Competitive Intelligence Consultant – Oncology (Remote) Atacana Group, Inc. is a global competitive strategy and intelligence firm focused on the healthcare industry. Our experienced pharma executives advise leading organizations on developing strategies to accelerate value creation and innovation. Clients partner with us when they have to make business-critical decisions and investments, such as acquiring new assets, creating and executing development and launch plans, or maximizing market penetration. Why work at Atacana? Passion for innovation. We are passionate about supporting the advancement of innovations in healthcare and innovating the way we work. Diverse and global team. Our team members are located across 4 continents and 11+ countries. Growth mindset. Atacana is a hyper-growth organization that has doubled in size year over year with no intentions of slowing down. Purpose of the role Proactively and continuously monitor our clients’ competitive landscape using various resources (e.g. news/updates, press releases, investor events, regional clinical trial, and regulatory databases) and proprietary databases (such as AlphaSense, Pharmatell, Citeline) Provide objective and timely Competitive Intelligence (CI) for clients’ marketed products and pipeline assets, as well as present updates on threats and opportunities in Precision Medicine and Oncology Diagnostics, including the development of biomarkers and relevant technologies Monitor news sources/databases and analyze data gathered from both secondary and primary sources. Build relevant slides and reports that address specific business questions Translate competitive findings into insights and recommendations for our clients, leveraging vertical and horizontal logical frameworks Required travel: Attend medical conferences, understand the conference coverage objectives, write session summaries, and create a post-conference report for clients Develop CI news alerts with analysis and insights for key competitor updates Contribute to a high-performing team and culture Minimum Requirements PhD or Master’s Degree in a scientific field (especially involving molecular biology/genetics/genomics) or MBA 7+ years of relevant and progressive work experience in pharma, diagnostics, or consulting / CI Deep therapeutic knowledge in Oncology (>5 years), including but not limited to Breast, Lung, and Gastric Cancer. Experience in analyzing the role and impact of precision medicine or biomarkers on overall brand strategy Desired Skills Deep understanding of the Oncology drug development process from pre-clinical to launch Solid understanding of commercial, regulatory (drug and diagnostics), and clinical domains to best support client needs Experience of Pharma collaboration and partnerships with Diagnostic companies Experience using the following databases/websites – Citeline, Pharmatell, and AlphaSense. Clinical trial registries (US, EU, Canada, etc.), Regulatory websites (FDA, EMA, Health Canada, etc.) Natural curiosity about how things work and interest in developing technical fields such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Soft Skills Live the Atacana values: Build Trust, Be Bold, Be Curious, Have Fun, Deliver Excellence Keen attention to detail with the ability to work as a team member and deliver on commitments. Well-organized and timely Ability to contribute as an individual, as a team player, or as a project manager, depending on the requirements Willingness to work in new areas and adjust to a fast-paced environment. Ability to understand the key insights from complex data and communicate in an easy-to-understand way. Show more Show less

Atacana Group, Inc. is a global competitive intelligence firm focused on the healthcare industry. We help our pharma & biotech clients develop winning strategies by combining human domain expertise with cutting-edge technologies. Clients partner with us when they have to make business-critical decisions and investments, such as creating and executing development and launch plans, maximizing market penetration or developing portfolio strategies. Why join our fast-growing team? Passion for innovation . We are passionate about AI and the advancement of innovations in healthcare. A culture of results , not hours spent. Flexible hours let us schedule our days so that we do our best work without missing out on life's important moments. Freedom of location .100% remote work. We are a globally distributed team, so we can work wherever we're happiest. Diverse and global team . Our team members are located across 4 continents and 11+ countries. Growth mindset . We are a learning organization that has allowed us to grow rapidly. Purpose of the Role As a CI Consultant (Infectious Diseases & Vaccines) , you will support biopharma clients in optimizing late-stage clinical development and commercial strategies as well as support continued growth and differentiation for marketed assets. Your expertise will help clients navigate the complexities of market entry, competitive positioning, launch execution for assets nearing commercialization or further enhance market position and competitive advantage for established products. Key Responsibilities Competitive Intelligence & Commercial Strategy: Provide real-time insights into late-stage and marketed products, including regulatory filings, trial readouts, label expansions, and pre/post-launch commercial strategies Conduct competitive landscape assessments to monitor key players, emerging therapies, asset prioritization, and market trends Develop and refine go-to-market strategies, ensuring market differentiation Launch Readiness: Uncover insights to support competitive launch readiness strategies, advocacy and outreach programs, brand messaging, benefit ladder development, counter-messaging, and sales-force structure optimization Identify regulatory and commercial hurdles to help clients proactively address potential launch challenges Research and Analysis: Analyze news sources, databases, and primary intelligence to provide real-time alerts and in-depth reports (FYIs, monthly/quarterly) Deliver actionable insights