Senior Data Scientist for Biomedical Applications

Data Science         ·             Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy (On site)             ·                Full time

Description

Empatica

Empatica is a full-stack digital healthcare company and a pioneer in digital biomarker development and continuous patient monitoring driven by AI. Our platform consists of medical-grade smartwatches, software, and physiological and behavioural digital biomarkers. Together they enable the continuous remote monitoring of human health across a range of conditions, through clinical-quality digital measurements.

If you are looking to join a fast-paced growth environment and do meaningful work that can make a true impact in the world, then keep reading.

About the role

At Empatica, we work every single day to build products that help the lives of patients. Our Data R&D team develops all the digital biomarkers that will be embedded in our products, bringing them from initial discovery phases through final clinical validation.

We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist with a passion for scientific discovery and extensive experience in solving complex scientific challenges. If you are an independent, pragmatic, and goal-oriented person, who is able to achieve results in a timely manner and wants to make a difference in the world, read on.

In this role, you will be leading our R&D projects and will be working with our proprietary algorithms that, among many other things, help the lives of many patients every day. You will analyze and help solve challenging problems by building algorithms to effectively measure outcomes and overcome obstacles.

You will:

• Develop digital biomarkers within our product by means of Machine Learning techniques.
• Lead clinical and/or research initiatives (e.g., literature review, solution development, team discussion, team coordination, and implementation) to further improve Empatica’s product offering.
• Guide or create IRB-proof protocols, including statistical analysis plan, data management plan, and clinical performance evaluation, for clinical studies involving human subjects.
• Design, plan and coordinate data collections.
• Mentor junior members of the team, both from a scientific and technical point of view.
• Serve as a technical expert for partner institutions conducting clinical studies with our products.

Some important details:

• Empatica is an international environment with offices in Europe and the US, and so we conduct all our work in English.
• We are operating a hybrid model where our employees choose whether to work from home or come to the office.

Requirements

You are the ideal person for this job if you:

• Have a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering.
• Have worked a minimum of 3 years with medical or healthcare data.
• Are experienced in managing R&D projects in either in-company or academic settings.
• Are proficient in signal processing, statistical analysis, and the development of machine learning algorithms.
• Have a proven track record of coordinating or taking part in clinical and/or research studies.
• Have programming experience in one or more of the following languages:
  • Python
  • Matlab
  • C/C++
• Have experience in healthcare applications, or a strong interest and desire to learn about them.
• Are proficient in English (mother tongue is a plus).
• Have a passion for Empatica’s products and mission.
• Have resilience, a get-things-done attitude, and an innate desire to do great work.

Nice to have:

• Hands-on experience in Neurology, Cardiovascular diseases, Sleep analysis, Digital therapeutics, Fatigue detection, Pain monitoring, and/or Depression.
• Experience leading teams.
• Experience with large code bases.

Life at Empatica

You will join a fast-growing, international, and diverse team of 120+ talented people who care passionately about what we do and the difference we are making in the world. You’ll get the opportunity to work directly with colleagues across all levels of the organization, no matter their seniority, and learn from the people that built the business and our products.

If you jump on board, we can guarantee it won’t be an easy ride, but it will be one of the most rewarding experiences in your career, one that will allow you to learn a lot, have true ownership of your work, and test your whole skillset on multiple projects which are helping thousands of people worldwide.

Read our blog post and find out some reasons why we love working at Empatica.

Inclusion & Diversity

At Empatica we embrace diversity and inclusion. We have colleagues from 30 different countries, while over 50% of our team is women (double the tech average!). We believe this makes Empatica a more exciting and stimulating place to work, and brings different points of view to the table while fostering a spirit of communication, collaboration, and care, where everyone’s opinion and thoughts matter.

Benefits

• 🧠 Multiple opportunities to be challenged and step up your career in a fast-growth company in one of the hottest areas of tech
• 💰 Competitive salary
• 📈 Employee stock options – we want everyone who joins us to own part of the company and our success
• 🏖️ We have offices in Milan City Center and Downtown Boston. And every summer, we hold an amazing beach retreat in Sardinia, Italy
• 🏥 Health Insurance
• 🏋️‍♀️ Gympass membership with access to gyms, online classes, personal training sessions, and nutrition plans
• 😌 Membership for mental health and wellness platforms
• 🥗 Free healthy lunch every day
• 🤓 Free Kindle and books
• 🕰️ Flexible working hours
• 👀 Much more…

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