Senior Postmarket Surveillance Data Scientist

Abbott Laboratories
Alameda, CA, United States
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
4 years minimum
Compensation
$90,000.0 - $180,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Data Analysis Big Data Computer Programming Python (Programming Language) Mathematical Programming Power BI SQL Databases Unstructured Data Model Validation Information Technology Data Analytics Databricks

Job description

This position works out of our Alameda, CA location in the Diabetes Care division where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

What You’ll Work On

*Analyze data, draw insights, and present results in a cohesive, intuitive, and simplistic manner to the client

*Utilize technologies to collect, clean, analyze, predict, and effectively communicate information

*Prepare both structured and unstructured data for analysis

*Able to examine data sets and determine the best end-to-end analysis plan to address key business questions and create value for the client

*Conduct advanced statistical analysis to determine trends and significant data relationships

*Validate models/analytical techniques, and develop algorithms to execute analytical functions

*Works with stakeholders to define business questions, requirements, timelines, objectives, and success criteria to address need.

*Proactively identifies opportunities for significant operational, process or system level product improvements.

*Communicate model logic and restrictions

*Work closely with the business to understand the domain and iteratively refine analyses

*Transform analytical results into actionable recommendations for business partners using deep industry knowledge

  • Coach and mentor junior data scientists and provide technical/analytical guidance when needed

  • Provides input into developing departmental and site processes and procedures.

  • Guide and otherwise contribute to technical teams in development, deployment and application of applied analytics, predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics, etc.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Data Analytics or similar discipline including Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or Engineering

Minimum of 4 years of relevant work experience with degree or sufficient transferable experience to demonstrate functional equivalence to a degree

Advanced Experience with programming scripts such as Python, SQL, PowerBI, Databricks

Experience in applying data analysis techniques to a large set of data using big data systems

Advanced analytics knowledge and application in the field of Statistics

Mathematical programming

Business acumen and experience with operational or strategic systems, Advanced degree in Life or Physical Science, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering or closely related discipline is preferred

About the company

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries., Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

  • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
  • Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
  • An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
  • Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
  • A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
  • A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

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