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About the Role

The BIDMC Cardiology Division and CardioVascular Institute is seeking a motivated individual with biostatistics expertise to work on clinical and translational research projects focused on cardiovascular disease. This Data Scientist position offers the opportunity to work directly with Senior Investigators and a multidisciplinary team, performing primary analyses, developing study designs, and leveraging machine learning for cardiovascular research.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with business stakeholders to document business problems requiring advanced analytics; develop, evaluate and implement machine learning models to improve business operations.
• Collaborates with Software Engineering, Data Engineering and clinical team to structure and normalize data systems and other data enrichment sources.
• Works on feature engineering, statistical analysis, develop novel ML techniques, understanding classifier performance, and ensuring fit-for-purpose; creates machine learning algorithms to optimize and deliver results, perform hyper-parameter tuning, and evaluated model performance.
• Works with cognitive computing platforms to improve predictions about patient outcomes, focuses on configuring, operationalizing, and reporting on vendor developed models.
• Visualizes and interprets data and model results.
• Uses machine learning frameworks in both development, testing and production environments.
• Participates on all parts of the machine learning project lifecycle from dataset curation to model deployment.
• Performs all other duties as needed or directed to meet the needs of the department and or customer.
• Achieves and maintains required certifications (if applicable).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Data Science, or a related engineering discipline required; Master's degree preferred.
• 1-3 years related professional experience required in an engineering role, including industry experience in software engineering and data science.
• Understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms.
• Experience designing and developing scalable distributed systems with deep understanding of architectural and design patterns, object-oriented design, modern program languages.
• Understanding of foundations of Big Data systems and hands-on experience with distributed computational frameworks such as Apache Spark / Apache Beam and NoSQL data stores.
• Experience with working on large data sets, especially with Spark, Python and Java.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms, such as AWS or GCP.
• Experience with Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of parallelism and concurrency to leverage modern hardware for serving ML models.
• Working knowledge of Unix/Linux systems.
• Ability to access, manage, transfer, integrate and analyze complex datasets, especially using SQL.
• Familiarity with libraries such as pandas, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, Kares.
• Advanced technical computer skills as required for technical support specific to functional area and related systems.
• Knowledge and experience using basic and intermediate project management tools and techniques.
• Programming skills with fluency in at least one of Python, Java, Scala, C/C++.
• Familiar with industry standard software engineering practices and systems knowledge.
• A proven track record of producing quality deliverables on time, taking ownership and accountability of assignments and demonstrating a strong work ethic.
• Ability to make decisions that are guided by precedents, policies and objectives. Regularly makes decisions and recommendations on issues affecting a department or functional area.
• Ability to address problems that are highly varied, complex and often non-recurring, requiring staff input, innovative, creative, and Lean diagnostic techniques to resolve issues.
• Ability to set goals and determines how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines. Manager/Director provides broad guidance and overall direction.
• Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.
• Ability to comprehend and complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
• Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.
• Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members.
• Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s). Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.
• Work requires close attention to task for work to be accurately completed. Intermittent breaks during the workday do not compromise the work.
• Work requires constant response to changing circumstances and using new information to adjust approach and to quickly respond to new needs.
• No patient contact.
• Close work (paperwork, visual examination), Color vision/perception, Visual monotony, Visual clarity <3 feet, Conversation, Telephone.
• Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally in carrying, lifting, pushing, pulling objects. Sitting most of the time, with walking and standing required only occasionally. This job requires constant sitting, Keyboard use.

Skills

• Biostatistics
• Machine Learning
• Data Science
• Software Engineering
• Data Engineering
• Feature Engineering
• Statistical Analysis
• ML Techniques
• Classifier Performance
• ML Algorithms
• Hyper-parameter Tuning
• Model Performance Evaluation
• Cognitive Computing
• Data Visualization
• Data Interpretation
• ML Frameworks
• Dataset Curation
• Model Deployment
• Data Structures
• Algorithms
• Scalable Distributed Systems
• Architectural Design Patterns
• Object-Oriented Design
• Modern Programming Languages
• Big Data Systems
• Apache Spark
• Apache Beam
• NoSQL Data Stores
• Spark
• Python
• Java
• AWS
• GCP
• Kubernetes
• Parallelism
• Concurrency
• Unix/Linux
• SQL
• pandas
• TensorFlow
• scikit-learn
• Kares
• Project Management Tools and Techniques
• Scala
• C/C++
• Software Engineering Practices
• Decision Making
• Problem Solving
• Independence of Action
• Written Communications
• Oral Communications
• Teamwork
• Customer Service

Location

• BIDMC

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 1-3 years

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree

Salary/Compensations

• $95,000.00 USD - $135,000.00 USD

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits
• Help you achieve a healthy and balanced life

About the Company

• More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives.
• At Beth Israel Lahey Health, we are driving the change in health care that Massachusetts wants and needs.
• Our culture promotes continuous learning, growth, innovation and a sense of belonging.
• We make it a priority to offer comprehensive compensation and benefits and help you achieve a healthy and balanced life.
• While you're busy caring for and supporting our patients, we take care of you.

Equal Opportunity

• Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
• Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.