Beschreibung
NextLink is an IT Consultancy that has been providing both IT services and IT staffing to major customers for the past 20 year. We are currently looking for a Junior Data Analysis Expert (Scientific & Manufacturing)Background:
We are looking for a number of roles to support the Digital Biomarker program. The program's focus areas are:
- 1) Design digital biomarkers: Define ways to capture clinical outcomes using sensor data collected from smartphones and wearables
- 2) Develop apps and data processing pipeline: Establish processes, software, and infrastructure to handle big data collected from sensors in clinical trials
- 3) Deploy digital biomarkers to clinical studies: Generate data to validate approaches and support decision making
- 4) Analyse and interpret sensor data: Identify signals for disease severity and progression in sensor data collected from patients in trials
General information:
- Start Date: 13.11.2017 (latest start date: as soon as possible after 13.11.2017)
- End Date: 31.12.2018
- Work Location: Basel
- Work Load: 100%
- Remote: 1 day per week, prior approval needed.
- Travelling: Limited travel, if the project requires, 0 to 25% possible (Europe & USA for meetings, conferences and workshops)
Tasks & Responsibilites:
The successful candidate will be analysing large amounts sensor data collected from smartphones and other wearables in clinical trials to discover digital biomarkers required to assess drug efficacy.
Must Haves:
- Very good university degree in mathematics, statistics, natural science or informatics
- 3+ years of experience with analyzing big data sets, data visualization (former engineering experience as well as technical know-how shown in the last projects)
- Experience with software development and big data infrastructures
- Experience with analysing biomechanical and sensor data desirable
- Profound knowledge in Python, R, Matlab or similar software packages/languages
- Knowledge of MS Office
- Excellent analytical and communication skills
- Self-starting team player
- Fluent in English
Nice to Haves:
+++ German speaking
+++ Working experience in the pharmaceutical industry, ideally with
+++ clinical studies pharma experience