Associate Director - Data Sciences

As an Associate Director, Data Sciences at Certara, you will play a crucial role in leading the development, quality assurance, and delivery of clinical trial outcome databases across various therapeutic areas. Your responsibilities will include: - Overseeing database development, curation, QC, and deployment to the platform (e.g., CODEX). - Ensuring accurate data extraction from literature and plots, validating QC documentation, and managing change impact. - Conducting systematic literature reviews using PICOS, ontologies, and data standards, refining search strategies, and applying clinical trial knowledge. - Performing R-based quality checks and exploratory analyses. - Leading planning and delivery of database products, managing resources, timelines, and change controls, and ensuring clear communication with clients and internal teams. - Mentoring teams, driving process improvement, agile practices, and learning initiatives, and supporting hiring and onboarding. - Collaborating with stakeholders to align on expectations, reviewing project metrics, and identifying enhancements. - Staying current with advancements in statistics, R, SLR, and data science, and contributing to innovation. Qualifications: - Masters or PhD in Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related fields. - 10+ years of experience in SLR, clinical trial databases, or health economics (6+ years for PhD holders). - Strong knowledge of clinical research, trial design, PICOS, and pharma data standards. - Proficiency in R; knowledge of Python and statistical methods is a plus. In this role, key competencies required include collaboration, communication, mentorship, adaptability, and client focus.,