Job Description

We are leveraging analytics and technology, as we invent for life on behalf of patients around the world. We are seeking those who have a passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision making, that will allow us to tackle some of the world’s greatest health threats. Within our Commercial Insights, Analytics, and Data organization we are transforming to better power decision-making across our end-to-end commercialization process, from business development to late lifecycle management. 

 

We are looking for a team member for Digital solutions team who will work within the Digital Human Health (DHH) area to contribute to development of our advanced data science application platform.  We are realizing the vision of a cohesive commercial decision support suite, helping stakeholders make data-driven decisions to optimize delivery of our product to patients. The candidate will work with the Global Commercial Assessment & Forecasting (GCAF) to design and implement robust forecasting solutions in python. 

 

The Role 

As an Application Engineer, you will: 

Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable forecasting applications using Python. 

Contribute to building a cohesive decision-support platform for commercial forecasting. 

Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, data scientists, and business analysts. 

Apply best practices in code quality, testing, version control, and CI/CD. 

Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and team ceremonies (Scrum/Agile). 

Help identify and resolve technical issues across distributed systems and services. 

 

What you will be doing 

 

Within 3 Months 

Gain a strong understanding of our technical platform and forecasting product suite. 

Become familiar with our development environment, CI/CD pipelines, and agile workflows. 

Start contributing to new features and collaborating on code with teammates. 

Participate in sprint planning, retrospectives, and stakeholder reviews. 

Learn the fundamentals of pharmaceutical forecasting processes. 

 

Within 6 Months 

Own development for specific modules or therapy areas within the product. 

Design and deliver analytical and forecasting components in Python. 

Validate model implementation and ensure performance, quality, and reliability. 

Drive improvements in existing capabilities by identifying optimization opportunities. 

Contribute to documentation, unit testing, and deployment pipelines. 

 

Within 12 Months 

Play an active role in product roadmap discussions and ideation. 

Mentor junior developers and collaborate with peer engineers on best practices. 

Continuously reassess code, architecture, and usability for performance gains and stability. 

Engage with wider dev community within the organization — contribute to knowledge-sharing and innovation. 

 

Education Minimum Requirements: 

Engineering in Computer Science, post-graduates plus. 

 

Required Experience and Skills: 

Bachelor or Master in computer science, Engineering, or a related technical field. 

3+ years of software development experience, preferably in enterprise or analytics applications. 

Proficient in Python development, with exposure to microservices, APIs, and data modeling. 

Familiarity with AWS Cloud Services and CI/CD tools. 

Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams. 

 

 

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Required Skills:

Applied Engineering, Best Practices Research, Business Management, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Data-Driven Decision Making, Data Engineering, Data Forecasting, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Digital Healthcare, Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), Forecasting Models, Mechatronics, Product Commercialization, Product Roadmap, Software Configurations, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, Stakeholder Engagement, System Designs, Systems Integration, Testing, Web Development

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

10/13/2025

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Requisition ID:R365430