Director Data Science

We need a talented Data Scientist to join us in continuing to innovate microbial security products. This person will be responsible for leading a team to apply data science techniques to leverage data and advance Ancera and our customers’ data management, identify trends in scientific and operational datasets, and develop predictive analytics. This person will need exceptional leadership skills to successfully lead a cross-functional team to developments and applications of the analytics engine, helping to design, build, and deploy interactive and value-driven data products.

Roles and Responsibilities

•Collaborate with external customers, Ancera colleagues in R&D, Engineering, and Commercial Operations colleagues to design, build, and deploy interactive and data products 

•Aggregate and characterize data from publicly available and proprietary data sources into easily understood data products and visualizations

•Perform statistical analyses and deliver concise presentations colleague peer review in Sales and Marketing, Commercial Operations, and Technical teams

•Actively support commercialization of the data analytics and visualization platform (Intelligence Engine) powered by Ancera’s proprietary diagnostics and user-provided metadata

•Collaborate with customers on pilot projects. Participate and present research in co-development meetings with industry leading animal health, vaccine, feed additive, and anti-microbial companies

•Participate in industry-wide conferences

•Occasionally travel may be required, to visit with customers, development partners, and industry experts.

Education/Experience Background

Graduate degree in economics, applied statistics, epidemiology, or another data-driven field. Prior experience in a similar role with a previous growth-stage biotech or pharma company would be a strong advantage.