Data Science, Senior Consultant – Healthcare & Life Sciences, Elevate (Toronto)
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Job Summary
Simon-Kuchers sole focus is on unlocking better growth for our clients increasing their long-term sales value and profit. We achieve this by optimizing every lever of their commercial strategy customer engagement product pricing innovation marketing distribution and sales.
At Simon-Kucher our vision is to become theworlds leading growth specialist. We are a global management consulting firmthat specializes in strategy marketing pricing and sales. We help companiesoptimize their commercial strategies and achieve profitable growth. With nearly40 years of experience we have a strong track record of delivering tangibleresults for our clients across various industries.
The healthcare and life sciences industry istransforming rapidly. Advances in data analytics AI digital health andpersonalized medicine are creating new opportunities for pharmaceuticalbiotech medtech provider payer and healthcare technology organizations toimprove patient outcomes while driving sustainable commercial growth. Bycombining deep expertise with advanced analytics companies can betterunderstand patient provider and payer behavior; optimize market access andpricing strategies; improve launch performance; and design data-drivencommercial models.
Thats what Simon-Kucher Elevate is all about.
Our digital consulting team has a dedicatedfocus on commercial growth and helps healthcare and life sciences clientsoptimize the entire commercial and patient journey by combining technologydata and creativity with deep strategy pricing market access and salesexpertise.
Ready to boost your personal development indata science analytics and AI Looking for an innovative agile workenvironment where you can apply advanced analytics to complex healthcare andlife sciences challenges Want to have an impact on leading pharmaceuticalbiotech medtech payer provider and healthcare technology companies Thenthis is the right place for you. Become a pioneer of data-driven transformationin healthcare and life sciences and join us!
- Become part of a unique entrepreneurial team. Think independently use your initiative and take some risks. Entrepreneurship is a powerful force that drives the growth not only of our firm but our clients and people.
- Unlock the power of opportunity. Advance your career in a thriving company with a startup feel. We invest in your professional development every step of the way.
- Enjoy balance and flexible working. Be empowered to do your best work whether its from home or in the office.
- Prioritize your health and well-being. No matter where you live we offer a competitive suite of health benefits to help keep you and your loved ones safe.
- Invest in your future. All US and Canadian employees enjoy 401(k) & RRSP benefits with company matching.
- Work in a values-driven culture. At Simon-Kucher our vision is to become the worlds leading growth specialist. Our values guide the way we do business and communicate our distinctiveness. They sum up what we stand for influence our culture and drive how and why we do things.
- Represent Simon-Kucher as an individual contributor delivering high-quality outputs and client-ready deliverables that meet and exceed client expectations.
- Work in teams across a wide variety of healthcare and life sciences clients products and project types including pharmaceutical biotech medtech payer provider healthcare technology analytics digital commercial market access medical and strategy engagements.
- Analyze and interpret healthcare and life sciences data to support pricing market access sales launch and commercial strategies; identify opportunities; and develop actionable recommendations linked to revenue growth market access patient impact launch success and commercial performance.
- Support data science engagements and analytical workstreams by contributing to high-quality analysis rigorous methodology clear documentation analytical frameworks financial models quality assurance and actionable recommendations.
- Support AI solution and agent development and implementation strategy including patient and provider segmentation next-best-action forecasting demand modeling pricing analytics promotional effectiveness and real-world data analytics.
- Apply theoretical knowledge to develop predictive models using modern statistical mathematical machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques.
- Conduct predictive analyses by selecting testing and applying appropriate modeling methods
- Support the development of innovative strategies for pricing marketing and sales using expertise in machine learning artificial intelligence analytics and healthcare and life sciences industry knowledge.
- Prepare compelling presentations reports and client-ready deliverables that communicate findings and recommendations clearly and impactfully to senior and executive audiences.
- Participate in client meetings workshops discussions and presentations through exceptional service and effective communication.
- Support the development of materials for healthcare and life sciences analytics engagements including research analysis pitch materials and client discussion documents.
