Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Veracyte, Inc. is a global diagnostics company committed to transforming cancer care for patients worldwide. They are seeking a talented Data Scientist III to analyze extensive real-world data, conduct statistical analyses, and collaborate with experts to derive insights that will influence clinical outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Analyze real-world data to identify patterns for various clinical and business cases, including treatment patterns and management costs
- Participate in Identifying key clinical events, such as cancer progression and treatments, using CPT, NDC, ICD codes, and structured database free text
- Conduct statistical analysis and survival modeling for clinical events defined from real-world data
- Ability to visualize findings from the data and summarize them in a coherent story
- Support data scientists in developing digital pathology AI models
- Partner closely with bioinformaticians, statisticians, and medical experts in manuscripts
Skills
- PhD in Statistics, Data Science, or equivalent field. Or Master of 4+ years of relevant post-graduate experience
- Experience in working with real-world data of insurance claims and EHR records
- Expert in SQL and R or equivalent
- Strong skills with data clean-up, manipulation and visualization using tidyverse, ggplot in R or equivalent
- Proficient in statistical analysis, especially in survival modelling and hypothesis testing (i.e., multivariate regression modelling with interaction effects)
- Experience working in cloud computing environments (AWS preferred)
- Demonstrated proficiency and attention to detail in summarizing and communicating findings from data
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and collaborative environment
- Eagerness to learn new technologies and adapt to evolving requirements
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) is desirable
- Knowledge of basic bioinformatics, genomics, and cancer biology
- Past research experience in urological oncology, bioinformatics, digital pathology, or relevant fields
- Research experience with developing AI models such as LLM, vision/time series foundation models
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- May be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives
- Restricted stock units
- Remote friendly position
- Recognized as a 2024 Certified™ Great Place to Work® in both the US and Israel
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