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Health Data Scientist

Meru Health

Health Data Scientist

New York, NY
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    Meru Health is looking to hire a senior Health Data Scientist to take the lead in creating product insights from HRV and other Meru patient data, leading to better treatment outcomes. _Please note that because our Product team is based in Finland WE ARE LOOKING FOR APPLICANTS BASED IN EUROPE OR ON THE EAST COAST OF THE US. _

    We are looking for someone who understands the connections between the mind, brain, and body (psychoneuroimmunology) serving algorithm development, product feature insights and data science. This person also has deep expertise in psychology and holds a PhD in a related field. This role will be about coordinating work across product, design, development and research teams, as well as using external bodies for specific expertise when needed. 

    We are looking for someone to help Meru combine best practices in health data science, software engineering, machine learning, and research design to develop groundbreaking insights and product applications from biosignals & patient data to make lasting improvements in psychiatry and our patient's mental health.

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    A FEW REASONS WHY YOU MAY WANT TO WORK FOR MERU HEALTH AS OUR FIRST HEALTH DATA SCIENTIST:

    1. Opportunity to work closely with our CTO/Founder Albert and our CEO/Founder Kristian as well as many other brilliant Meru people
    2. Be given the freedom, trust, and flexibility to take a full ownership of developing insights and product applications from Meru's data to improve treatment results and innovative in psychiatry
    3. 4 weeks PTO + flexible working schedule
    4. Surround yourself with a team of individuals who care most about the wellbeing of each other and the world, embodying diversity, inclusion, integrity, empathy, compassion, and high emotional intelligence
    5. Join a team that is changing the way we treat and care for mental health challenges - not just treating symptoms but addressing root causes and empowering people to heal and thrive. We work with Stanford, Harvard, UC Davis, and other top universities, as well as insurance companies like Cigna & Humana & Moda Health

    WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS OUR HEALTH DATA SCIENTIST:

    • Alignment with our values and passion for our mission: a strong desire to have a direct impact on the daily life of people who suffer from mental health challenges
    • Psychology/psychophysiology background 
    • PhD in a related field
    • Solid expertise in health data science and data analysis
    • Programming experience with adequate skills to be able to independently build MVPs and do product development testing 
    • Solid understanding and expertise of machine learning 
    • Basic understanding neural networks
    • Basic knowledge of biosignal analysis 
    • Strong research background with publications and solid understanding of the scientific method 
    • Solid expertise in project management
    • Preferably a musical background or musical hobbies

    COMPENSATION PACKAGE:

    • Competitive market rate w/ generous stock options
    • Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life Insurance
    • 4 weeks PTO the first year and 5 weeks PTO thereafter + 13 paid US holidays

    OTHER PERKS:

    • Full mobile phone expense reimbursement
    • $400 Wellness reimbursement
    • Full access for yourself + 2 family members or friends to the Meru Health 12-week program
    • An opportunity to learn and grow extremely fast with a world-class team & partners
    • A multi-cultural, inclusive, and passionate team
    • Access to a community of brilliant, kind, compassionate, driven, and humble clinicians
    • Hosted local company off-sites/get-togethers (in COVID19 safe outdoor environments for the time being, of course!)
    • Much more coming very soon!

    MORE ABOUT MERU HEALTH Meru Health is growing fast to meet the rapidly increasing demand for mental health services. We partner with health insurance companies, large employers and other healthcare organizations who understand the need to offer comprehensive mental healthcare to members or employees, and to meet challenges so many people face with trying to access mental health care services.

    Meru Health is an online/virtual provider with licensed clinicians and a digital program/solution + a wearable device for our participants/patients. Our solution is a comprehensive tool for participants to recover from/heal burnout, depression, and anxiety. Our 12-week mobile treatment program includes mindfulness and CBT practices, HRV Biofeedback, sleep medicine, nutritional psychiatry, and daily remote therapist support on weekdays. We've proven the efficacy of our approach in 4 peer-reviewed studies and we have two additional papers in peer-review.

    From an organizational perspective, Meru Health is a flat and non-hierarchical company with Scandinavian/Nordic roots and with a high degree of independence and trust. This means that we look for people to join the company who are highly self-driven and act like entrepreneurs. This also means we expect a lot and also give a lot of freedom and room for creativity.

    At Meru Health, we don't just accept differences — we celebrate, support, and thrive on them as a source of human creativity and richness of life, for the benefit of our employees, our customers, and our community. Meru Health is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.