Senior Director, Data and Science

Summary

Join Verana Health as the Senior Director of Data and Science, a pivotal role bridging complex clinical data with transformative healthcare insights. You will work directly with life science companies to unlock breakthrough understanding, improve patient outcomes, and accelerate medical innovation. This remote position involves translating intricate clinical investigation questions into precise data analytics, driving impactful discussions, and turning raw data into actionable intelligence that reshapes medical understanding and treatment approaches. You will lead critical clinical studies, leverage your expertise in epidemiology and biostatistics, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance medical research.

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

This remote role reports to the SVP, Data and Science