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West Virginia University Research Corporation (Hybrid) Junior Data Scientist - Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute in Morgantown, West Virginia
Description The Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at West Virginia University Research Corporation is currently accepting applications for a (Hybrid) Jr. Data Scientist. About the Opportunity The Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at West Virginia University is seeking applications for a Junior Data Scientist to work with the Research Operations team on data analysis and modeling focused on population health, clinical neuroscience, and human performance. This position will assist the data science team to carry out research and development projects. At WVU Research Corporation, we strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU Research Corporation offers a comprehensive benefits package with a variety of options to suit your needs: 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar) Paid Time off (PTO) 403(b) retirement savings with a fully vested 3% employee contribution match, (Employees have the option of contributing an additional 1-3% of their earnings to the plan, which is also matched by the WVURC) A range of health insurance and other benefits Dependent Education Scholarship WVU Perks What You'll Do Support the data scientist and the analytic team to carry out data analysis on large data sets, create visualizations, develop and validate models, and generate reports for research protocols associated with clinical, population health, and human performance. Duties include data mining to select features in order to build and optimize classifiers using machine-learning techniques to be used for models and analytics reports. Support the data scientist in the development of custom data models and algorithm of large healthcare focused data sets Help the data scientists test, validate, and optimize models Work on team to develop machine-learning techniques and procedures Explore data sets to inform data science team on modeling approach Creating data visualizations Working with data architectures to manage and process the data in preparation for modeling Working knowledge of healthcare date Qualifications Bachelor's degree in a statistics or computer science-related field. A minimum of one (1) year of experience in the following: Working on a team of data scientist to development custom data models and algorithm on large data sets. Supporting the validation and optimizing data models Work on team to explore machine-learning techniques and procedures Creating data visualizations to present to data science team Working knowledge of healthcare date Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience will be considered. All qualifications must be met by the time of employment. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Knowledge of statistical techniques and concepts Use of statistical computer languages (i.e. Python, R, SQL, MATLAB, JavaScript) Support the creation and optimization of machine-learning algorithms and statistics. Use of data visualization tools Management of databases Good interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse populations Ability to create, annotate and maintain detailed records Ability to effectively prepare and present information in one-on-one settings in addition to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization Timely and efficient in testing and deployment of statistical tools
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