【Alexion Japan】Associate Director, Data Science Lead
Thisiswhatyouwilldo:
DataScienceLeadisanexpertroleinclinicalresearchtoprovidescientificexpertiseinevidencegenerationsothatkeyresearchquestionsaresufficientlyaddressed,andallresearchareplannedanddeliveredinawaythatrepresentcutting-edgescience,methodologies,technologies,processes,andsolutionsinthePharmaceuticalindustry.
DataScienceLeadcollaborateswithHealthEconomics&OutcomeResearchLead(HEORLead)toensureanappropriatenessofAlexionconductingdatabaseresearchesandtodelivermeaningfulevidencetofacilitatefutureclinicalpracticeandrelevantpolicyineachtherapeuticarea
DataScienceLeadplaysakeyroleofdataanalyticsbyproposingsuitabledatabase,andeffectiveanalyticalmethodsandprovidinginterpretationofresultsforallAlexionemployees.
DataScienceLeadreportstoDirectorofEvidenceandObservationalResearch.
DataScienceLeadcollaboratesandcontributestoallAlexionconductingevidencegeneration,databaseresearchwithregardtoplanninganddataanalytics
DataScienceLeadassessesstudydesign/targetpopulation/datasource/datahandling/analyticalmethodandgivesuitableinputsfromanepidemiologicalpointofview
DataScienceLeadoverseesevidencegenerationrelatedvenders(timelinemanagement,qualityofoutputs,resource,&budget)
DataScienceLeadconductssurvey&assessanecessaryinformationfordatabaseandrecommenddatabasethatfitsforresearch/analyticalpurpose
Youwillberesponsiblefor:
Lead/co-leadingofobservational/databaseresearchanddataanalytics
Tomakestudydesign,endpoints,analysis,andinterpretationofstudyresultfromanEpidemiologicalpointofviewandleadobservational/databaseresearchinAlexion.
Toinputanalysismethod,datahandling,andinterpretationtootherdivisions
Assessmentofstudydesign/targetpopulation/datasource/datahandling/analyticalmethodandgivesuitableinputsfromanepidemiologicalpointofview
Toreviewplansofobservational/databaseresearchandsupportfornecessarydocumentations(studydesignconcept,clinicalstudyprotocol,statisticalanalysisplan,etc.)
Tolearninnovativemethodologyandchallengetoimplementthosetoourstudies/researches
Oversightofvenders(timelinemanagement,qualityofoutputs,resource,&budget)
Tooverseevenderperformancestoachieveresponsiblestudieseffectively
Togivefeedbacks&getfeedbacksfromvendersforconstructingagoodrelationshipwithvenders
Tofindefficientwaysformultipletasks(e.g.makestandarddocuments,andproposethereuseofprograms)
Survey&assessthenecessaryinformationfordatabaseandrecommenddatabasethatfitsforresearch/analyticalpurpose
TosurveydatabasesthatAlexionis/willbeabletoaccessforusingourresearch
Toassesscharacteristicsofdatabaseandgiveadviceofdatabasethatfitforpurposes
Tocommunicatewithdatabaseprovidersandexchangeourrequirements
Youwillneedtohave:
Advanceddegree:PhDorMasterdegreeinpublichealthorequivalent(individualsholdingMD/biological/pharmaceuticalsciencedegreemaybeacceptable,butshouldhavehadthesufficientexperiencespecializedinclinicaldevelopment/epidemiologicalresearch).MDdegreeisdesirableontopofthepublichealth
5-10yearsofrelevantexperienceinaPharmaceuticalcompany
Design,analysis,interpretandpublishresearchesforDataScience/Epidemiology/clinical
Planning,managing,and/orleadinggroupofindividualsresponsibleforconductingclinical/epidemiologicresearch,analysisofdata,readingofthedataforefficacy,safety,clinicaleffectivenessandepidemiologicalassessments(acceptableeveniftheleadershipisprimarilyfocusedonthescientificfeatures)
Reviewing,assessingandusingreal-worlddatafortheresearchpurposestoaddressclinical/researchquestions
Networking,integratingandusingEMR(electronicmedicalrecords)/HER(electronichealthrecord)datafortheclinical/epidemiologicalresearch
Usingandapplyingbioinformaticsmethodologiestoanalyzemedicalbigdata/database/scientificresearch
Abilitytoapplyappropriatestudydesign&analyticalmethodstoobservational/Epidemiological/pragmaticinterventionalstudiestocombinebusinessandscientificagenda
Abilitytoleadtheinterpretationofthescientificdata,thetranslationtotheappropriatemessaginganddraftingmanuscriptofrelevantscientificpublications
Abilitytotakealeadershipinanalyzingmedicalevidencegap,spottingopportunities/requirementsforevidencegenerationandintegratethemintoaclearevidenceplan/optioninthecross-functionalteam
Experienceofassessingscientificfeasibilityinusing/integratingdatabasesfortheresearchpurposes
Fundamentalprojectmanagementcapabilitiesinplanning,initiatingandcontrollingtheprojects,andapplyingthetools/frameworks/conceptstodrivetheeffectiveness/performanceofprojectteams
Solidcommunicationandinterpersonalskillstoenableeffectiveleadership,coachingandcollaborations
Abilitytocollaboratewithmedicalpublicationsagencies,toplan,writeanddevelopabstracts,posters,oralpresentations,manuscripts,slidedecksandcontentforscientificandeducationalprograms
Demonstratedabilitytoworkindependently
Wewouldpreferforyoutohave:
Backgroundorpriorexperienceinneurology,hematology,nephrology,immunology,metabolicand/orrarediseases
Experienceinstrategicevidencegenerationplanningincludingdatabaseresearchandpublicationplanning,andrelatedtacticalplanningandimplementation
Experiencewithevidencegenerationandpublicationmanagementsoftware(e.g.,Datavision/iEnvision)
Abilitytoapplyhealthtechnologyassessmentstomakecleardrugcharacteristics
Abilitytoleadandfacilitatethescientificdiscussionsattheglobalmeetings
Abilitytoestablishnetwork/relationswithexpertsinthefieldofEpidemiology,publichealthandclinicalresearchbothinJapanandoverseas
Date Posted
02-4月-2026Closing Date
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