Job Title: Analyst - Data Scientist Grade : C3 Shift: 2 pm to 11 pm IST Role: Individual contributor role. Location: Manyata Tech Park, Bangalore. Introduction to role: Are you ready to dive into the world of commercial analytics and make a real impact? As a Data Scientist, you'll partner with cross-functional teams to tackle business challenges head-on using data-driven solutions. Your mission will be to build, develop, and deploy advanced AI and machine learning models. You will use diverse healthcare datasets to uncover actionable insights and optimize business processes. Accountabilities: Statistical Analysis & Modelling Serve as a subject matter expert in statistical methodologies including hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, power analysis, ANOVA, regression modelling, and significance testing. Design and interpret advanced regression models including linear, logistic, mixed-effects, Poisson, and regularised approaches. Apply Bayesian and frequentist statistical frameworks to ensure robust analytical outcomes. Evaluate statistical significance using multiple comparison correction methodologies and appropriate inference techniques. Predictive Analytics & Machine Learning Develop, validate, and deploy predictive models using machine learning techniques including XGBoost, LightGBM, Random Forest, SVM, neural networks, and ensemble methods. Build survival and time-to-event models to support patient adherence, discontinuation risk, and patient lifetime value analyses. Develop forecasting solutions for demand planning, revenue projections, and business scenario modelling. Design experimental and quasi-experimental studies to measure the causal impact of commercial interventions. Commercial Analytics & Business Effectiveness Build and optimise Marketing Mix Models to measure channel effectiveness, promotional ROI, and commercial investment performance. Develop Next-Best-Action recommendation engines to support field force and customer engagement strategies. Design patient identification and targeting models leveraging healthcare datasets including claims, laboratory, and specialty pharmacy data. Develop adherence, retention, segmentation, targeting, and competitive intelligence solutions to drive business performance. AI-Native Analytics & Agentic AI Enablement Leverage Snowflake Cortex AI and AI coding agents to accelerate model development, feature engineering, and analytical workflows. Validate and assess AI-generated outputs for statistical accuracy, business relevance, and analytical integrity. Design benchmarking and evaluation frameworks to continuously improve AI-assisted analytical capabilities. Contribute to developing AI-first solutions that enhance commercial decision-making and operational efficiency. Data Privacy, Compliance & Governance Ensure all analytical activities adhere to HIPAA regulations and organisational governance standards. Operate exclusively on de-identified patient-level data while maintaining data privacy, access controls, and auditability. Implement explainability, fairness, drift monitoring, and bias detection frameworks across predictive models. Support compliance with healthcare and pharmaceutical regulations including GDPR, FDA, REMS, SOC2, and enterprise AI governance requirements. Collaboration & Stakeholder Management Partner with Commercial, Market Access, Patient Services, Brand, and Field teams to translate business challenges into analytical solutions. Present complex analytical findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership. Maintain clear documentation of methodologies, assumptions, validation approaches, and model limitations. Support collaboration, code reviews, and effective methods adoption across the analytics organisation. Essential Skills/Experience: Education & Experience: Master's or PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics, Data Science, Econometrics, Applied Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline, with 4–8+ years of relevant experience in healthcare, life sciences, or commercial analytics. AI-Native Data Science Orientation: Strong focus on AI-first problem solving. Experience applying Generative AI, AI coding agents, and intelligent systems to speed up analytics delivery while preserving analytical rigour.. Statistical Expertise: Advanced proficiency in hypothesis testing, regression analysis, ANOVA, survival analysis, Bayesian inference, experimental design, power analysis, significance testing, and small-sample statistical methodologies. Predictive Analytics & Machine Learning: Hands-on experience developing, deploying, and validating predictive models using XGBoost, LightGBM, Random Forest, SVM, neural networks, ensemble methods, and time-series forecasting algorithms. Programming & Analytics Tools: Expert-level proficiency in Python and SQL with experience using machine learning, statistical modelling, and explainability libraries. Familiarity with Git, Jupyter, and CI/CD workflows. Data Platforms & Engineering: Experience working with Snowflake, Snowpark, Spark/PySpark, MLflow, cloud-based data platforms, and scalable analytical environments. Healthcare Data Expertise: Experience working with de-identified patient-level data including claims, specialty pharmacy, laboratory, EMR/EHR, and epidemiology datasets. Commercial Analytics Experience: Knowledge of customer segmentation, targeting, patient identification, adherence analytics, forecasting, recommendation systems, and commercial effectiveness measurement. Compliance & Governance: Working knowledge