Digital Risk and Compliance - Data Scientist

• Location: Barcelona (Hybrid, 3 days at the office & 2 days working from home)

At Sanofi, our Digital Risk & Compliance team drives risk management and compliance within the Digital function. The team’s vision is to enable digital risk management and compliance at the speed of business to protect patient safety and Sanofi growth through the following mission:

• Partner with digital product teams to provide strategic and subject matter advice across multiple risk domains (CyberSecurity, Data Privacy, GxP, Sarbanes-Oxley, Artificial Intelligence …)

• Translate compliance requirements into effective controls and optimized processes

• Drive Quality & Risk culture through education & advisory, automation & self-service, predictive/prescriptive risk monitoring

To achieve this ambition, one of our key drivers is to foster the Digital risk culture through automation, self-service predictive/prescriptive risk monitoring.

Our global Digital Risk & Compliance team operates at Sanofi’s scale as a transversal Centre of Expertise serving the whole Digital Function.

Main responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business teams to identify and translate data-driven opportunities into technical requirements, while effectively communicating complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders to influence decision-making and ensure alignment with overall business goals.

• Gather relevant data from various sources, and perform relevant analysis to propose and implement relevant data models for each business case 

• Apply statistical methods and machine learning techniques to extract insights from datasets

• Design, implement and fine-tune AI/ML models using various algorithms and tools

• Presenting findings through clear and informative charts, graphs, and dashboards

• Support senior team members in understanding business teams requirements, and translate them into technical needs

• Presenting findings through clear and informative charts, graphs, and dashboards

The Digital Data Scientist plays a crucial role in leading data analysis and science, and usage requirements, focusing on data- and integration-intensive initiatives related to digital risk and compliance. You will work closely with Digital and business stakeholders to understand requirements, analyze data, and provide insights that support decision-making and risk management in our digital landscape.

This role is key in supporting Sanofi's digital risk and compliance efforts, ensuring that data-driven insights inform our risk management strategies and compliance initiatives.

The profile of the colleague we’d love to work with:

Experience: Over 3 years of experience of handling complex data science projects in varied business contexts, with experience in healthcare or risk and compliance being a strong plus:

• Hands-on AI/ML modeling (possibly through internships/academic work)
• Ability to perform exploratory data analysis
• Knowledge in production-ready software development
• Experience in developing deployable models

Education:

• Preferred qualifications: Master’s Degree or PhD in mathematics, computer science, engineering, physics, statistics, or a related quantitative discipline with strong coding skills    

Soft skills:

• Strong curiosity and eagerness to learn new concepts and technologies 
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal 
• Problem-solving ability and analytical thinking 
• Attention to detail in data handling and analysis 
• Ability to contribute to a diverse and inclusive team environment 
• Willingness to ask questions and seek guidance when needed 
• Experience in developing deployable models

Technical skills:

• Experience in developing deployable models
• Proficient in Python programming and familiarity with big data concepts and tools
• Comfortable working in cloud and high-performance computing environments (e.g. AWS, GCP, Databricks, Apache Spark)
• Ability to use standard visualization tools to create reports and dashboards (such as Tableau, PowerBI, …)
• Awareness of responsible AI principles and AI regulations
• Knowledge of software development practices and version control (e.g., Git)
• Experience in developing deployable models

 Languages:

• English is required. French would be a plus.

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