Remote Data Scientist III, Biostatistics

Description:

• Beacon Biosignals is seeking an experienced Data Scientist III, Biostatistics to help collect, ingest, analyze, and interpret petabytes of EEG data to drive advancements in brain health.
• This role is part of the Biostatistics function within Beacon's Data Science Group, which consists of talented individuals with expertise across neuroscience, biostatistics, and data wrangling.
• The position involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to support Life Sciences engagements with industry partners focused on novel therapies for neurological, psychiatric, and sleep disorders.
• Responsibilities include developing statistical analysis plans for clinical trials, executing analyses, and writing results and interpretations.
• The role requires performing sample size calculations, co-authoring scientific reports, delivering impactful data visualizations, and writing reusable, documented code for analytical results.
• Candidates should be based in the United States to minimize logistical hurdles and maximize timezone overlap with colleagues.
• Success in this role involves leading and supporting multiple concurrent studies, including planning and execution.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have multiple years of industry experience using biostatistics to analyze clinical trial and/or real-world health data.
• A deep familiarity with statistical modeling, including interpretation and diagnostics, is required.
• Experience in designing and overseeing experiments that leverage data across disparate sources is essential.
• Strong teamwork skills and a commitment to collaboration, open communication, and feedback loops are necessary.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required, along with substantial experience presenting analyses to external audiences.
• Candidates should be organized and calm under tight deadlines amidst ambiguity.
• Experience writing code for readability and familiarity with version control, unit tests, and debugging is necessary.
• Familiarity with technologies such as Julia, AWS, Superset, Pandoc, SQL, and GraphQL is preferred.
• A preference for open source dependencies and comfort in a highly asynchronous hybrid work environment is required.

Benefits:

• The base salary range for this role is determined based on past experience, specific skills, and qualifications.
• The total compensation package includes equity, paid time off (PTO), and other benefits.
• Beacon promotes a culture of curiosity, simplicity, composability, and empathy towards colleagues, stakeholders, users, and patients.
• The company values diversity in its team to build more robust systems and achieve higher impact.