Summary

Elephas is a Madison, WI based biotechnology start-up company working to build an instrument platform that will inform how clinicians treat cancer patients around the world. We are seeking a highly motivated Data Scientist to join our dynamic team of scientists and engineers developing a platform to predict a cancer patient’s response to immunotherapy. The successful candidate will be motivated to develop analytical, statistical and computational data science methods and deliver data discovery and insights in a fast-paced, collaborative and interdisciplinary environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Extract meaningful information from high dimensional multi-modal datasets

· Assist with data analysis, modeling, visualization, interpretation, presentation and quality control of clinical and basic science data

· Provide input to biomedical research scientist presentations and publications regarding rigorous and appropriate analytic approaches

· Validate and test existing analytical code to improve and harden workflows

· Develop and implement algorithms or numerical methods to support quantitative analysis of platform measurement modalities

· Work collaboratively and effectively with diverse stakeholders, including immunologists, scientists, data engineers and software engineers

Education/Experience/Skills

· Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, or related field

· Strong background in quantitative analysis and statistics

· 1-3 years experience analyzing biomedical datasets is preferred

· Experience programming in Python is preferred

· Knowledge of machine learning, data science, data mining, statistics, signal processing, image processing, etc.

· Experience explaining complex data methodologies to non-technical stakeholders

· Familiarity with software development life cycle and best practices

· Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills

· Excellent time management and ability to multi-task

· Ability to work both independently and as a member of a cross-functional team

We offer our employees competitive compensation and benefits, including paid time off, health insurance, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) plan, and stock options.

DISCLAIMER

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.