Junior Digital Biomarker Data Quality and Operations Analyst

Junior Digital Biomarker Data Quality and Operations Analyst – Python, SQL and NoSQL, English

Role:
For our client in the Pharma industry based in Basel we are looking for a Junior Digital Biomarker Data Quality and Operations Analyst.

Pharma Research and Early Development Informatics team is the bridge between digital technology and science. We help drive medical innovation and are integral to the realisation of truly Personalised Healthcare and the development of innovative treatments for our patients.

Digital tools, such as smartphones or wearables, can now continually measure and collect vital health information – or “Digital Biomarkers”. Digital Biomarkers are changing how future medicines will be developed and could lead to more personalized use of new medications that will transform the lives of patients. Advances in wearable devices, such as phones, watches, textiles or delivery devices, which track a patient’s vital signs and monitor for symptoms, all have the potential to vastly accelerate clinical development.

Areas of responsibility:
Draft new data definitions and support the development of new digital biomarker applications
* Support application development release sprints by data quality checks prior to deployment in clinical studies
* Deep dive investigations of possible root causes for missing data (e.g., adherence, technical issues)
* Support project managers and study management teams by providing continuous adherence analysis
* Establish data format specifications and work with cross functional teams to make digital biomarker data analysis ready
* Develop software solutions to automate and document quality checks

Professional and technical requirements:
* Very good university degree in engineering, mathematics, statistics, natural science or informatics
* Good knowledge of Python
* Experience with SQL and NoSQL data stores
* Previous working experience with the common Python data analysis stack (e.g. NumPy/SciPy,
Pandas, Scikit-learn, etc)
* A detail-oriented mind set
* Strong analytical skills combined with conceptual thinking and structured working style
* Ability to work in a multi-cultural team
* Fluent in written and spoken English language

Nice to Haves:
* Project-based work experience in the pharmaceutical industry/consulting preferred
* Experience with signal processing
* Strong working knowledge of best coding practices (versioning, TDD, debugging)
* Familiar with the Atlassian suite (Confluence, Jira, BitBucket, Bamboo)

Reference no: 920407 AD
Role: Junior Digital Biomarker Data Quality and Operations Analyst
Industry: Pharmaceutical industry
Workload: 100%
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Start date: asap
Duration: 12 months contract, with possible extension

About us:
ITech Consult is a certified ISO 9001:2015 Swiss company with offices also located in Germany and Ireland. ITech Consult is specialised in delivering IT candidates for contract work. We were founded in 1997 by IT professionals; hence we well understand what it means to be professionally supported in your search for a new project and being employed.