• Biomedical Informatics Research Data Scientist II

    Children's Hospital Boston (Boston, MA)


    82703BRJob Posting Title:Biomedical Informatics Research Data Scientist IIDepartment:Computational Health Informatics ProgramAutoReqId:82703BRStatus:Full-TimeStandard Hours per Week:40 Job Posting Category:ResearchJob Posting Description:Department Summary

     

    The Computational Health Informatics Program (www.chip.org) at Boston Children’s Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, is seeking a Biomedical Data Scientist to join the SMART Health IT team (http://smarthealthit.org). As a member of the team that has literally defined the national standards for healthcare data APIs and populational level clinical data and created a number of widely adopted open source projects in the space, you will be at the center of data innovation in healthcare.

     

    Join our multidisciplinary team advancing data-driven clinical research and clinical decision support (CDS). In this role, key studies include:

     

    + Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): building predictive and personalized models to inform therapy selection and disease management.

    + Diabetes: data-driven interpretation of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).

    + Adverse drug event (ADE) detection in immunosuppressed patients.

     

    Position is hybrid and onsite Tuesday through Thursday.

    Key Responsibilities

    + Develop, analyze, and interpret large biomedical datasets to support clinical research and predictive modeling.

    + Develop repeatable pipelines in Python 3 using pandas, scikit-learn, and other statistical tools.

    + Query and manage health datasets using SQL on AWS cloud

    + Collaborate with clinicians, scientists, and programmers to translate complex health datasets into actionable clinical insights.

    + Contribute to peer-reviewed publications.

    + Create or contribute to a range of compelling communications (e.g., PowerPoint presentations, e-mails, memos, scientific presentations, and publications) that clearly deliver content, preparing communications appropriate for management and internal distributions.

    + Present at project and internal/external meetings; effectively conveying progress and asserting point of view; constructively discusses issues and providing facts; builds credibility and trust by asking thoughtful questions and actively listening; runs productive project meetings that advance problem-solving.

    Minimum Qualifications

    Education:

    + Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field required; PhD, MD, or MS preferred.

    Experience:

    + A minimum of one year of position-specific experience might potentially include experience acquired through MSc or Ph.D. studies.

    + Demonstrated proficiency in Python 3 and SQL.

    + Strong foundation in statistics and applied quantitative methods.

    + Familiarity with fast healthcare interoperability resources (FHIR) or large language models (LLM) is a plus and can be learned on the job.

    + Excellent communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.

    + Excellent problem-solving ability, collaborative spirit, and scientific curiosity.

     

    Office/Site Location:BostonRegular, Temporary, Per Diem:Regular Remote Eligibility :Part Remote/Hybrid Pay Range:$74089.60-$100027.20 Annual