Data Scientist -NLP and Machine Learning (Hybrid)
New Hyde Park, Nassau, United States
Northwell Health
Job Description
The Department of Research Intelligence (RI) at Northwell Health, in partnership with the Northwell Health Cancer Institute, is seeking a data scientist with expertise in natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning to join our team. This unique position offers a 50/50 shared appointment between the RI Office of Clinical Research Statistics and the Cancer Institute, reflecting a joint mission to leverage big data for transformative cancer care.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and apply NLP and machine learning models to derive insights from large, complex healthcare datasets, including electronic health records (EHRs), imaging reports, and genomic data.
- Collaborate with biostatisticians, oncologists, and clinical researchers to support precision medicine initiatives and real-world data studies.
- Contribute to the development and validation of predictive models to improve cancer diagnostics, treatment selection, and patient outcomes.
- Participate in grant writing, manuscript preparation, and presentations at scientific meetings.
- Support data infrastructure development for cancer research and quality improvement initiatives.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree or higher in data science, computer science, statistics, biostatistics, biomedical informatics, or a related quantitative field.
- Demonstrated experience in NLP, machine learning, and data analytics, preferably within healthcare or biomedical setting.
- Proficiency in Python and/or R, with experience using machine learning libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, spaCy, HuggingFace).
- Familiarity with working in cloud or high-performance computing environments.
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative spirit; ability to translate complex data science concepts to clinical audiences.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in working with oncology datasets or conducting cancer-related research.
- Familiarity with real-world data, EHR systems, and regulatory considerations in healthcare .
- Experience contributing to peer-reviewed publications or grant proposals.
*Additional Salary Detail
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Tags: Big Data Biostatistics Computer Science Data Analytics HuggingFace Machine Learning ML models NLP Python PyTorch R Research Scikit-learn spaCy Statistics TensorFlow
Perks/benefits: Equity / stock options
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