Sr. Data Scientist, RWE - Chicago, United States - Tempus Labs, Inc

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    Passionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry?


    Recent advancements in underlying technology have finally made it possible for AI to impact clinical care in a meaningful way.

    Tempus' proprietary platform connects an entire ecosystem of real-world evidence to deliver real-time, actionable insights to physicians, providing critical information about the right treatments for the right patients, at the right time.


    The Real World Evidence team at Tempus partners with external Pharma, biotech and academic institutions to provide best in class data, analysis and methodological guidance to Tempus's real world data offering.

    We are seeking a highly motivated and capable Data Scientist with extensive experience and interest in design and analysis of pharmacoepidemiological studies to join our team.


    Responsibilities:
    Participate in clinical projects with external Pharma, academic and other partners

    Represent the Real World Evidence function and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in the design, analysis, interpretation and publication of clinical real world studies

    Work on complex problems, exercising judgment in selecting and adapting methods as appropriate

    Work with interdisciplinary groups of scientists, engineers, and product developers to translate research into clinically actionable insights for our clients

    Stay current with the latest methodological advances in real world studies

    Build infrastructure including reusable code

    Comply with all applicable regulations and Company procedures


    Required Experience:


    Advanced degree (Masters with 4+ years of experience or PhD) or Bachelor's degree with 6+ years of experience in data science, bioinformatics, biostatistics, epidemiology, immunology, public health, or related fields.

    Computational skills using Python, R or SAS and SQL, especially relevant statistical tools and packages


    Ideal candidates will possess:
    Strong data manipulation and analysis skills

    Ability to tackle large, ambiguous problems

    Strong communication and presentation skills

    Self-starter

    Familiarity with machine learning techniques and the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches, especially with respect to predictive and prognostic algorithms in medical research

    Experience in cancer genetics, immunology, or molecular biology

    Self-driven and works well in interdisciplinary teams

    Collaborative mindset, an eagerness to learn and a high integrity work ethic

    Sharp attention to detail and passion for delivering high quality and timely analytics deliverables

    Able to effectively present research results to study team and other collaborators, including results interpretation and drawing appropriate inferences based on study design/statistical methods as well as assessment of study limitations


    Nice to have:
    Experience with version control and software testing

    Experience with time to event analysis and methodology

    Experience working in oncology Phase II-IV clinical trials and/or experience with the analysis of RWD studies (e.g. using claims, EHR or registry data sources)

    Hands-on experience in helping to prepare regulatory submissions to the FDA

    Experience supporting data science teams in model building and validation

    Client facing or consulting experience and comfort with presenting results to stakeholders

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