Data Scientist

Job Description

Job Description

Description

The Data Scientist in the Research and Development (R&D) group at Align works closely with our cross-functional teams in IT, software, marketing, clinical, and operation teams. This individual will work on Aligns digital clinical database to develop and deliver data-driven insights, metrics, and recommendations to assist teams to drive the company’s product development roadmap and transform the orthodontic world with the Invisalign product.

• Apply advanced data analytics to derive insights from production data and clinical studies and contribute to product development projects
• Work on full-stack data analysis: Defining problems, data collection through SQL queries, data cleaning & wrangling, exploratory & confirmatory analyses, data visualization and storytelling
• Responsible for constructing technical hypotheses, performing statistical analyses, and interpreting analysis results to support data-driven decision making for product development
• Identify key insights from analytical results, prepare well-documented reports/presentations and share with internal/external stakeholders
• Work collaboratively and independently in the design, analysis, and interpretation of prospective and retrospective clinical studies
• Participate in the review and update of bench-top testing best practice methodologies, including design of experiment, and statistical significance of results in support of product research team
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the Invisalign products and operational procedures
• Provide product/clinical analytics expertise within the R&D group, including product engineering, materials, software, and clinical research teams
• Build effective working relationships with management and connect with diverse cross-functional teams both locally and globally
• Work efficiently in a fast-paced environment to meet critical deadlines and priority changes

• MS or PhD in data analytics, statistics, biostatistics, computer science, mathematics, or related technical field
• 3+ years of relevant industrial experience in data analytics and modeling. An appropriate combination of education, skills, and experience can be substituted for total years
• Experience with querying relational databases (e.g. SQL)
• Experience with scripting languages such as R or Python
• Experience with machine learning techniques and algorithms
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complicated quantitative concepts to non-technical audiences and interact cross-functionally with both technical and non-technical people

Desired:

• Dental, medical device or pharmaceutical industry experience preferred

If provided, base salary or wage rate ranges are the range in which Align reasonably expects to set a candidate’s pay for the posted position. Actual placement depends on the individual skills and experience level of a candidate plus the total compensation and equity across team members. For other locations outside of the primary location, the base salary range will be adjusted geographically.

For Field Sales roles, the salary listed is the base pay only and does not include the applicable incentive compensation plan. A cost of living adjustment may be added to base pay for higher cost areas in the U.S.

Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay determined based on the position and your location, year in school, degree, and experience.