of HIPAA requirements, explainable AI frameworks (SHAP, LIME), model monitoring, bias detection, and governance practices in regulated environments. Communication & Collaboration: Ability to communicate complex statistical and analytical concepts clearly to business stakeholders and senior leaders while working effectively in cross-functional global teams. Desirable Skills/Experience: Agentic AI & Advanced AI Systems: Experience working with Agentic AI frameworks, autonomous decision systems, prompt engineering, AI evaluation frameworks, and AI governance. Marketing Mix Modelling: Hands-on experience developing Bayesian Media Mix Models using tools such as PyMC, LightweightMMM, Robyn, or similar frameworks. Next-Best-Action Analytics: Experience designing recommendation systems using reinforcement learning, multi-armed bandits, collaborative filtering, or related approaches. Rare Disease & Specialty Pharma Analytics: Experience supporting rare disease or specialty pharmaceutical businesses, including patient identification, specialty pharmacy data, and high-value therapy environments. Healthcare Industry Data Sources: Experience working with IQVIA, Komodo Health, Veeva CRM, MMIT, Model N, specialty pharmacy data, laboratory datasets, and EMR/EHR sources. Causal Inference & Advanced Analytics: Expertise applying causal inference methodologies including propensity matching, difference-in-differences, synthetic controls, instrumental variables, and regression discontinuity techniques. Deep Learning & NLP: Experience with NLP, topic modelling, NER, embeddings, transformers, and deep learning techniques for healthcare analytics applications. Visualisation & BI Tools: Experience building executive dashboards and self-service reporting solutions using Power BI, Tableau, or Qlik. Model Operations & AI Enablement: Experience operationalising machine learning pipelines, model registries, monitoring frameworks, and experiment tracking tools. Pharmaceutical Commercial Systems: Familiarity with Veeva CRM, commercial operations systems, field force effectiveness platforms, and commercial analytics ecosystems. When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world. At AstraZeneca's Alexion division for Rare Diseases, you'll find an environment where innovation thrives! Our commitment to patients drives us forward every day. Here you'll be part of a team that values diversity of thought as much as diversity of people. We believe in empowering our employees through tailored development programs that align personal growth with our mission. With a rapidly expanding portfolio in a dynamic biotech atmosphere combined with the resources of a global biopharma leader—your career here is more than just a path—it's a journey towards making a difference where it truly counts. Ready to make an impact? Apply now! Date Posted 09-Oct-2026 Closing Date 17-Oct-2026 Alexion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where every single person can belong because of their uniqueness. The Company will not make decisions about employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment based on race, color, religion, creed or lack thereof, sex, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), parental status (including adoption or surrogacy), military status, protected veteran status, disability, medical condition, gender identity or expression, genetic information, mental illness or other characteristics protected by law. Alexion provides reasonable accommodations to meet the needs of candidates and employees. To begin an interactive dialogue with Alexion regarding an accommodation, please contact accommodations@Alexion.com. Alexion participates in E-Verify. AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company. We focus on discovering, developing and commercialising prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we are more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca, we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. To embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges. There is no better place to make a difference in medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture where you will connect different thinking to generate new and valuable opportunities. Where you will find a commitment to lifelong learning, growth and development for all. Our Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) mission is to create an inclusive and equitable environment where people belong, using the power of our diversity to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to the success of our company, because innovation requires breakthrough ideas that only come from a diverse workforce empowered to challenge conventional thinking. We’re curious about science and the advancement of knowledge. We find creative ways to approach new challenges. We’re driven to make the right choices and be accountable for our actions. As an organisation centred around what makes us human, we put a big focus on people. Across our business, we want colleagues to wake up excited about their day at the office, in the field, or in the lab. Along with our purpose to bring life-changing medicines to people across the globe, we have a promise to you: to help you realise the full breadth of your potential. Here, you’ll do work that has the potential to change your life and improve countless others. And, together with your team, you’ll shape a culture that unites and inspires us every day. This is your life at AstraZeneca.

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