Senior AI Scientist / Data Scientist (m/f/x) - Pharma/MedTech - 100% Remote
SThree GmbH
Contact person: Jessica Wächter
100 Remote, Germany
Medicine and PharmaceuticalsMLOpsBig DataBiomedical SciencesComputational BiologyComputational ChemistryPython (Programming Language)Machine LearningSmart DataData ScienceDeep LearningpandasScikit LearnMachine Learning OperationsArtificial Intelligence Markup Language (AIML)
Description
We are currently looking for an AI Scientist / Data Scientist for one of our clients in the pharmaceutical industry.
Project Details:
Workload: Full-time (5 days/week)
Start: November/December 2026
Location: 100% Remote
Duration: 6 months (with option to extend)
Eligibility: Applications from across the EU are welcome
Interview Process: 2 Rounds (30-min Intro | 60-min Technical Interview)
Max. Hourly Rate: 50-75 Euro/hr
Tasks:
Project Level Activities
- Provide subject matter expertise in the design and evaluation of scalable approaches for Whole-Slide Image (WSI) integration from external platforms into internal big data environments, including recommendations for data quality, integrity verification and handling of different WSI formats.
- Develop and assess concepts for the de-identification of WSI-related data, including metadata, filenames and embedded information, ensuring alignment with applicable privacy and compliance requirements.
- Provide expertise on dataset governance, data versioning and traceability concepts, including recommendations regarding dataset registries, training and validation split management, model lineage and reproducibility standards.
- Conduct technical reviews and assessments of AI/ML architectures, data processing workflows and implementation approaches, providing recommendations to support scalable and scientifically robust solutions.
In General
- Deliver expert analysis complying with AI/ML standards and regulations, technical assessments, recommendations and project-specific deliverables in accordance with agreed timelines and project objectives.
- Contribute subject matter expertise on state-of-the-art AI/ML methodologies, reproducible research practices and industry best practices to support high-quality project outcomes.
- Provide technical review and advisory support regarding deliverables from external vendors and project partners, where required.
Requirements:
- MSc (PhD preferable) in computer science, statistics, computational biology or related fields advantageous
- At least 5 years of experience in data science / business intelligence / statistics role supporting AI/ML projects in clinical research, pharmaceutical, CRO or medical device setting
- Extensive programming experience in Python technology stack (pandas, numpy, scikit-learn, scikit-survival, matplotlib, seaborn, shap etc.) and experience in working with virtual environments and version control (e.g. git)
- Excellent knowledge of machine learning algorithms for clustering, classification, regression, anomaly detection, and optimization, preferably with both small and big data
- Experience in AI/ML applications in oncology (e.g. transcriptomics data, foundation models like scConcept) will be considered a plus
- Exposure to cloud computing platforms, preferably AWS and Google Cloud
- Excellent English language skills, storytelling and communications skills both oral and written, especially in explaining complex concepts in simple terms
- German language skills are considered an asset.
Interested?
Please send me your current CV and briefly answer the following questions:
- How many years of experience do you have as an AI Scientist / Data Scientist in the pharmaceutical industry?
- When would you be available to start?
- What hourly rate can you offer?