About the Role
Actively shape digital transformation and join our Healthcare & Life Sciences digital consulting team as a Director Data Science (Gen)AI. Help businesses build and adopt (Gen)AI solutions to be at the forefront and drive their growth agenda.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and delivery of (Gen)AI solutions for Life Sciences clients, translating complex business challenges into scalable analytics and decision-support solutions.
- Take charge of multiple (Gen)AI and data science projects, leading project teams, ensuring high-quality execution, measurable business impact, and successful implementation at scale.
- Help clients develop innovative (Gen)AI solutions ranging from advanced analytics over GenAI custom builds to agentic applications in Pricing, Market Access and Commercial functions.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, solving complex analytical challenges and providing actionable, data-driven recommendations.
- Collaborate closely with business and technology teams to translate strategic AI priorities into scalable and impactful solutions.
- Build strong client relationships and a deep understanding of Life Sciences market dynamics, helping clients unlock growth and innovation through AI.
- Lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams while contributing to business development, proposal shaping, and thought leadership in AI and Life Sciences.
- Stay at the forefront of AI and Life Sciences innovation, translating emerging technologies into tangible value for clients.
Requirements
- 6–10+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, or AI, with a proven track record of delivering impactful solutions in consulting or industry, ideally within Life Sciences.
- Outstanding degree in a quantitative discipline.
- Strong analytical thinking.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Pragmatic, results-oriented mindset.
- Hands-on expertise in GenAI technologies, including LLMs, embeddings, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and agentic AI systems, with the ability to translate them into real-world business applications.
- Strong understanding of the AI ecosystem and its application to Life Sciences use cases across pricing, market access and commercial domains.
- Proficient in Python and modern AI/ML frameworks.
- Experience developing, deploying, and scaling end-to-end AI solutions in cloud environments.
- Understanding of MLOps/LLMOps, data engineering, and data architecture principles, enabling the ability to build robust, scalable, and production-ready AI systems.
- Understanding of data architecture and data engineering principles, enabling effective work with large-scale, complex datasets and production systems.
- Ability to bridge business needs and technical implementation, translating complex challenges into practical, high-impact solutions.
- Experience leading and mentoring technical teams while effectively engaging with both technical and senior business stakeholders.
Skills
- Data Science
- AI
- Generative AI
- Machine Learning
- LLMs
- Embeddings
- Prompt Engineering
- Fine-tuning
- Agentic AI systems
- Python
- AI/ML frameworks
- MLOps
- LLMOps
- Data Engineering
- Data Architecture
Location
- Berlin, Germany
- München, Germany
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Director
- 6-10+ years
Education Level
- Outstanding degree in a quantitative discipline
Benefits
- Daycare allowance
- Corporate discounts
- Wellbeing support (e.g. Headspace)
- Healthy snacks and beverages
About the Company
- Simon-Kucher is a global consultancy with more than 2,200 employees in 30+ countries.
- As a trusted commercial advisor focused on unlocking better growth, we combine deep consulting expertise, growth specialization, and technology to scale lasting impact.
- We optimize every lever of commercial strategy – product, pricing, innovation, marketing, and sales – based on what customers want and value.
- With over 40 years of monetization experience, we are recognized as the world’s leading commercial growth and pricing specialist.
Equal Opportunity
- We believe in building a culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating an environment in which our people feel valued, are able to be themselves and feel their contribution matters.
- If we get that right, remarkable things will happen; people will grow faster, innovate, feel valued, and create better outcomes for everyone – our people, our clients and, of course, our business.
