Machine Learning Engineer, Operations and Health Systems Research

Job Description

About This Role

Biogen studies highly complex, devastating, and burdensome diseases and there are still significant challenges in how we understand and treat them.

In the Quantitative Sciences Development Organization we aspire to transform patients’ lives by accelerating disease research using best in breed and emerging techniques. Leveraging applied machine learning and emerging technologies, we drive solutions to advance research, clinical care, and patient empowerment.

We stand with our colleagues across Biogen developing pioneering treatments. We believe that now, more than ever, biology and technology should go hand-in-hand to better meet patient needs, while enabling a shift towards more prevention-focused, affordable, and equitable care.

What You’ll Do

As a Machine Learning Engineer, Operations and Health Systems Research, you will:

• Design, develop, and implement complex end-to-end data pipelines, engineer features and disease models to understand the intersection of health systems utilization and clinical research
• Integrate real world data sources in order to build epidemiological and disease forecasting models used to support decision-making for clinical trial operations
• Perform technical, analytical, and clinical validation analyses and communicate results, including at conferences and in peer-reviewed publications for audiences in the therapeutic area of interest, sensor science, machine learning and operations research.
• Support integration, design and development of novel measures, models, and metrics to assess model validity and performance in both training and inference stages

Qualifications

Required Skills

· >= 5 years Pharma/Biotech/Tech/Healthcare industry experience, alternatively extensive experience in academic/clinical centers of excellence

· Expertise in leveraging electronic health records and other data sources derived from clinical care via state-of-the-art methodologies, programming languages, and tools

· Experience in managing complex, interdisciplinary research and development projects, especially in the fields of software and technology implementation

· Profound experience in data science, machine learning, and data engineering programming using python/R and higher-level libraries such as numpy, pandas, scipy, statsmodels, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, matplotlib, Plotly, tidyverse ggplot, mlr, tidymodels or similar

Preferred Skills

· Experienced in communicating and building consensus on difficult or sensitive information with technology and business teams

· Familiarity and experience working on machine learning and data science problems using formal software development lifecycle approaches and best practices

· Formal application of principles of empirical science including statistical modeling, design of experiments, and hypothesis formulation and testing

· Advanced degree in public health, epidemiology, public health economics, operations research or a similar discipline

Why Biogen?

Our mission to find therapies for neurological and rare diseases is a unique focus within our industry and this shared purpose is what connects us as a team. We work together to overcome obstacles and to follow the science. We are resilient as we strive to make an impact on our patients’ lives and on changing the course of medicine. Together, we pioneer. Together, we thrive.

Additional Information

Why Biogen?

We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.

At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.