Data Scientist

Data Scientist – Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Grade 103

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Regular/Temporary:
  Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $64,350 – $66,300

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

The successful candidate will work in close collaboration with scientists in the Movement Recovery Laboratory on projects at the intersection of neuroscience and biomedical engineering. An initial goal will be to model neurostimulation recruitment‑curve relationships by extending Bayesian recruitment curve methods to paired cortical‑spinal stimulation and by building a researcher‑friendly GUI around our existing Python library hbMEP.

• Develop analysis pipelines for electrophysiological data from rats and humans.
• Implement, develop, and validate hierarchical Bayesian models of motor‑evoked potential (MEP) recruitment curves.
• Create interactive visualization and dashboard tools.
• Mine data, conduct statistical analysis, and perform mathematical modeling.
• Provide support for use of developed methods.
• Remain up to date on the scientific literature of statistical methods and machine learning as applied to electrophysiology.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience.

• MSc degree in data science or equivalent qualification.
• Development of analysis pipelines (Python preferred).
• Experience with Bayesian Generalized Linear Models (Num Pyro, RStan preferred).
• Experience with developing visualization of electrophysiological data (e.g. Tableau, MATLAB, matplotlib).
• Experience with git and ability to work collaboratively on software.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in a professional and succinct manner and be open to feedback and collaboration.
• Adept at solving problems quickly, efficiently, and independently.

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries:
  Hospitals and Health Care