Senior Data Scientist (Life Sciences) Azure/Databricks

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

A/B Testing
Data Science
Databricks
Large Language Models (LLMs)
Life Sciences
Machine Learning (ML)
Machine Learning Operations (ML Ops)
Microsoft Azure
Modeling
Named-Entity Recognition (NER)
Natural Language Processing
PSM
Python
SEM
Scanning Electron Microscope
Text Classification

Job Details

Title: Senior Data Scientist (Life Sciences) Azure/Databricks

Location: Raleigh / Durham, NC (Day 1 Onsite No Remote)
Type: Contract (W2 Preferred)
Visa: / / H1B
Experience: 10+ Years (Must Have)

Job Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Data Scientist with a strong background in Life Sciences and hands-on expertise in Azure and Databricks. The ideal consultant will lead end-to-end data science initiatives, apply advanced causal inference techniques, and operationalize NLP models within a large-scale enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead development and deployment of predictive & prescriptive ML models.

  • Apply causal inference/statistical techniques (PSM, A/B Testing, SEM, synthetic controls).

  • Build & operationalize NLP models (entity extraction, text classification, sentiment, topic modeling).

  • Develop and optimize large-scale data pipelines in Azure + Databricks.

  • Work with cross-functional engineering/business/product teams.

  • Communicate insights to technical & non-technical stakeholders.

Required Skills
  • 10+ years of Data Science experience

  • Strong Life Sciences domain knowledge (MUST)

  • Azure & Databricks (hands-on)

  • Python, ML Ops, model deployment experience

  • Causal inference / experimentation frameworks

  • NLP (transformers, large language models exposure is a plus)

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