Senior Data Scientist

South San Francisco, United States | Posted on 08/26/2026

Our client, a world leader in biotechnology and life sciences, is looking for a “Senior Data Scientist”.

Job Duration: Long-Term Contract (Possibility Of Extension)

Company Benefits: Medical, Paid Sick Leave, 401 (k)

Seeking a
Senior Data Scientist
to develop, deploy, and industrialize machine learning solutions using structured and unstructured data across Commercial and Medical domains. This role will partner with business and technical teams to translate complex challenges into impactful, data-driven solutions while ensuring strong data quality, governance, model validation, and regulatory compliance.

• Bachelor's degree in
  Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field
  .
• 5+ years of experience
  in Data Science or related roles.
• Strong proficiency in
  Python and/or R.
• Strong
  SQL
  skills.
• Expertise in
  Machine Learning and Deep Learning
  techniques, including classification, regression, and forecasting.
• Experience developing
  end-to-end ML solutions
  , from concept and prototyping through production deployment and monitoring.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as
  AWS or GCP
  .
• Strong understanding of
  MLOps
  , including CI/CD, model versioning, performance monitoring, scalability, and reliability.
• Experience collaborating with
  Data Science Product Owners, Data Leads, ML Engineers, and MLOps teams
  .
• Commitment to
  data ethics, governance, model validation, and regulatory compliance
  .

• Healthcare or pharmaceutical industry experience.
• Experience with
  Tensor Flow or Py Torch .
• Hadoop, Spark, or other big-data platforms.
• Predictive modeling, text classification, clustering, ROI analysis, and insight generation.
• Data visualization tools such as
  Tableau, Qlik, or Data Studio
  .
• Publications, open-source contributions, or relevant
  Data Science/ML/AI certifications
  .