Senior Research Scientist

The Senior Research Scientist takes ownership of research studies investigating the ocular signals of cognitive and mental states, contributing directly to scientific discoveries that drive product innovation. They conduct literature reviews and synthesize bodies of research with reports distributed to internal and external stakeholders. They analyze data resulting from studies, creating best practices for assessing data health, and generating a variety of statistical models of effects with an eye toward implementation within production environments. They present these results to team members during team data and code review meetings on an ongoing basis, as well as to the company in general when relevant. They prepare experiment reports similar to manuscripts for publication and mentor other team members to refine their analyses and manuscript preparation. They have the ability to serve as a resource to provide scientific information relative to overall company vision and align scientific efforts with cross-functional product strategy. They are responsible for requesting or acquiring equipment necessary for projects.

About Us

Senseye is a NeuroTechnology Company in Austin, TX on the cusp of revolutionizing Mental Health. Over the past 6 years we have invested millions of dollars in R&D to build our platform allowing us to measure cognitive activity via the eye through mobile phones. Through multiple iterations and use cases we are now focused on building the world's first objective mental health diagnostic on top of our core technology. Our first diagnostic is for PTSD and is entering clinical trials now, followed soon by additional indications for Anxiety and Depression. As the world struggles with a mental health crisis, it is not hyperbolic to suggest that an objective diagnostic platform, that gives clinicians a safe and objective accurate approach to identifying and monitoring mental health disease, will redefine how mental health services are provided, and will enable access to treatment for millions of sufferers. The Senseye platform has the potential to be the technology that drives this change. This is a great opportunity to shape the future of digital medicine and address unmet medical needs that affect billions of people worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of research studies required for the development lifecycle of a product 
• Translate scientific findings into prototypes and product requirements in collaboration with product and engineering teams
• Actively contribute to product roadmap discussions and define metrics to evaluate scientific feasibility and product impact
• Conduct literature reviews and synthesize bodies of research with reports distributed to internal and external stakeholders
• Analyze data as part of a team using jupyter notebooks and python
• Present results of analysis to team members on an ongoing basis
• Extensive scientific writing including publication, grant, and patent applications
• Prepare experiment reports similar to manuscripts for publication
• Request or acquire equipment necessary for projects
• Manage and respond to project related email
• Organize regular project meetings
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure research efforts align with product development timelines and objectives
• Follow IRB Protocol and standard operating procedures in human subjects research
• Ability to serve as a resource to provide clinical and scientific information needed for various initiatives
• Any other duties needed to help drive to our vision, fulfill our mission, and abide by our organization's values
• Create python functions to extract useful features from the datasets
• Manage and mentor team members

Extra Points:

• Experience with model building (supervised and unsupervised machine learning)

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Psychology, Vision Science, or a related field OR Bachelors / Masters degree in a technical field with 5+ years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience in translating scientific research into product features, tools, or technology
• Comfort navigating the trade-offs between scientific rigor and product constraints
• Ability to apply research knowledge and laboratory skills to execute successful experiments at the intersection of vision science, neuroscience, and cognitive science
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, particularly with engineering and product teams
• Laboratory or human subjects research experience
• Experience with research statistics (e.g. parametric, nonparametric, and Bayesian statistics)
• Experience with python and scientific computing libraries (e.g. NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib)
• Familiarity with SQL 
• Familiarity with agile workflow
• Experience preparing manuscripts for publication

The salary for this position is $146,000 - $202,000

Our Hiring Process

• Phone screening
• Two interviews with Senseye manager and peers
• Final interview with David Zakariaie, Senseye CEO
• Technical exercise with possible followup call to discuss
• Offer

Target timeline:

• Begin interviews week of 6/30
• Aiming to make an offer by the week of 7/21

Benefits

• The freedom and trust to define your role as we design, build, and ship our products
• Competitive salary and stock option plan
• Flexible paid time off (vacation, sick leave, and public holidays)
• Flexible schedules
• Company health care plan
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Short and long term disability insurance
• Life insurance policy
• 401k
• Commuter benefits for parking, public transit, carshares, etc.
• Mothers' room
• Fully stocked kitchen
• Opportunities for continuing education

Senseye is dedicated to building a community of employees that are diverse, passionate, and engaged. We are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, parental or pregnancy status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status. When we're safe, healthy, and balanced we can accomplish phenomenal things together.