Junior Data Scientist - Internship

In our journey to impact patient lives, we are looking for a Junior Data Scientist (6 months Internship) to join our Data Science-Radiomics Research team in Pessac (33, Bordeaux).

SOPHiA GENETICS aims at developing Data-driven medicine, by delivering pathology and treatment-specific multimodal predictive signatures to help clinician making their decisions in the patient care path. This multimodal approach relies on the aggregation of different types of medical data and on advanced machine learning and deep learning models to process and analyze them. The Data Science – Radiomics Research teams, based in Pessac (Gironde, France), are involved in a key project about lung cancer, for the purpose of predicting treatment response and patient survival.

In this context, an intern position is open for February 2023, to develop specific deep-learning-based algorithms for medical image automatic processing.

Main responsibilities:

• Investigate the causal approaches allowing to estimate heterogeneous treatment effects from randomized controlled clinical trials
• Develop machine learning models able to predict the risk of progression or death after treatment initiation in advanced lung cancer patients, using the aggregation of multiple clinical, biological, genomics and imaging markers collected at randomization,
• Carry out heterogeneous treatment effect analysis to stratify patients into subpopulations that differ in their susceptibility to respond to each specific treatment.

Requirements

• Engineering school or Master 2 in machine learning, data science, AI, applied statistics.
• Solid training on the development of machine learning algorithms
• Solid programming skills in Python
• English is required (fluent)
• Must be Self motivated and driven

Benefits

You will be joining an organisation with the patient at the heart of every decision and action, driven by purpose as we drive exponential growth.

Business recognition and accolades include:

• World's most innovative companies (Top 10)
• World's smartest companies (Top 50)
• 100 Best Places to Work in Boston
• Top 10 European Tech Startup - 2020
• Top 10 European biotechs startup to watch - 2021
• Top 25 East-Coast Biotech to watch - 2021

Plus, you will find :

• A flexible, friendly, and international working environment with a collaborative atmosphere
• Flexible working hours, including hybrid remote / on-site working model
• An exciting company mission that brings together science and technology to directly impact the lives of patients with life threatening illness.
• A fast-growing company with plenty of opportunity for personal growth and development
• A hard technical challenge to solve with exciting modern technology - cloud computing, Big Data, DevOps, machine learning

Location: Pessac (Bordeaux, France)

Starting date: February, 2023

Contract type: Intern - 6 months

If you think you fit this position, please send a CV and a cover letter. Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.

After an initial screening process, candidates will be invited for remote interviews.

As committed employer, SOPHiA GENETICS offers everyone the same opportunities to access employment regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability or age. SOPHiA GENETICS strives to develop an inclusive work environment that reflects the diversity of its employees. All information will be treated confidentially in accordance with the Employment Equity Act.