Data Scientist II – Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapies

Posted: 14-Jan-24

Location: New York, New York

Type: Full-time

Salary: Open

Categories:

Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 74368

Pay Range
$106,500.00-$170,400.00
Company Overview

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe. One of the world’s most respected comprehensive centers devoted exclusively to cancer, we have been recognized as one of the top two cancer hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report for more than 30 years.

Vaccination for COVID-19 and Influenza (flu) is mandatory for all MSK staff. Staff are considered fully vaccinated upon completion of a primary vaccination series for COVID-19 (i.e., one dose of a single dose vaccine or a final dose of a multi-dose vaccine series). Exceptions from the COVID-19 and Influenza (flu) vaccine requirements are permitted for those who request and receive an approved medical, religious, or fully remote exemption. Requests for exemption can take up to two weeks to review. Vaccination or an approved exemption is required to start work.

Job Description

Are you passionate about unraveling the complexities of cancer treatment? Join our dynamic team at MSK Adult BMT Service, contributing to impactful translational research as a Lead Data Scientist. We’re seeking an analytical mind to spearhead the strategic analysis of meta-clinical data and drive our understanding of cellular therapy success and failure. In this role, you will collaborate with senior leaders, clinicians, and front-line staff to provide critical data insights to improve patient outcomes. Make a difference every day by contributing to the fight and cure against cancer and being a part of a world-renowned institution shaping the future of cancer treatment.

You Will:

• Serve as an analytical thought partner to a team of clinicians.
• Work across all levels of the business, establishing collaborative relationships.
• Become deeply proficient in operational processes and needs.
• Be responsible for problem framing, data collection, and validation, exploratory analysis, statistical modeling, visualization, synthesis, communication, and implementation.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and mentor.

Sample Project: Database Automation and Accessibility

Objective: Automate data extraction from the existing Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) database, ensuring data quality assurance (QA), and establish accessible data pipelines for operational and research purposes.

Approach: Develop and implement automated processes for data extraction, perform rigorous QA procedures, and create accessible data formats to facilitate both operational and research-oriented usage.

Outcome: Improve data accessibility and streamlined data generation pipelines, enabling seamless utilization for operational requirements, and accelerating research endeavors.

You Have:

• 5+years of experience using analytics and data science to impact key business decisions in partnership with non-technical stakeholders, including knowledge of stem cell transplant or cell therapy.
• Deeply comfortable with relational databases and SQL. Built reproducible analyses using R, Python, or a similar language. Also, proficient in data visualization and creating dashboards using Tableau or a similar tool.
• The ability to be a storyteller, synthesize knowledge from various sources, communicate complex topics to non-technical audiences, and provide
• Curiosity and self-motivation, thrives when working autonomously.
• The Ability to devise innovative analytic approaches for unconventional research problems.
• Superb communication skills

Nice to Have

• 2+ years of real-world data experience
• Experience in healthcare data or natural language processing is advantageous.

#LI-HYBRID – Please note this is a hybrid role that requires flexibility to be onsite as needed. Location: 530 East 74th (Koch)

Are you ready to learn more about our Benefits?

Pay Range: $106,500.00-$170,400.00

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Closing

MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.

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