Remote (Global)

Valo Health is hiring a Staff Data Scientist in Epidemiology and Patient Data Products

About the Role

The role involves designing and executing data-driven studies to understand disease patterns and patient outcomes, while contributing to the development of scalable data products grounded in epidemiological principles.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement epidemiological studies using real-world data
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define research questions
  • Develop analytical frameworks for patient data integration
  • Apply statistical methods to assess disease prevalence and treatment outcomes
  • Support validation of data sources for research accuracy
  • Translate scientific findings into actionable insights
  • Contribute to the architecture of patient data platforms
  • Ensure data quality and consistency across datasets
  • Produce reports and visualizations for scientific audiences
  • Stay current with regulatory standards in health data research
  • Participate in protocol development for observational studies
  • Use electronic health records and claims data in analyses
  • Evaluate biases and confounding in observational data
  • Optimize data pipelines for large-scale epidemiological projects
  • Collaborate with software engineers on product implementation
  • Support external partnerships involving data sharing
  • Contribute to manuscript preparation for peer-reviewed journals
  • Present findings to internal and external stakeholders
  • Incorporate feedback from clinical experts into analysis design
  • Maintain documentation for reproducible research
  • Assess generalizability of study results across populations
  • Work with privacy-preserving data methods
  • Align projects with strategic research goals
  • Mentor junior analysts on epidemiological best practices
  • Ensure compliance with data use agreements

Compensation

Competitive salary and benefits package

Work Arrangement

Hybrid work model available

Team

Part of a cross-functional team focused on data science and patient-centric product development

About the Team

This role is embedded within a multidisciplinary group advancing data science applications in medicine. The team bridges epidemiology, software engineering, and clinical research to build evidence-based tools for patient care innovation.

Growth and Development

Opportunities exist for professional advancement, including leadership in project design, cross-team collaboration, and contributions to scientific discourse through conferences and publications.

Available for qualified candidates

Required Skills
RPythonEpidemiologyBiostatisticsStatistical ModelingMachine LearningClinical DataReal-World EvidenceData AnalysisData SciencePatient DataHealthcare DataSQLGitCommunication RPythonEpidemiologyBiostatisticsStatistical ModelingMachine LearningClinical DataReal-World EvidenceData AnalysisData SciencePatient DataHealthcare DataSQLGitCommunication
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Valo Health
Valo Health is a human-centric, AI-enabled biotechnology company working to make new drugs for patients faster. The company’s Opal Computational Platform transforms drug discovery and development through a unique combination of real-world data, AI, human translational models and predictive chemistry.
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Posted 9 months ago