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One bold way we are achieving our purpose is through our company wide digital transformation strategy. We are leading the way in adopting new data, modelling and automated solutions to further digitize and accelerate drug discovery and development with the aim of enhancing health outcomes and the patient experience.\nAn opportunity has arisen for a Graduate Data Scientist within the Innovation & Launch Sciences (ILS) function in Ringaskiddy. This role is an exciting opportunity to help shape the delivery of the sites Digital Transformation Programme. Reporting to the Data Science Team Lead, the primary function of the Graduate Data Scientist will be to implement and deliver on the Data Science and Manufacturing Intelligence site Strategy, lead and contribute to Data Science and Data Analytics projects, identify Continuous Improvement (CI) opportunities across all site departments and support the implementation of same.\nAbout the Graduate Programme\n\nThis is an amazing opportunity to progress your career with one of the largest and most\nsuccessful bio pharma organisations in the world. A significant number of graduates\nwho have previously completed the graduate programme at the Pfizer Ringaskiddy site\nhave gone on to have very successful careers in Pfizer both at local site and global\nlevels. The site has a strong coaching culture, and a structured mentoring\nprogramme is provided. Full training will be provided by a comprehensive induction\nprogramme. During the two-year programme, participants will be involved in the\nfollowing: \nOne-year induction programme\nStructured mentoring & coaching - objective setting during each assignment.\nAttend management training programmes.\nCPD 6 module professional training programme.\nAttend and present at Senior Executive meetings e.g., communications meetings, cross site teams, leadership team meetings.\nSupport cost improvement projects for key API manufacture processes.\nLead and support various data science business improvement projects\nWhy Patients Need You\nWe rely on a team of dedicated and agile members, who understand the importance and impact of their role in Pfizer’s mission. Patients need colleagues like you who take pride in their work and always look to improve outcomes. You will help to ensure that patients and physicians have the medicines they need, when they need them.\nWhat You Will Achieve\nYou will develop and implement site business intelligence through data modelling, data analysis, data engineering and data science. You will support statistical activities across the site associated with investigations and continuous improvement using dat. Provide expertise in the application of analytic techniques to increasingly complex and diverse data sets.\nAs a Graduate Data Scientist, you will be instrumental to the future of Data Science and Manufacturing Intelligence across all areas of the site, and you will develop the future capability to further accelerate our digital maturity.\nHow You Will Achieve It\nBuild on the current Data Analytical site strategy on the Ringaskiddy Digital Roadmap\nDesign and implementation of advanced analytical models that support business process improvements\nProvide high quality data science support in the identification and implementation of Continuous Improvement opportunities in improving site performance\nCollaborate with Process Centric Teams and key site stakeholders to understand the technical business applications and apply modelling techniques to improve effectiveness, efficiencies and decision-making quality\nBuild onsite data analytics capability of users on tools through training and supporting the delivery of Continuous Improvement projects\nDevelop and sustain the Pfizer data aggregation platform (Tibco Statistica Informa) for process control and data analysis\nProvide SME support to local Data viewer/consumers\nProvide data science support when required during investigations, new process introduction or change implementation\nDelivery of routine statistical support to assure continued compliance within the general expectations of cGMPs for products manufactured (Continued Process Verification, & APQR)\nStay abreast of industry 4.0 trends and developments in AI/ML\n\nQualifications / Must Haves\nBe completing or just completed an honours Degree or MSc. in Mathematical Science / Data Science/ Data Analytics\nStrong experience in the use of statistical tools, analytical methodologies and programming languages (Visual Basic Object oriented programming, SQL, R, Python, Visual Basic etc.)\nStrong technical, analytical and problem solving skills with ability to make timely decisions\nHave a willingness to learn and be challenged\nPreferred:\nUnderstanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing industry processes and familiarity with GMP regulations would be an advantage\nApplication User Interface (UI) & User Experience (UX) Design & Development Knowledge\nUnderstand the concepts and tools of both Lean and Six Sigma \nWhat We Offer?\n23-month contract with Competitive Salary plus Bonus Schemes, Healthcare, Pension, Share Scheme, Long Term Income Protection and Life Assurance.\nAn on-site role based on our vibrant Ringaskiddy API Campus with the opportunity for flexible working arrangements.\nFree parking or you can sign up to our shuttle bus service between Campus and Cork City.\nRingaskiddy is close to Cork City and offers onsite gym, health & wellness programs, employee development programs, subsidized canteen and many more benefits for you to enjoy!\nInitial accommodation finding support.\nPurpose\nBreakthroughs that change patients' lives... At Pfizer we are a patient centric company, guided by our four values: courage, joy, equity and excellence. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives.\n\nEqual Employment Opportunity\nWe believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to building a successful business. As an employer, Pfizer is committed to celebrating this, in all its forms - allowing for us to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.\nIn order to be considered for this position you need to be legally eligible to work in Ireland.\nAdditional Information\nIn order to be considered for this position in Ireland you need to be legally eligible to work in Ireland.\n\nPlease note there is no relocation support available for this position\n\nHow to apply\nMake a difference today, all suitable candidates should apply with CV below. We are looking forward to hearing from you!\n\nPurpose\nBreakthroughs that change patients' lives... At Pfizer we are a patient centric company, guided by our four values: courage, joy, equity and excellence. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives.\nDigital Transformation Strategy \nOne bold way we are achieving our purpose is through our company wide digital transformation strategy. We are leading the way in adopting new data, modelling and automated solutions to further digitize and accelerate drug discovery and development with the aim of enhancing health outcomes and the patient experience.\nEqual Employment Opportunity \nWe believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to building a successful business. As an employer, Pfizer is committed to celebrating this, in all its forms - allowing for us to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.\nDisability Inclusion\nOur mission is unleashing the power of all our people and we are proud to be a disability inclusive employer, ensuring equal employment opportunities for all candidates. We encourage you to put your best self forward with the knowledge and trust that we will make any reasonable adjustments to support your application and future career. Your journey with Pfizer starts here!\n\nPfizer endeavors to make www.pfizer.com/careers accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process and/or interviewing, please email . This is to be used solely for accommodation requests with respect to the accessibility of our website, online application process and/or interviewing. Requests for any other reason will not be returned.\n\nTo learn more about acceptable and prohibited uses of AI during the recruitment process, please review our candidate AI-use guidelines available on Pfizer Careers.\nSupport Services","description_format":"text","description_chars":8888,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity","Flexible schedule","Wellness"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Ireland","iso":"IE","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Prescription Drugs","Oncology Therapeutics","Infectious Disease Therapeutics"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-30T18:00:40Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":13,"reasons":["conf:2","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:junior,brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-03T05:54:40Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/pfizer-graduate-data-scientist-pfizer-ringaskiddy","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/pfizer-graduate-data-scientist-pfizer-ringaskiddy.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-03T11:45:20Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":16025,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-04T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3480},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3480"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fpfizer-graduate-data-scientist-pfizer-ringaskiddy"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fpfizer-graduate-data-scientist-pfizer-ringaskiddy"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fpfizer-graduate-data-scientist-pfizer-ringaskiddy"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/pfizer-graduate-data-scientist-pfizer-ringaskiddy\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fpfizer-graduate-data-scientist-pfizer-ringaskiddy"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3537118}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"pfizer.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3537118},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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