Principal Data Scientist, MSAT - Data Science and Automation Engineering

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc•Boston, MA

55d•Hybrid

About The Position

Principal Data Scientist, MSAT - Data Science and Automation Engineering, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Boston) Vertex MSAT team is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to join a growing team in support of commercial Cell and Gene Therapy programs. This position will be responsible for supporting and providing technical support in alignment with defined program priorities pertaining to data acquisition, analysis, trending, visualization, and reporting.

Requirements

PhD, MS, or BS in relevant science or engineering discipline.
PhD with 3+ years, MS with 5+ years, or BS with 9+ years of experience.
Significant experience with data software packages including Statistica and Spotfire at a minimum.
Strong understanding of Statistics
Experience with cell therapy or large-scale GMP manufacturing for biopharmaceutical manufacturing
Experience with designing process monitoring tools to detect OOT/OOE
Experience with designing process visualization tools to show process trends
Experience working and leading projects in a matrixed organization
Experience working with external partners (CMOs, vendors, etc.).
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to travel, nationally and internationally, up to 10 - 15%.
Flexibility to work on site a minimum of 3 days per week.

Nice To Haves

Experience with process characterization and process control strategy is a plus.
Experience with cGMP regulations/guidance and with regulatory agency inspections is a plus.

Responsibilities

Identify and develop technical solutions to enable program and company goals.
Lead/support development of data trending visualizations using Statistica and for process parameters
Lead/support the Development of Routine Data Visualization charts and tools
Develop scripts for automated reporting of trends and correlations
Develop visualization for acknowledged alarm reporting and trending
Author SOPs and work instructions to standardize the process of pulling trend reports from TIBCO.
Support and author technical protocols, reports, and other GMP supporting documents.
Contribute to developing technical solutions to enable program and company goals.
Ability to work within a team and independently
Provide regular (weekly) updates towards project goals.

Benefits

medical, dental and vision benefits
generous paid time off (including a week-long company shutdown in the Summer and the Winter)
educational assistance programs including student loan repayment
a generous commuting subsidy
matching charitable donations
401(k)

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