Machine Learning Specialist

  • Full-time

Company Description

QuintilesIMS is a leading integrated information and technology-enabled worldwide healthcare service provider. Formed by the merger of Quintiles and IMS Health, we use our experience, resources and reputation to help our clients drive healthcare forward.

We are a leading global information and technology services company providing clients in the healthcare industry with end-to-end solutions to measure and improve their performance. With a revenue of $3.3 Billion and operating in 100+ countries with 5000+ clients and 15000+ employees worldwide, the company delivers unique insights into diseases, treatments, costs and outcomes for customers including pharmaceutical, consumer health and medical device manufacturers and distributors, providers, payers, government agencies, policymakers, researchers and the financial community.

Individuals joining us are assured of a rewarding career in healthcare data analytics and consulting, with opportunities to address diverse and challenging problems of healthcare clients, directly manage client relationships, interact with senior leaders and gain exposure to a truly multi-cultural, collegial and collaborative work environment.

 

Job Description

  • Apply machine learning, data mining technologies in developing innovative solutions in pharmaceutical industry.
  • Work with IMS technology team to support machine-learning algorithms in big data platform to solve a variety of business problems.
  • Support customized projects by designing and implementing statistical models on IMS and large healthcare related data sets.
  • Collaborating with business owners, subject matter experts, and go to market teams to deploy methodology into an automated environment.
  • Deploying machine learning algorithms and statistical algorithms within an Apache Spark environment.
  • Optimizing code to run efficiently in a distributed environment.
  • Overseeing multiple projects from concept to completion. 
  • Production deployments of advanced analytics.
  • Comprehensive testing of your own code.

Qualifications

  • Quantitative background with (Masters+) in Statistics, computer science, informatics, data science, or related field  
  • In-depth understanding of machine learning algorithms and statistical models
  • Experience using big data technology
  • Strong hands-on experience with R and Python.
  • Ability to manage, lead and communicate

Additional Information

Total Rewards: We invest in people through a range of initiatives in compensation, benefits, and learning and development, and we strive to create an environment where our employees are challenged, empowered and can flourish.

QuintilesIMS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We cultivate a diverse corporate culture across the 100+ countries where we operate, celebrating and rewarding teamwork and inclusiveness. By embracing our differences, we create innovative solutions that are good for IMS, our clients, and the advancement of healthcare everywhere.