Translate complex clinical questions into actionable insights to shape the future of healthcare analytics.
The Senior Director of Data and Science at Verana Health is not just a role—it's a critical strategic position that serves as the bridge between complex clinical data and transformative healthcare insights. This position works directly with life science companies to unlock breakthrough understanding, improve patient outcomes, and accelerate medical innovation.
By translating intricate clinical investigation questions into precise data analytics, you will be the key architect who helps our clients navigate the complex landscape of healthcare research. You will drive impactful discussions that align project objectives with cutting-edge analytic services. You will turn raw data into meaningful, actionable intelligence that has the potential to reshape medical understanding and treatment approaches.
This role reports to the SVP, Data and Science. It offers an exciting opportunity to lead critical clinical studies and leverage your expertise in epidemiology and biostatistics in a dynamic and collaborative environment focused on advancing medical research.
What you get to do:
Client Engagement and Leadership: You will drive discussions with life science customers to align project objectives with Verana’s offerings and serve as a key member of the Data and Science team, focusing on analytic services projects.
Hands-On Contribution: You will be actively involved in critical commercial retrospective clinical studies, including developing protocols, methodologies, and statistical analysis plans and interpreting results.
Technical Expertise: Your understanding of biostatistics and epidemiology and experience in resource planning will support your ability to manage analytic capacity.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: You will collaborate with teams across the organization(Commercial, Product, Medical, Engineering/Technology) to translate clinical questions into data analytics requirements.
Resource Allocation and Planning: You will manage the end-to-end resource planning process, including forecasting, scheduling, and rostering, to ensure optimal utilization of resources.
Your Qualifications:
- A Master’s or Doctorate in a quantitative discipline such as Biostatistics, Epidemiology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10+ years of customer-facing experience within life sciences, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology sectors.
- 5+ years of experience managing research study teams, demonstrating strong leadership and organizational skills.
- A comprehensive understanding of biostatistics and epidemiology principles.
- Proven ability in team resource allocation and capacity estimation, with oversight of P&L-like outputs.
- Strong client-facing gravitas with demonstrated success in building and maintaining relationships with clients in ophthalmology, urology, and/or neurology clinical data.
- Familiarity with health data analytics tools, particularly SQL, Python, and R.
- Solid experience working with clinical datasets and coding systems.
At Verana Health, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and we are committed to building a team that reflects a variety of backgrounds and experiences. If you're ready to make a significant impact in the life sciences sector while enjoying comprehensive benefits and a supportive work environment, we want to hear from you!
Verana Health is committed to complying with all applicable pay transparency laws and supports equitable pay practices. We pay based on a market-based approach, supported with robust data and in alignment with the compensation of our existing team. We construct our compensation ranges based on the US national average but your pay may vary depending on your location and the cost of living index for that geographic area. In determining an offer, base salary will also be based on experience, qualifications, skills and market conditions.
Please note pay ranges for major metropolitan areas may be different.
National Pay Range
$245,000—$275,000 USD
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What We Do
Verana Health is a healthcare technology and analytics company entrusted by key medical associations to manage multi-specialty, real-world data at every stage of the analytics process—from entry to evidence. Anchored in ophthalmology, neurology, and urology, the Company acts as a linchpin in the healthcare data ecosystem, making data meaningful and actionable to empower physicians and accelerate research for patients. By curating and applying advanced analytics to real-world clinical data, Verana Health helps life sciences partners enhance evidence generation, reinvent medical research, and drive innovations in specific disease areas.
Why Work With Us
At Verana Health, we have the opportunity to shape the future of medical research by harnessing the power of comprehensive clinical data sets to generate real-world evidence and answer meaningful questions in medicine. This is a company built by and for people who seek to be part of a mission-driven team committed to improving patient lives.
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