Clinical Data Scientist Belfast, Northern Ireland
Job description
We are expanding our team and are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Data Scientist to advance a collaborative project focused on human digital biomarkers in neuropsychiatric therapy development. Our partner, based in the Boston area, is a major pharma company developing first-in-class medicines. This is a rare opportunity to work with a senior scientific focused on early-stage drug development, as well as academic consultants who are recognised leaders in digital biomarkers. Your contribution will be highly valued in this partnership, and you will work as part of a broader multidisciplinary group of scientists and engineers at Cumulus. The pace is fast but always open, friendly and rewarding. You will be supported to publish research, develop your skills and talents and progress your career – while playing a part in solving the biggest healthcare challenge of a generation.
As a Clinical Data Scientist, you will:
- Work in a collaborative team with Cumulus and our pharma-partner experts to develop new biomarkers for measurement of therapeutic action in psychiatry
- Work with the broader Analytics and Science teams to develop, undertake, and improve analysis for a range of complex multimodal data (e.g. biosignals, tablet behaviour, patient demographics)
- Analyze, interpret and report on data from pilot studies and early clinical trials
- Contribute to internal scientific reports and publications
- Work with the Analytics and Software teams to improve standardized/automated analysis and reporting functionality
- Evaluate new methods & features to improve understanding of complex data
- Interact with Cumulus teams and team members to gather requirements and deliverables
- Attend periodic remote and in-person meetings with our pharma client
Required experience:
- Strong experience of undertaking at least one scientific data-driven project with a health/biological focus
- Experience coding in a scientific framework, e.g. Python, R, Matlab
- Understanding of statistical methodology (scientific inferential statistics, e.g. hypothesis testing, linear models) and experience using statistics to answer scientific questions
- Experience in working effectively within a team
Helpful experience:
- Biosignal processing, e.g. EEG, EMG, ECG, PPG, (f)MRI, movement, etc
- Scientific/ML Python tool stack: Numpy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Scikit families, Dask, etc
- Scientific analysis & reporting experience
- Experience with the analysis of clinical data, and/or results from therapy development projects
- Experience with Linux, remote/cloud computing
Minimum Qualifications:
- Masters (or equivalent) with notable experience in quantitative bio/health field: biosciences, biosignals, bioengineering, biostatistics, quantitative psychology, neuroscience, cognitive sciences, etc
Location:
- You will join the Dublin-based team, preferably based in the Dublin/Belfast offices. Other European locations will be considered for exceptional candidates.
- This post is hybrid, with potential for home/remote based work, alongside on-site meetings
- Occasional travel to the main office in Belfast will be required for training, company events, etc
Salary & Benefits:
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonus scheme
- 25 days paid holidays
- Competitive benefits including pension match and private medical insurance
- Work with an awesome team of smart and motivated people on cool and unique technology that can positively impact the lives of millions of people
