BioRender
Toronto
51-200 employees
The online software that helps you create beautiful, professional science figures in minutes - no drawing skills required!
Senior Data Scientist - Statistics & R Development
Senior Data Scientist - Statistics & R Development
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At BioRender, our mission is to accelerate the world’s ability to learn, discover and communicate science. We are passionate about democratizing science communication in order to accelerate scientific discovery and understanding. We're looking for amazing people to help create the world’s go-to-place and platform where science is communicated. Come join us!
We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist with strong Biostatistic, Statistic and R development experience to join our mission-driven, fast-growing company to help scientists around the world create and share beautiful, professional scientific figures.
As the statistical expert at BioRender, you will be part of a Data Science team and will partner with the Graph Product, Engineering, and Design team to expand visual sci-comm (science communication) use cases through our stat services. You will own Graph product analytics and partner with business owners to help shape its direction. You will help build and ship widely used statistical analyses and graphs, write and maintain scalable R code to support the statistical functionalities with robust testing fixtures, QA analyses and graphing product features.
Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience post academia, working in an analytical role or closely with product, engineering and design (EPD) team
- Proficiency in R programming, ideally production level skill (e.g. package development)
- Strong Biostatistics/Statistics training (Master or above level)
- Familiarity with Git, Docker and Devops best practices
- SQL and data visualization tools
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Quick learner, and stay up to date with the latest technologies and research methodologies
- [Bonus] Experience with advanced statistical methodologies including A/B and quasi-experimentations
- [Bonus] Teaching or research experience in Bio-related fields
What You'll Be Doing
- Be the go-to data and statistics owner and subject matter expertise for the BioRender Graph team, collaborating with product managers, product designers, and software engineers.
- Build and ship widely used statistical analyses and graphs, write and maintain scalable R code to support the statistical functionalities with robust testing fixtures, QA analyses and graphing product features.
- Develop metrics and dashboards to streamline data reports for the Graph team on critical business results and drive the impact of data-driven decisions
- Facilitate quantitative and qualitative research to define product requirements
- Contribute and socialize team enablement content
- Contribute to BioRender Data Science brand and strategy
We typically expect candidates to have 4+ years of experience to achieve these accomplishments. However, we recognize that career paths vary, and your unique journey may have equipped you with the necessary skills. If you believe you have what it takes to excel in this role, we encourage you to apply!
Why join us?
- We are mission-driven, and work collaboratively towards our shared vision of improving scientific communication and accelerating scientific discovery: BioRender figures have appeared in more than 16,000 publications!
- It’s a product that users love! We have a world-class NPS and a community of loyal fans. Check out our Testimonials page to see what our customers are saying about us: https://biorender.com/testimonials/
- We are in the top quartile for profitability and year-over-year revenue growth, with users in 200+ countries.
- BioRender is an equal opportunity employer, and an inclusive hiring process and work environment is a part of our DNA.
- We’re remote-first and have team members across Canada and the United States. A physical office in Toronto is available, but you have the flexibility to work from anywhere.
- We’re backed by top investors, accelerators, and some of the most successful life science entrepreneurs and philanthropists in the world including Y Combinator, Malala Fund founders, and Fifty Years VC.
- We are committed to building a warm, inclusive, and diverse environment. Check out how we make sure our employees come first.
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