that support pre-launch planning, launch execution and market expansion Team & Client Collaboration: Contribute to a high-performing team culture, fostering innovation and excellence Engage with clients and work across the US and EU time zones, ensuring seamless communication and strategic alignment Attend medical conferences and off-site meetings as needed to strengthen strategic insights and client engagement Minimum Requirements Advanced degree: MBA, M Pharma, PhD 5+ years of experience in healthcare consulting or competitive intelligence within the pharmaceutical industry Deep understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, in particular drug development, regulatory, and commercialization processes (US and EU) Expertise in infectious diseases and/ or vaccines and ability to hit the ground running with minimal TA onboarding Proficiency in CI tools and databases (Citeline, Biomedtracker, ClinicalTrials.gov, IQVIA, etc.). Natural curiosity about how things work and interest in developing technical fields such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Soft Skills Live the Atacana values : Build Trust, Be Bold, Be Curious, Have Fun, Deliver Excellence Leadership : ability to motivate yourself and contribute to the team goals, learning objectives, and Key Performance Indicators. Team player : Act as a team player and individual contributor, depending on the requirements Excellent communication and presentation skills , with experience engaging senior stakeholders Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills , with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights

Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Remote, Global) About the Opportunity At Atacana Group, we are developing a cutting-edge, AI-powered health intelligence platform at the heart of pharmaceutical and healthcare innovation. Powered by advanced machine learning, our global team delivers actionable insights to some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical clients by continuously monitoring, understanding, and analyzing the latest developments from diverse global content and data sources. We are seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer who thrives in a fast-paced, startup-like environment. In this role, you will directly shape our AI backbone—building solutions that transform how Big Pharma responds to critical information, regulatory changes, and market dynamics. What You’ll Do: ● Document Understanding & Categorization : Design, train, and deploy models that automatically classify structured and unstructured documents into relevant categories, tags, and attributes. ● Topic Deduplication & Clustering : Build models that accurately identify when different documents or sources are discussing the same topics or events, across multiple sources and languages. ● AI Content Agents : Develop and iterate on AI agent pipelines that generate real-time content and insights for our clients, ensuring relevance, clarity, and brand voice. ● Scalable ML Deployments : Deploy and scale models and agent-based systems on Kubernetes clusters. Ensure high reliability, monitoring, and system scalability. ● Advanced Prompt Engineering : Utilize state-of-the-art prompt engineering techniques to boost model and AI agent performance and efficiency. Deeply understand and optimize prompt usage to balance quality, speed, and operational cost. ● Quality, Evaluations & Cost Oversight : Monitor and evaluate AI systems’ accuracy, reliability, and cost. Implement robust evaluation methods, diagnose production errors, and ensure continuous improvement efforts. ● Collaboration & Code Review : Mentor team members and review contributions from other engineers. Communicate complex ideas clearly with stakeholders at every level, across cultures and continents. ● Process Optimization : Continuously assess the reasoning behind your work—prioritizing features and improvements that drive concrete value for our pharma clients. What We’re Looking For: ● 4+ years of hands-on experience building ML/NLP models and deploying them at scale (preferably in document, content, or pharma-related domains) ● Deep expertise in NLP, text classification, semantic similarity, vector search, and large-scale data processing ● Proven experience with prompt engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and orchestration of AI agents (LangChain, LangGraph, etc.) ● Familiarity with deploying and monitoring ML applications in Kubernetes-based production environments ● Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills for production systems—proactively identifying and fixing failures ● Excellent communicator—comfortable working in a distributed team and interacting with colleagues and clients across various time zones and seniority levels ● Experience reviewing code (PRs) and mentoring junior engineers ● Comfortable working under pressure and adapting rapidly to shifting priorities ● Growth Mindset : Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and a strong desire to keep up with Agentic AI and the latest AI best practices Bonus Points If You Have: ● Prior experience working with global pharma or health data ● Demonstrated success building systems that monitor and analyze real-time document or content flows ● Hands-on experience with fine-tuning , supervised fine-tuning (SFT), RFHL (Reward Feedback Human Learning), Group-Related Policy Optimization (GRPO), or Reinforcement Learning methods ● Proficiency in multimodal AI or multilingual/translation technologies Why Atacana Group? ● Innovation : Work on the most pressing challenges at the intersection of healthcare, AI, and intelligence. ● Results-Driven Flexibility : We value outcomes, not time spent at a desk. Flexible hours—work how and where you’re most effective. ● 100% Remote/Global Team : Collaborate with passionate colleagues across four continents and 11+ countries. ● Learning Culture : We move fast but never stop learning. Accelerate your growth as part of a dynamic, ambitious team. Ready to make a direct impact on the future of pharma intelligence? We look forward to meeting you!