Beschreibung
For our Pharma Client in Basel, we are looking for a
Digital Biomarker Data Analyst
Location: Basel-Stadt
Contract type: temporary contract
Start/Ende: 01.08.2020 - 01.08.2021
Pensum:100%
Background
The Pharma Research and Early Development Informatics team is the bridge between digital technology and science. We help drive medical innovation and are integral to the realisation of truly Personalised Healthcare and the development of innovative treatments for our patients.
Digital tools, such as smartphones or wearables, can now continually measure and collect vital health information - or Digital Biomarkers. Digital Biomarkers are changing how future medicines will be developed and could lead to more personalized use of new medications that will transform the lives of patients. Advances in wearable devices, such as phones, watches, textiles or delivery devices, which track a patient's vital signs and monitor for symptoms, all have the potential to vastly accelerate clinical development.
Tasks & Responsibilities
Conduct data analyses of large amounts of feature-level data extracted from sensors of smartphones, wearables and other devices in clinical studies
Use these analyses and help to establish the biological, clinical and patient relevance of sensor data collected in clinical studies
Drive the understanding of the data analysis results by clinical development programs through the development of compelling narratives and presentation
Contribute to manuscripts for peer-reviewed journal articles to establish the biological, clinical and patient relevance of data collected in novel digital biomarker approaches
Contribute to the improvement and automation of the data processing and analysis pipeline across programs
Must Haves
Good university degree (PhD level) in mathematics, statistics, engineering, natural science or informatics
3+ years of experience as a statistician or data scientist doing univariate and multivariate data analysis
Deep understanding of theoretical underpinnings of relevant data analysis methods
Profound knowledge in Python, R, Matlab or similar software packages/languages
Excellent publication record