Data Scientist 

Location: Barcelona – Sanofi Business Services

Flexible working: 60% home office / week 

Job type: Permanent, Full time 

About the Digital GBUs 

We are an innovative global healthcare company, driven by one purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Our team, across some 100 countries, is dedicated to transforming the practice of medicine by working to turn the impossible into the possible. We provide potentially life-changing treatment options and life-saving vaccine protection to millions of people globally, while putting sustainability and social responsibility at the centre of our ambitions.   

Sanofi’s Digital organization’s mission is to transform Sanofi into a data-first and AI first organization by empowering everyone with good data. Through custom developed AI products built on world class data foundations and platforms, the team builds value and a unique competitive advantage that scales across our markets, R&D and manufacturing sites. The team is located in major hubs in Paris, Lyon, Barcelona, Cambridge, Bridgewater, Toronto and most recently Budapest and Hyderabad. Join a dynamic, fast paced and talented Barcelona team, with world class mentorship, using AI to chase the miracle of science. 

About Growing with us

In this role you will develop globally scalable AI solutions (conventional AI & Generative AI) that are strategically prioritized by the Sanofi commercial area across Global Business Units (Pharma & Vaccines) for the betterment of our global patients and customers. Examples of AI projects include, but are not limited to, Next Best action driven Omnichannel Engagement, Leverage data & AI to identify Patient, enhanced & personalized Patient experience, Marketing Mix Model, AI Alerts to proactively identify the growth opportunities and Market dynamics product lines. You will specifically,

• Apply data science expertise in machine learning, LLM, deep learning, statistics, text-mining/NLP, forecasting and optimization to multiple analytics projects
• Build models, algorithms, simulations, and experiments by writing highly optimized code and using state-of-the art machine learning technologies
• Work on full-spectrum of activities, from conducting ML experiments to delivering production-ready models
• Use data analysis, visualization, storytelling, and data technologies to scope, define and deliver AI-based data products
• Work closely with product owners, developers, engineers, and MLOps to deliver AI/ML solutions
• Adhere to and promote to best practices and standards for data science process (including documentation) and code developments
• Remains up to date with industry practices and emerging technologies such as generative AI and test creative ways of offering AI solutions to enhance existing solutions
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About you

Key Functional Requirements and qualifications

• Hands-on AI/ML modeling experience of complex datasets combined with strong understanding of theoretical foundations of AI/ML
• Expertise within most of the following areas: supervised learning, unsupervised learning, deep learning, LLM, reinforcement learning, federated learning, time series forecasting, Bayesian statistics, optimization
• Experience creating and deploying code libraries using functions, classes in Python in AI product-focused development under an agile environment
• Comfortable working in cloud and high-performance computing environments (e.g. AWS, GCP, Databricks, Apache Spark)
• Experience in production-ready software development
• Experience in communicating with business, expressing important DS concepts in a non-technical way, interpreting feedback from business
• Excellent written and verbal communication, business analysis, data visualization and data storytelling skills
• Nice to have experience in life sciences and healthcare and experience in a complex global organization
• A demonstrated ability to work and collaborate in a team environment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment and to manage multiple priorities
• Fluent in English (Other languages a plus)

Key Technical requirements and qualifications

• PhD in computer science, mathematics, physics, statistics or a related quantitative discipline with strong coding skills with 2+ years of analytical experience, OR Master’s Degree in relevant domain with 3+ years of analytical experience
• Expertise with core data science languages (predominantly with Python, and nice to have R &  Scala), experience working with Snowflake and other different database systems (such as SQL, NoSQL)
• Should have experience of AI/ML development (CI/CD, Orchestration)
• Experience working in cloud-based environment such as AWS or GCP or Azure and using cloud-technologies for building AI-solutions
• Experience of playing with LLMs
• Knowledge of Tableau, Power BI, Plotly, git/version control systems or similar
• Experience with various enterprise-level Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
• Nice to have experience in using some data science tools such as datarobot, dataiku, Alteryx

When joining our team, you will experience

• An international work environment, in which you can develop your talent and realize ideas and innovations within a competent team 
• An attractive, market-oriented salary and cafeteria benefits 
• Flexible home office policy, with a possibility to work up to 60% of time from home / where you can easily schedule your office days 
• Work from an "Office of the Year 2020" finalist office 
• Collective life and accident insurance 
• Yearly medical check-up 
• Exposure to training and certification pathways for technical and functional skills from AWS, SnowFlake, Informatica and others 
• An individual and well-structured introduction and training of new employees and we will dedicate a Buddy for you to better navigate in your first weeks 
• Your own career path within Sanofi. Your professional and personal development will be supported purposefully

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!

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Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!