Post Doctoral Fellow (RI-25-005) at CHEO Research Institute
Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

29 Apr, 25

Salary

75000.0

Posted On

29 Jan, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

No

Telecommute

No

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

R, Python, Medicine, It, Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Training, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Data Sharing, Computer Science

Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Description

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILL AND ABILITIES

  • A recent PhD in statistics, computer science, applied mathematics, engineering, epidemiology or a similar discipline.
  • Good knowledge of R and/or Python, and ideally PyTorch and/or Tensorflow;
  • Previous work in statistical disclosure control, and in developing and evaluating machine learning models;
  • Previous work training different types of deep learning models / architectures would be a plus.
  • Ability to set priorities with competing and shifting demands;
  • Willingness to learn and adapt to new policies, procedures and requirements;
  • Ability to be flexible with working hours to meet deadlines.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

  • Eligible to work in Canada;
  • Compliance with CHEO RI’s Universal COVID-19 Vaccination Policy; and
  • Police Record Check.

QUALIFICATIONS, COMPÉTENCES ET CAPACITÉS

  • Doctorat récent en statistique, en informatique, en mathématiques appliquées, en génie, en épidémiologie ou dans une discipline semblable
  • Bonne connaissance de R ou Python (PyTorch ou TensorFlow, un atout)
  • Travaux antérieurs sur le contrôle de la divulgation statistique et sur l’élaboration et l’évaluation de modèles d’apprentissage automatique
  • Formation professionnelle antérieure sur différents types de modèles/architectures d’apprentissage profond, un atout
  • Capacité d’établir des priorités avec des demandes concurrentes et changeantes
  • Volonté d’apprendre et de s’adapter à de nouvelles politiques, procédures et exigences
  • Capacité de faire preuve de souplesse en ce qui concerne les heures de travail afin de respecter les échéances
Responsibilities

Under the general supervision of Dr. Khaled El-Emam, the Postdoctoral Fellow will:

  • Use machine learning and deep learning techniques to generate synthetic data from real world data (RWD) and clinical trial datasets.
  • Developing and improving synthetic data generation methods and metrics.
  • Performing simulations to evaluate new methods and metrics.
  • Developing and improving methods for protecting generative models and synthetic data.
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