Data Scientist Associate Director

hace 1 mes

San Jose, Costa Rica MSD A tiempo completo

Job Description

Introducing Global Clinical Data Integration (GCDI): Transforming clinical data management in Latin America. With a focus on streamlining information, our department collects, cleans, transforms, and archives clinical data, ensuring high quality and compliance. As a new addition to the region, we intend to enhance efficiency and leverage local information across departments to drive innovation and deliver value across clinical trials, data management standards, and technology platforms.

As the Data Scientist Associate Director, you will be integral in guiding your team towards excellence in data management and ensuring that our clinical operations meet the highest standards of accuracy and efficiency. You will be responsible for spearheading strategic initiatives, providing mentorship, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Your role will involve collaborating across functions to uphold data integrity and compliance, while also leveraging your innovative mindset to drive operational efficiency. By aligning team priorities with organizational goals and offering developmental opportunities, you will help shape the careers of your direct reports, ensuring they are equipped with the skills and knowledge to excel in their roles.

If you are a strategic leader with a passion for data management and a knack for problem-solving, we encourage you to apply for this dynamic position. Your expertise in managing complex projects, driving performance, and implementing best practices will be crucial in helping us achieve our mission. Join us and become a part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to revolutionizing clinical data management and making a significant impact in the healthcare industry. Click "Apply" now and embark on a journey to advance your career while contributing to our success.

Main requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in relevant discipline;
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in Data Analysis or related industry experience;
  • Minimum of 3 years of supervisory or people management experience;
  • Knowledge of database structures and available tools to manage, extract, and report data;
  • Knowledge of Clinical Development through submission process, International Conference on Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice guidelines and Code of Federal Regulations related to Clinical Development and Technologies is prefered;
  • Ability to synthesize information from multiple sources, provide cohesive response, identify optimal path forward and communicate to management in clear, and concise manner and any actionable items;
  • Exceptional communication skills (oral and written), with the ability to communicate with both the technical and business areas, in both English and Spanish;
  • Ability to find innovative and sustainable solutions to people, process, technology, and organizational issues;
  • Ability to work collaboratively with other functional areas, divisions, and vendors;
  • Strong organizational, time management, problem solving and project coordination skills;
  • Demonstrates strong leadership, urgency, flexibility, and thrives in dynamic environments;
  • Confident presenter with basic statistical knowledge and the ability to interpret data.

Activities may include, but are not limited to: 

  • Develops career plans for direct reports aligned to organization’s goals and provides developmental opportunities through the following methods:
  • Identifies challenging growth assignments;
  • Coaches for performance attainment in addition to communicates timely frequent feedback to support growth;
  • Performs periodic skill assessments evaluations as well as leads annual performance appraisals;
  • Shares rewards and recognition where appropriate;
  • Facilitates team priority setting in addition to individual priority setting;
  • Ensures direct reports receive appropriate training and mentoring;
  • Develops promotion strategies and prepares promotion recommendations;
  • Possesses innovative mindset focused on continuous improvement and operational efficiency within team in addition to cross-functionally;
  • Displays collaborative approach in problem solving, governance, change management and appropriately synthesizes key business information to management where appropriate;
  • Identifies, facilitates, and directs work assignments aligned to resource availability and constraints;
  • Maximizes staff effectiveness by working with direct reports to ensure a realistic workload that supports value-added work and work-life balance, estimating length and difficulty of tasks and projects, anticipating, and adjusting for obstacles and setbacks, and elevating complex issues to the appropriate management level;
  • Participates in the recruitment, interview, candidate selection process in addition to performance improvement plan/termination as necessary;
  • Assumes specific functional leadership responsibilities for business deliverables assigned to direct reports or supervised staff on project;
  • Increases functional effectiveness by supporting departmental efforts to simplify and standardize procedures to the greatest extent possible, sharing best practices and leading continuous improvement efforts;
  • May serve as a functional area head with responsibilities for determining Standard Operating Procedures and other business practices for that area (including management of an operating budget);
  • Determines, collects, and interprets performance metrics. Identifies correction strategies and ensures they are implemented accordingly. Manage performance. Conducts management and functional area meetings, contributing expertise, when necessary, through formal or informal presentations;
  • Stays current in technology and regulatory changes both within and outside of the company that may impact staff. 

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

Yes

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

09/21/2024

*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.


Job Posting End Date:09/21/2024


A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.


Requisition ID:R308415

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