- Stay current with emerging research market changes and the latest data trends while actively engaging in team discussions workshops and training sessions.
- Contribute innovative ideas creative solutions healthcare and life sciences analytics offerings thought leadership and reusable assets that address client business challenges and capitalize on market opportunities.
- Collaborate with internal and external business and technology experts from around the world as part of a growing multicultural team.
- Engage in workshops and training sessions to enhance consulting and business acumen technical expertise healthcare and life sciences knowledge and understanding of Simon-Kucher methodologies.
- Contribute to a collaborative and inclusive environment that fosters belonging for all.
- Undergraduate and/or graduate degree from an accredited university or college in economics computer science engineering business statistics marketing finance math or related field.
- 2 years of relevant full-time work experience in AI data science analytics and digital in consulting and/or commercial functions (e.g. pricing marketing sales) ideally with exposure in healthcare and life sciences.
- Familiar with concepts such as LLM-based workflows prompt design tool/function calling retrieval-augmented generation workflow orchestration or AI agent evaluation is a plus.
- Strong hands-on proficiency in Python and SQL including data cleaning exploratory analysis feature engineering model development analysis and automation.
- Experience with visualization tools such as Power BI and/or Tableau relational databases ETL processes and data engineering concepts.
- Strong technical foundation in statistical modeling machine learning and predictive modeling with practical experience selecting validating and explaining models for business use cases.
Familiar with commonly used modeling techniques such as linear regression logistic regression support vector machines decision trees random forests XGBoost CatBoost LightGBM and other supervised learning approaches. - Familiarity with common cloud-based machine learning platforms such as AWS SageMaker Google Cloud Vertex AI and Azure Machine Learning.
- Experience working with healthcare and life sciences data sources such as claims EHR/EMR prescription patient-level provider payer market access CRM promotional real-world data or clinical data is preferred.
Familiarity with commercial challenges in healthcare and life sciences including launch strategy pricing access segmentation forecasting promotional effectiveness patient journeys and provider engagement. - Proven experience analyzing and solving complex business problems using well-developed quantitative conceptual and analytical problem-solving skills with the ability to define clear actionable recommendations.
Ability to translate complex analytical outputs into clear practical recommendations for business client and executive audiences. - Excellent communication and presentation skills with fluency in English both written and verbal and a client-focused attitude.
- Proactive self-motivated and able to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Sharp analytical and structured problem-solving mindset.
- Strong collaboration teamwork and project management skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Ability to work from the office or client site 23 days per week in alignment with the hybrid working model.
Total compensation for this role includes a base salaryperformance bonus eligibility for annual merit-based increases and acomprehensive benefits package.
The base salary range for this position in Toronto is$135000 to $150000 CAD per year. Specific compensation within these rangeswill depend on factors such as experience skills and location. Salary rangesare reviewed periodically to ensure alignment with market conditions.
Benefits for eligible employees include paid time off 13paid holidays per year medical insurance basic life insurance and RRSP.
About Simon-Kucher
Simon-Kucher is aglobal consultancy with more than 2200 employees in 30 countries. Our solefocus is on unlocking better growth that drives measurable revenue and profitfor our clients. As a trusted commercial advisor we combine deep consultingexpertise growth specialization and technology to scale impact. We optimizeevery lever of commercial strategy product pricing innovation marketingsales and digital based on deep insights into what customers value and arewilling to pay for. With over 40 years of experience in monetization we areregarded as the worlds leading commercial growth and pricing specialist.
Simon-Kucher is anEqual Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Our employment decisions aremade without regard to race color religion gender national origin agedisability marital status veteran or military status or any other legallyprotected status.
We believe inbuilding a culture that embraces belonging creating an environment in whichour people feel valued are able to be themselves and feel their contributionmatters. If we get that right great things will happen; people will growfaster innovate feel valued and create better outcomes for everyone ourpeople our clients and of course our business.
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