Data Scientist

Position : Data Scientist
Location : Research Triangle Park, NC
Duration : 12 Months
Total Hours/week : 40.00
1st Shift
Client : Medical Devices Company
Job Category : Research & Development
Level of Experience : Med-Level
Employment Type : Contract on W2 (Need US Citizens or GC Holders or GC EAD or OPT or EAD or CPT)

Work hours: 9 am - 5 pm EDT,
Note: 3 days on site; 2 days remote

Job Description:

• We are seeking a data scientist with experience in medical devices, genomics, molecular biology, or microbiology to join our team working on innovation projects.
• In this role, you will work on projects involving data analysis, interpretation, and integration for applications in research and development, product development, and clinical validation.
• Knowledge of medical devices, genomics, molecular biology, or microbiology
• Experience with programming languages such as Python or R

Responsibilities:

• Collect, manage, analyze, and interpret complex scientific data from multiple sources to support technology development and clinical validation.
• Develop, validate, and optimize data-driven models and pipelines for analyzing genomics, microbiology, and molecular biology data.
• Develop and implement algorithms for data normalization, clustering, classification, and feature selection.
• Contribute to the design, execution, and interpretation of experimental data generated from in-house R&D and customer studies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality results.

Required Qualifications:

• A degree in a relevant field such as data science, bioinformatics, computer science, or statistics
• Knowledge of medical devices, genomics, molecular biology, or microbiology
• Experience with programming languages such as Python or R
• Familiarity with statistics
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in version control tools and reproducible research practices
• Excellent communication skills and ability to present findings to non-technical stakeholders
• Passion for data-driven decision-making and eagerness to learn and grow
• Demonstrate flexibility to quickly learn and adopt new technologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience
• Experience working in the cloud
• Familiarity querying databases
• Basic knowledge of batch scripts
• Familiarity with machine learning.