Sr. Data Science Consultant

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role: Sr. Data Science Consultant

Your Responsibilities:

• Provide analytics consultation to support the development of innovation which may include advanced statistical analyses and machine learning expertise.

• Display willingness to work with others and assist with projects and initiatives as necessary to meet the needs of the business.

• Effectively utilize current technologies and tools. Prefer candidates with experience creating prediction variables with the most up to date image segmentation techniques. 

• Contribute to the mentoring of other team members.

• Be comfortable working though ambiguity while testing and troubleshooting newly launched or updated innovations.

• Provides thought leadership and acts as a subject matter expert in the designing and recommending the appropriate analytical approaches and methodology for addressing key issues within the business.

• Strong executive-level client facing skills and has the ability to communicate complex analytical concepts with confidence to a non-technical executive audience.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• Education: Master’s Degree in a quantitative field with 5+ years of experience in Data Science, Machine Learning, or Statistics. Alternatively, a Bachelor’s Degree in a quantitative field with 10+ years of relevant industry experience.

• Expertise in statistical modelling and machine learning.

• Experience with SQL

• Advanced skills in Python or R.

• Experience with cloud computing environments (Azure preferred). 

• Proven analytical/problem solving skills with strong learning agility.

• Excellent written and verbal communication.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):

• Exceptional listener with the ability to command attention, build trust, and influence others in both the barn and the boardroom.

• Interpersonal/teamwork skills for effective interactions and communications even when working remotely with cross-functional teams

• Has worked at a consulting firm or in the animal health industry

• Self-management skills with a focus on results for timely, accurate execution

• Able to teach and coach others in an open, non-threatening manner

Additional Information:

• Travel: Travel Percentage: 10-15%

• Location: Global Elanco Headquarters - Greenfield, IN - Hybrid Work Environment

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!

Elanco Benefits and Perks:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:

• Multiple relocation packages

• Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)

• 8-week parental leave

• 9 Employee Resource Groups

• Annual bonus offering

• Flexible work arrangements

• Up to 6% 401K matching

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status