Senior Research Scientist, Life Sciences

Surgo Health solves big health problems with precision. Our approach precisely and personally identifies the “why” behind human behavior – because there’s no such thing as a general population or general patient. Our products combine behavioral science and data science to enable clients to deliver the right care to the right person at the right time.

Our product team, scientists, and healthcare experts use behavioral science, data science, and artificial intelligence to build innovative scalable solutions that improve and save lives. We are a growing team with ambitious plans to launch our first data-centric product and are in search of top-class talent who want to roll up their sleeves and work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. As a start-up based in DC, this is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a start-up culture and wants to help shape the future of how our products deliver value to life sciences clients. We believe our product can make healthcare more precise, personalized, and equitable and has the opportunity for impact at scale.

Role Summary:

We are looking for an experienced researcher with deep expertise in the life sciences and real-world data.. This is the right role for you if you are passionate about using advanced analytics and patient data to deliver impactful insights. Surgo is expanding its life sciences portfolio, and as a thought leader in life science operations (including trial recruitment and market access), you will be critical in enhancing health equity via underserved populations’ access to pharmaceutical innovations through our data products and insights. You will join a dynamic and fast-paced environment and work with cross-functional teams to design, build and roll-out products that deliver the company’s vision and strategy. 

What you’ll achieve:

  • Deliver powerful HIPAA-compliant services and products that leverage diverse datasets to deliver fresh and actionable insights to dismantle health inequity

  • Innovate with new methodologies, analytical technologies, and data sources

  • Own the technical aspect of proposals in business development and the technical delivery of projects, from planning to analytics and reporting 

  • Foster organizational growth with mentoring and support your colleagues’ professional development

About you: 

A well-qualified candidate would have:

  • 4+ years experience working with life sciences companies (e.g., trial recruitment, market access)

  • Experience with R (preferred) or Python

  • PhD desired or Master’s degree with extensive experience.

  • A passion for improving health equity through data science and behavioral science

  • Proven record of delivering professional services and/or data products for life sciences in the private sector

  • Desire to work in a fast-paced startup environment amidst uncertainty where you can have an outsized impact on our success

  • Experience building, QA’ing, and deploying models to inform strategic resource deployment.

  • Knowledge of product development in compliance with HIPAA rules and regulations

  • Familiarity with SAAS products: coding for production environments, deploying both local and cloud

  • Expertise with social determinants of health, vulnerable populations, or social services in healthcare

  • Expertise with medical informatics

  • Expertise with advanced machine learning / statistical methods

  • Excellent ability to digest and evaluate evidence from an interdisciplinary literature

  • Business development and/or project management experience 

Location: Headquartered in Washington, DC / This role is ideally DC-based, open to US remote

Travel: Some domestic travel especially if working remotely (up to 10%)


What you’ll love about Surgo:

  • Fantastic colleagues and opportunity to solve tough challenges in healthcare

  • Ability to be entrepreneurial and tremendous opportunities for growth 

  • Public Benefit Corporation with an impact and equity mission

  • Competitive compensation and health benefits

  • Generous PTO, 10+ holidays

  • Highly competitive 401K 

  • 3 months paid parental leave

  • Cell phone reimbursement 

  • Hybrid work environment


Our hiring philosophy

We hire for passion and core competencies. 

We look for problem solvers and lateral thinkers. 

We love it if you have done different things with your time. 

If you think you are ideal for this position, write to us even if your experience doesn’t match all the requirements listed above.

Application

  • Interested applicants, please apply here.

  • Short-listed applicants will go through several steps: screening interview, interview with the hiring manager, a take-home project, and an “on-site” (virtual or in person) with the team.

 

Equal Opportunity and Diversity Policy

Surgo believes a diverse, inclusive staff makes a stronger team and more impactful organization and we are committed to building and developing this team and environment. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, cultures, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientation, gender identities and expressions, languages, social class, marital status, religions, veterans status, and disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.