The Computational Ophthalmology Lab is looking to solve problems related to ophthalmic diseases by using Big Data and machine learning. The Research Scientist / Engineer 2 (RS/E 2) will play a critical role in these important studies, assisting with diagnosis, prognosis, and understanding of the pathophysiology of various ophthalmic diseases.
Requirements
- Advanced knowledge and experience in at least one of two fields - Computer Science or Biostatistics - is a requirement, and knowledge and experience in both fields is strongly preferred.
- Excellent scripting and programming skills including: Java, SQL, Python, Torch, Lua, Linux
- Experience working in headless server environments
- Flexibility to learn new technologies, APIs, and SDKs by reading documentation
- Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms, such as k-NN, Naive Bayes, SVM, Decision Forests, etc.
- Experience with common data science toolkits, such as R, Weka, NumPy, MATLAB, etc.
- Excellent applied statistics skills, such as distributions, statistical testing, regression, etc.
Responsibilities
- Conduct data mining using state-of-the-art methods.
- Extend electronic medical record or imaging data with third-party sources of information when needed.
- Enhance data collection and extraction procedures to include information relevant for building analytic systems.
- Perform data munging tasks to reshape data for statistical analyses, visualization, and machine learning.
- Process, cleanse, and verify the integrity of data used for analysis.
- Select features, build, and optimize classifiers using machine learning techniques.
- Perform statistical analyses with traditional methods (e.g., survival analyses, mixed linear models, advanced imputation techniques) and machine learning approaches.
Other
- This is a mid-level research position.
- The research scientist is expected to demonstrate initiatives and troubleshoot under limited supervision.
- Collaborate with other team members to accomplish organizational goals and learn new approaches while working under limited supervision.
- Write research manuscripts, reports, reviews, and summaries.
- Must have determination and a logical and independent mind to complete each project.
- Must have good organizational abilities and experience in a team-focused work environment with excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
- Great oral and written communication skills
