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Data Science Associate

Pfizer New York City, New York Hybrid entry full-time

Salary

$60,200 to $100,400 per year

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Description

Global Commercial Analytics (GCA) harnesses the power of data to drive robust analytical insights that inform some of Pfizer's most critical business questions.

As a Data Science Associate, you will work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, collaborating closely with senior business stakeholders in the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) organization and other organizations within Pfizer, and help drive data-driven decision-making across the commercial organization.

Role Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement sound, objective secondary data analysis on marketing and field force promotional effort to enable the execution of key marketing and sales initiatives.
  • Solve unstructured business problems by designing and executing customized, novel and high-priority analytical projects utilizing advanced analytical techniques.
  • Execute statistical and data mining techniques on large datasets to identify trends, facts and opportunities.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to align analytics capabilities with broader business objectives, fostering collaboration and effective decision-making.
  • Partner with colleagues on experimental design, ensuring statistical/methodological rigor across POCs.
  • Be a hands-on teammate who can utilize tools like R, SQL, Python, to conduct analysis to communicate results to the business stakeholders.
  • Code and experimental work at a meaningful capacity (not purely managerial).

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • BA/BS plus relevant experience as a data analyst
  • Background in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) majors with quantitative emphasis such as Actuarial Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Operations Research, Economics, Engineering
  • Fluent in English, both written and verbal.
  • Strong hands-on coding ability in Python; working knowledge of common ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, or scikit-learn).
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar)
  • Basic cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure, Snowflake or GCP); container experience (Docker) a plus.
  • Solid grasp of ML/AI fundamentals and experimental design basics (train/test splits, evaluation metrics, avoiding common pitfalls).
  • Collaborative and results-oriented with a strong work ethic and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Nice-To-Have

  • Prior Pfizer Future internship experience strongly preferred
  • Experience in the pharmaceutical commercial analytics industry and management consulting
  • Knowledge, insight and understanding of the pharma health care space (IQVIA, Rx/Sales, etc.)

Other Job Details

  • The annual base salary for this position ranges from $60,200.00 to $100,400.00.
  • In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 7.5% of the base salary.
  • Comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments.

Skills

Nice to have

  • Prior Pfizer Future internship experience
  • Experience in the pharmaceutical commercial analytics industry and management consulting
  • Knowledge of pharma health care space
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