Associate Data Scientist @ West Pharmaceutical Services
placeIndia
attach_money $90,000
businessOn Site
scheduleFull Time
Posted 2 days ago
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Job Summary
The Associate Data Scientist will support a multidisciplinary team in designing and developing innovative data-driven analytical products and solutions at West Pharmaceutical Services.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Apply statistical, machine learning, and Generative AI techniques to strategic business problems.
- Retrieve, clean, and prepare diverse data sources (structured, semi-structured, and unstructured).
- Support exploratory analysis, algorithm design, model development, and advanced analytics.
- Build scalable, automated processes for analysis, model validation, and deployment.
- Develop tools to monitor and evaluate model performance, accuracy, and fairness.
- Create dashboards and visualizations for stakeholder communication.
- Collaborate with internal experts and cross-functional teams to implement AI solutions.
- Participate in research and prototyping using agentic AI frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, OpenAI Agents).
- Perform additional related duties as assigned.
Additional Responsibilities
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science or a related quantitative field.
Work Experience: Minimum 1+ years of related work experience preferred.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Proficiency in Python for data manipulation and AI assisted coding.
- Experience with machine learning frameworks like Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, and PyTorch.
- Exposure to agentic AI frameworks and pattern applications.
- Understanding AI system development, validation, and evaluation practices.
- Familiarity with Jupyter Notebooks, Anaconda, and similar experimentation tools.
- Strong grasp of statistical methods and data science concepts.
- Basic knowledge of distributed systems, scalable computing, and containerization (e.g., Docker).
- Exposure to cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS and associated AI services.
- Understanding of web services, microservices, REST APIs, and data architectures.
- Basic proficiency in BI/visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Microsoft Fabric) and modern computer vision techniques.
Work Shift
Willingness to work the 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM shift for global collaboration support is required.
Key skills/competency
- Python
- Machine Learning
- Data Analysis
- Generative AI
- Statistical Methods
- Data Cleaning
- Model Development
- Cloud Platforms
- Visualization
- Agentic AI
How to Get Hired at West Pharmaceutical Services
🎯 Tips for Getting Hired
- Research West Pharmaceutical Services' culture: Explore mission, values, news on company websites.
- Customize your resume: Emphasize Python, machine learning, and AI skills.
- Highlight technical projects: Detail data cleaning, modeling, and visualization experience.
- Prepare for interviews: Practice discussing data science projects and problem solving.
📝 Interview Preparation Advice
Technical Preparation
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Review Python coding challenges.
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Practice machine learning algorithm implementation.
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Experiment with cloud-based AI services.
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Test data cleaning and visualization techniques.
Behavioral Questions
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Describe a challenging team project.
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Explain problem-solving under pressure.
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Discuss managing deadlines collaboratively.
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Share a time you innovated an approach.
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