
Principal Scientist, Commercial Analytics
Edwards Lifesciences
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Irvine • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $126,000 - $178,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Develop and maintain predictive models for pipeline conversion, case-volume forecasting, account growth signals, and market dynamics, ensuring high accuracy and reliability
- Integrate internal Salesforce data with external datasets to identify leading indicators and performance drivers, enhancing commercial intelligence
- Create clear, business-ready insights and visualizations for Strategy, Finance, and ELT reviews, turning statistical results into actionable recommendations
- Partner with the AI Engineer on ML/LLM-enabled automation and signal detection, leveraging cutting-edge techniques to optimize workflows
- Establish analytical standards, including model validation, reproducibility, and documentation practices to ensure robustness and scalability
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Biostatistics, or other scientific field with 6 years of experience including either industry or industry/education
- Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Biostatistics, or other scientific field with 5 years of experience including either industry or industry/education
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, Biostatistics, or other scientific field with 2 years of experience including either industry or industry/education
- Strong proficiency in Python, predictive modeling, time-series forecasting, causal inference, and feature engineering
- Comfortable working with messy CRM and commercial datasets (e.g., Salesforce) and integrating multiple data sources
- Excellent ability to translate complex statistical outputs into compelling, clear narratives
- Experience with ML/LLM model development, workflow automation, and a solid understanding of model validation and reproducibility standards
- Proven track record of providing technical guidance and raising analytical standards among peers and junior team members
- Experience in data visualization tools (i.e. Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of principles, theories, and concepts relevant to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and/or Machine Learning model development, and/or Control Systems
- Excellent documentation and communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills
- Proven expertise in statistical techniques (e.g. distributions, statistical testing, regression, etc.)
- Experience with using web services (e.g., Redshift, S3, Spark, etc.)
- Proven expertise on MS Office Suite (e.g., Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Access)
- Working knowledge in related tools and applications (e.g., Oracle, JDE, Concur, Salesforce.com)
- Proven successful project management skills
- Strict attention to detail
- Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
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Hard Skills & Tools
Pythonpredictive modelingtime-series forecastingcausal inferencefeature engineeringML/LLM model developmentmodel validationreproducibilitystatistical techniquesdata visualization
Soft Skills
communication skillsinterpersonal relationship skillsnegotiating skillsrelationship management skillsattention to detailproject management skillsability to manage competing prioritiestechnical guidancetranslating complex outputscollaboration