Veracyte
Data Scientist III - Temporary
Remote — the employer does not say where candidates may be based.
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Employer listed it 5 weeks ago · Added 4 days ago
Been open since 5 weeks ago, still checked daily, but it has been live a while.
Salary
Not stated
Location
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Timezone
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Contract
Full-time
Experience
Mid
Category
Data
This employer didn't state pay. Jobs like this usually pay around $110k–$200k a year, a typical range taken from 226 mid-level data roles on Nomaders that do state pay. It's a guide, not an offer.
Remote flexibility
Undisclosed
The listing is advertised as remote but does not state which countries or regions candidates may work from.
Why this role is Undisclosed
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- Countries you can work from: Not stated. The advert only gives "Remote", which names no country you must live in.
- Whether the work is remote: Never mentioned. The role reached us through a remote job board, but the advert itself doesn't say the work is remote.
- Working hours: Not stated. No timezone overlap or set hours are mentioned, so assume nothing either way.
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About the role
At Veracyte, we offer exciting career opportunities for those interested in joining a pioneering team that is committed to transforming cancer care for patients across the globe. Working at Veracyte enables our employees to not only make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients, but to also learn and grow within a purpose driven environment. This is what we call the Veracyte way – it’s about how we work together, guided by our values, to give clinicians the insights they need to help patients make life-changing decisions.
Our Values:
We Seek A Better Way : We pursue bold ideas, embrace complexity, and keep pushing forward.
We Make It Happen : We act with urgency, deliver with excellence, and always find a way.
We Are Stronger Together : We engage with empathy, align around what's best for Veracyte, and celebrate as one team.
We Care Deeply : We show up with integrity, kindness, and respect for one another.
The Position:
We are seeking a talented and experienced data scientist III (contractor) to join our Data Analysis Team (DAT), as part of the R&D group for Veracyte Inc. This position offers a unique opportunity to work with experienced professionals to carry out AI/ML modelling and analysis of the world’s largest database of cancer patients, encompassing multi-platform digital pathology, genomic and clinical outcome data.
The primary objective of this role is to analyze millions of records of real-world insurance claims and EHR data to define clinical treatments and outcomes. The successful candidate needs to be proficient in state-of-art data extraction, transformation and loading (ETL), and statistical analysis to convert data into meaningful insights and stories. The candidate will also need to communicate and understand business needs, identify relevant data, process and analyze data accordingly. Experience of academic writing and prepare data/figures for manuscript are necessary for success in this position. The candidate should also be able to design graphics to explain AI models with known clinical or genomic features. Strong track record of publishing in both clinical and technical peer-review journals or conferences is highly desired. The ideal candidate is passionate about data, eager to learn independently, and possesses strong analytical, problem-solving, and storytelling skills.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Analyze real-world data to identify patterns for various clinical and business cases, including treatment patterns and management costs.
Participate in Identifying key clinical events, such as cancer progression and treatments, using CPT, NDC, ICD codes, and structured database free text.
Conduct statistical analysis and survival modeling for clinical events defined from real-world data.
Ability to visualize findings from the data and summarize them in a coherent story.
Support data scientists in developing digital pathology AI models
Partner closely with bioinformaticians, statisticians, and medical experts in manuscripts.
Who You Are:
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
PhD in Statistics, Data Science, or equivalent field. Or Master of 4+ years of relevant post-graduate experience
Experience in working with real-world data of insurance claims and EHR records
Expert in SQL and R or equivalent
Strong skills with data clean-up, manipulation and visualization using tidyverse, ggplot in R or equivalent.
Proficient in statistical analysis, especially in survival modelling and hypothesis testing (i.e., multivariate regression modelling with interaction effects).
Experience working in cloud computing environments (AWS preferred).
Requirements
- ·RELEVANT EXPERIENCE (preferred but not required):
- ·Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) is desirable.
- ·Knowledge of basic bioinformatics, genomics, and cancer biology
- ·Past research experience in urological oncology, bioinformatics, digital pathology, or relevant fields
- ·Research experience with developing AI models such as LLM, vision/time series foundation models.
Benefits
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How to apply
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