Senior Data Scientist, Commercial Team

Senior Data Scientist, Commercial Team at Novellia

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Novellia is the first and only company that lets anyone in the US gain access to nearly a decade of their health data in under 30 seconds, 100% free. All your health records, across doctors, all in one place, always up to date. We work with the world's top researchers to safely turn health insights into life‑changing action for millions of people across the world.

Novellia is the only patient‑powered real world data platform delivering comprehensive, patient‑authorized longitudinal health insights to accelerate biopharma innovation. Unlike traditional RWD providers who provide fragmented institutional data, we empower patients to access 15+ years of their health records for free, then transform these complete health journeys into fit‑for‑purpose datasets for evidence generation, regulatory submissions, and market access. We're growing 5× YoY with top pharma partners, our data have been published with leading scientific organizations such as ASCO and SABCS/AACR, and are backed by tier‑1 investors including Spark Capital, Khosla Ventures, Bling Capital, and more.

We are looking for a Data Scientist to build and lead our commercial data science function from the ground up. This is a unique opportunity to define how a healthcare data company delivers world‑class data and analytics solutions to biopharma clients while simultaneously building the internal data solutions that power our operations. This role is first and foremost client‑facing. You will be the analytics voice to our clients, joining weekly meetings to present patient recruitment metrics, growth trends, and study insights.

You'll field questions about our solutions, respond to ad‑hoc analytical requests, and build trusted relationships with biopharma stakeholders who rely on your expertise to make critical decisions. Beyond client delivery, you'll have the opportunity to build industry‑defining data solutions working hand‑in‑hand with our solutions management and engineering teams. You'll design the analytics infrastructure that doesn't yet exist and create the frameworks that will scale with us.

You will report directly to the Chief Customer Officer and be accountable for all client‑facing metrics, analytics deliverables, and the strategic evolution of our commercial data science capabilities.

• Join weekly client meetings with biopharma partners to present patient recruitment metrics, enrollment trends, data quality insights, and study progress
• Serve as the primary analytics point of contact for client inquiries, responding to questions about our data, methodologies, and analytical capabilities
• Build meaningful relationships with biopharma stakeholders including medical affairs, clinical operations, and real‑world evidence teams
• Translate complex analytical findings into clear, actionable insights tailored to biopharma decision‑makers
• Proactively identify opportunities to deliver additional value through analytics and communicate these to clients

• Design and build internal analytics solutions that improve how we serve clients—dashboards, reporting frameworks, and data quality monitoring systems
• Partner closely with the solutions management team to translate client research/analytical needs into product requirements and technical specifications
• Drive data quality initiatives to ensure accuracy and reliability across all client‑facing analytics

• Define best practices for research‑grade analytics delivery in the real‑world evidence space
• Contribute to business development efforts by articulating our analytical capabilities to prospective clients
• Identify patterns across client engagements that inform product development and company strategy

• You thrive in client‑facing environments. You're energized by presenting to stakeholders, answering tough questions on the fly, and building relationships through consistent delivery of excellent work.
• You're a self‑starter who builds solutions,…