[Remote] Data Scientist - Business Consulting

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As a Data Scientist in our Business Consulting group, you will transform raw data into strategic insights that help our customers deliver life-saving medicines to patients faster and more efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Use your technical expertise on 4–12 week analytics engagements that directly impact Brand Strategy, Patient Analytics, and Sales Operations for global pharmaceutical leaders
• Transform complex commercial events—such as pharmacy claims and prescriber trends—into clear, actionable narratives that help customers improve patient access to therapy
• Design and implement structured data models and reusable code patterns that ensure our insights are consistent, reliable, and platform-ready
• Partner closely with business leaders to navigate ambiguous requirements, ensuring our technical execution is always grounded in the customer's "bottom line" goals
• Identify opportunities to automate manual workflows and standardize data processing to accelerate the delivery of high-signal insights to the market

Skills

• PhD in a STEM field plus 1+ years of experience in a Data Science role. Alternatively, a Masters degree in a STEM field plus 3 years experience
• Exceptional ability to understand how raw data connects to real-world events. You must be able to strategically clean and structure complex datasets to preserve the 'business signal' for analysis
• A strong intuition for grounding problem-solving in mathematical principles and a deep curiosity for the 'why' behind data trends
• Proficiency in Python and SQL with the ability to independently develop and troubleshoot data processing pipelines
• Experience in the Life Sciences industry is essential, with a focus on understanding the commercial landscape (Patient, Brand, or Sales Operations)
• The ability to distill complex technical findings into strategic stories that drive decision-making for non-technical business leaders
• A proven track record of defining a clear technical blueprint and business objective before initiating execution
• Previous experience in a client-facing role, managing project timelines and stakeholder expectations
• Familiarity with Airflow or similar tools for automating and scheduling data workflows
• Experience working within an AWS ecosystem for data storage and processing
• Exposure to longitudinal patient data, specialty pharmacy claims, or payer data schemas

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• Flexible PTO and company paid holidays
• Retirement programs
• 1% charitable giving program

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