Alkermes, Inc.
Director, Data Science- Platform Execution Manager
Waltham, MA
Feb 5, 2025
Full-time
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Director, Data Science

(Platform Execution Manager, ML Platform Lead) 
 

JOB DESCRIPTION 

Position Summary

As a Director, Data Science - Indigo AI Innovation Lab, you will play a pivotal role in the advancement of machine learning and AI capabilities across the Alkermes enterprise. As our ML execution leader, you will oversee the technical execution of a portfolio of data science projects, providing hands-on support and guidance to a team of data scientists to ensure successful implementation of individual use cases that address business questions, enhance decision making, and optimize operations. By setting the technical direction, you will ensure these use cases deliver value and evolve from proof-of-concepts into scalable products and capabilities. Additionally, you will collaborate with senior leadership to shape the strategic direction of the AI Innovation Lab and Alkermes’ enterprise data science strategy, and contribute to the development of best practices, standards, and frameworks for data science within the organization.  This role will be based in our Waltham location and work a hybrid office schedule. 

Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES 

Essential Areas of Responsibility

Technical Delivery:

Oversee technical execution of a portfolio of data science projects across functional areas, with a focus on the use of traditional machine-learning techniques 

Provide hands-on guidance to junior data scientists, ensuring delivery of production-quality and defensible machine learning approaches that produce analytically rigorous and value-accretive outcomes for business partners 

Set technical direction of projects, and plan for use of machine-learning techniques and approaches that will contribute to broader enterprise capabilities and products 

Project Oversight:

Ensure portfolio of ML projects are executed on time and within budget, and serve as primary technical relationship holder for senior business stakeholders for duration of projects 

Manage project processes in collaboration with project manager, and work to follow best practices for both technical and business delivery 

Develop clear plans and establish business value of new project opportunities and contribute to prioritization of near-term options with Innovation Lab leadership 

Team Leadership:

Manage and mentor growing team of data scientists, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment 

Contribute to a culture of belonging, respect, team-focus, individual ownership, and performance within Innovation Lab 

Strategic Innovation:

Work with senior leadership to shape the strategic direction of the AI Innovation Lab 

Develop, document, and iterate on best practices, standards, and frameworks for data science execution within the organization 

Contribute to shaping Alkermes’ enterprise viewpoint on machine learning, strategic roadmap, and alignment of data science activities with corporate strategy 

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS 

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:

MS, PhD, or equivalent degree in related field with minimum 10y of work experience in Data Science / Machine Learning – OR – BS or equivalent degree in related field with minimum 15y or work experience in Data Science or Machine Learning 

Related degree fields include Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, Physical Sciences 

Experience in the Life Sciences industry highly preferred 

 

Technical Knowledge/Skills:

Expert-level proficiency in Python, including production software development 

Deep understanding of traditional machine learning algorithms, statistical modeling, and data mining techniques, including classification/regression, time-series analysis, reinforcement learning, and operations-research, transformer, and other neural-network based architectures 

Knowledge of columnar OLAP-style SQL databases for (i.e. Snowflake) and data models. Understanding of data pipeline, ETL processes. Experience with distributed big-data frameworks such as Spark are a plus 

Familiarity with the AWS ecosystem, and comfort managing and working with remote environments 

Experience with claims, EMR, -omics, patent, and other life-science oriented data modalities is a plus 

Competencies:

Strong project management skills using Agile Scrum methodology 

Experience in senior business-stakeholder management, and ability to rapidly translate between technical requirements and domain-specific terminology, influence functional policies and approaches 

Ability to work in cross-functional teams and influence outcomes 

Effective in accomplishing multi-quarter and multi-year goals by working through others 

Experience leading and managing teams of data scientists and fostering both technical and business career development opportunities for team members

Preferred Qualifications:

Personal Attributes:

Self-starter with the ability to work with minimum supervision  

Business engagement experience with the ability to manage evolving business priorities and demands 

Ability to multitask – effectively manage simultaneous work requests across departments, IT, and other cross-functional organizations 

Willingness to learn new applications, tools, and approaches as additional needs arise 

Strong work ethic, with a proven track record in successfully achieving goals 

Proactive communication style 

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present to and interact with a diverse group of executives, managers, and subject matter experts 

Ability to work 2-3 days a week in our Waltham office. 

   

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About Us

Why join Team Alkermes?

Alkermes applies its deep neuroscience expertise to develop medicines designed to help people living with complex and difficult-to-treat psychiatric and neurological disorders. A fully-integrated, global biopharmaceutical company, headquartered in Ireland with U.S. locations in Massachusetts and Ohio, we are committed to pursuing great science, driven by deep compassion to make a real impact in the lives of patients. Alkermes has a portfolio of proprietary commercial products for the treatment of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder, and a pipeline of clinical and preclinical candidates in development for various neurological disorders, including narcolepsy.

Beyond our important mission of developing medicines to address unmet patient needs, we actively seek to foster a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging throughout our business. We strive to ensure that all voices are respected and valued, recognizing that our diversity of thought, background and perspective makes us stronger. We are proud to have been recognized as an employer of choice by many national organizations, including being certified as a Great Place to Work in the U.S. in 2024, honored as a Healthiest Employer in both Ohio and Massachusetts in 2023, a Best Place for Working Parents in 2023, and to have received the Bell Seal at the Platinum level for Workplace Mental Health by Mental Health America for three consecutive years (2021-2023). 


Alkermes, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any qualified applicant or employee because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law.  Alkermes also complies with all work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA.  Alkermes is an E-Verify employer.

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