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<div class="">The EPFL Laboratory of Virology and Genetics (headed by prof. Didier Trono) is looking for a senior data scientist with sound experience in Machine Learning techniques. The team is part of the EPFL School of Life Sciences and offers a challenging
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The candidate will apply his/her advanced knowledge of ML algorithms over several huge cancer related datasets. This is a very applied field, with possible impact of data science on genomics and more broadly on personalized health / precision medicine. <br class="">
The selected candidate will be located at the Health 2030 Genome Center (at Campus Biotech in Geneva) and at the EPFL campus in Lausanne. S/he will also collaborate closely with the Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC <a href="https://datascience.ch" class="">https://datascience.ch</a>).</div>
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<div class="">Main duties and responsibilities include :<br class="">
The candidate must be highly motivated, like programming and be Unix-proficient. S/he will apply his/her practical experience in cleaning, mining and analysing huge volumes of data to develop Machine Learning solutions in the field of personalized health and
precision medicine. Candidates are expected to possess deep experience in solving complex problems using data-driven methods. The ideal candidate also has good background in Big Data technologies.<br class="">
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<div class="">Your profile : <br class="">
Title: Master’s degree or PhD in Machine Learning, Statistics, Computer Sciences or Electrical Engineering. <br class="">
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<div class="">-Highly motivated<br class="">
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<div class="">-Excellent communication skills<br class="">
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<div class="">-Proactive<br class="">
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Technical skills:<br class="">
<div class="">-Deep understanding of ML algorithms<br class="">
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<div class="">-Unix and shell scripting<br class="">
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<div class="">-Good programming ability. Fluent in python and/or R<br class="">
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<div class="">-Knowledge of statistics and data modeling<br class="">
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Languages:<br class="">
<div class="">-English (French is a plus)<br class="">
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Ideal skills:<br class="">
<div class="">-Knowledge of Apache Spark<br class="">
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<div class="">-Knowledge in biology in general and cancer biology in particular</div>
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Please apply here: <a href="https://recruiting.epfl.ch/Vacancies/645/Description/2" class="">https://recruiting.epfl.ch/Vacancies/645/Description/2</a>
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