Senior Data Scientist

Linus Health is a Boston-based digital health company focused on transforming brain health for people across the world. By advancing how we detect, diagnose, and address cognitive and brain disorders – leveraging cutting-edge neuroscience, clinical expertise, and advanced analytics – our goal is to enable a future where people can live longer, happier, and healthier lives with better brain health.

We are a team of 95+(and growing!), embarking on an exciting period of accelerated growth. We invite collaborative, self-driven and impact-oriented professionals to join our dynamic and fast-growing team.

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Please note that we are open to US and Canada based candidates at this moment, with a preference with this person being based in the Boston, San Diego or Toronto area. We are not considering candidates who are located outside of the US and Canada at the moment. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide sponsorship for any of our roles either.

The Role:

We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist who is willing to take on new challenges and work in a highly collaborative environment with clinicians, developers, and other data scientists. There is always something new to learn, and the team both supports and challenges each other so that the best solutions win. This role is core to the product vision and continued growth of Linus Health.

What You’ll Do:

• Learn, apply, and innovate on machine learning algorithms from feature engineering to evaluation with a focus on deep learning
• Systematically investigate statistical and algorithmic approaches to make data driven decisions and achieve accuracy
• Address data challenges such as missing data, class imbalance, small data sizes, and inconsistent formatting
• Develop innovative machine learning applications that combine a variety of data types, including time series, natural language processing, imaging, questionnaires, cognitive assessments, and medical data, …
• Collaborate with clinicians, product managers, and software engineers to develop applied solutions and prioritize research
• Lead initiatives and mentor junior scientists
• Learn and evaluate new machine learning frameworks 
• Collaborate effectively and learn from other data scientists to align on best practices and leverage existing tools and knowledge 
• Clearly document, track, and communicate results 
• Participate with the team on publications and research to promote Linus Health as a thought leader in advanced analytics and machine learning for healthcare 

About You:

Must Haves:

• BS Required, MS preferred (Computer Science, Math, Statistics, Data Science or similar)
• Experience applying deep learning techniques for image and time-series analysis 
• Deep knowledge of different deep learning network architectures and their tradeoffs including LSTM, GRU, CNN, RNN, different pooling methods, different activation functions, etc. 
• Understanding of key deep learning techniques such as transfer learning, drop out, etc.
• Use of core statistical methods such as correlation analysis, hypothesis testing, evaluating distributions, etc. 
• Familiarity with data imputation methods using deep learning such as generative adversarial networks
• Expertise in Python

Nice To Haves

• Ph.D in a quantitative field
• Experience with AWS SageMaker and related tools
• Expertise in software development
• Speech analysis experience
• Experience in healthcare analytics, specifically within neurology
• Experience with R programming language

What We Offer:

• As a health and wellness company, an opportunity to have a lasting impact on the way people and communities engage with brain and mental health, and even to affect the prognosis of people’s mental and brain health trajectory
• A mission-driven environment where all 95+(and counting) employees strive to exemplify our core values every day
• Competitive compensation packages that include an annual discretionary target bonus incentive as well as valuable equity
• Unlimited PTO — We know this can work both ways, however our leadership team does an excellent job at encouraging people to take PTO
• A sincere and deep appreciation for the importance of mental health. We have recently implemented a “monthly flex day” where employees are encouraged to take time away from work to rest, recharge & reset.
• A peer-to-peer recognition program: Celebrating our employees hard work and success is in our DNA!
• Employee Referral Incentive program
• A robust healthcare package that includes medical, dental & vision benefits as well as a 401(K) program where Linus will match up to 6% of employee contributions.

Linus Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, disability or any characteristic protected by law. We believe that diversity is critical to the growth of our company and understand the importance of fostering an environment where everyone has a voice. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities during the recruiting process. If you are in need of assistance due to a disability, please contact us.