independent judgment and discretion based upon the employee’s experience in the position and knowledge of the products, equipment, and services.
• Uses good judgment and possesses ethical work values.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions/General Employment

• Moderate or high stress levels may be experienced in the job performance.
• Position is performed in a general office environment, home office, or approved remote workspace where physical work includes, but is not limited to, sitting, standing, reaching, kneeling, bending, and lifting to 25 lbs.

Equipment

• Daily use of Microsoft Teams (phone), computer, printer, and other routine office equipment.
• Must have reliable and consistent internet access.

Safety to Self and Others

• Little responsibility for the safety of others. Job is performed in an office setting where there are no hazardous materials or equipment.

Working Conditions/Hazards

• Position is performed in an open office environment or approved remote work location.

Work Location

• Hybrid RedSail Office