Title: Data Science Intern
Location: Montreal, QC / Hybrid
Commitment: 4-6 Month Intern
Compensation: $50-70K
Apply By: February 28, 2024
Start Date: May 1, 2024
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply, please send an email to careers@femtherapeutics.com. Please include the title of the position you are applying to in the subject line and attach your resume.
DESCRIPTION:
Femtherapeutics is a female-founded startup committed to advancing women's health through personalized solutions for Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP). Founded in 2019 with headquarters in Montreal, QC, our mission is to enhance the quality of life for women by developing personalized innovative technologies. We are developing a data and intelligence platform that leverages AI, cloud software, and 3D printing to produce patient-specific gynaecological prosthetics for the non-invasive treatment of pelvic health conditions. Our first product is indicated to manage the symptoms of Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Stress Urinary Incontinence.
As FemTherapeutics works towards market launch at early 2025, the team is currently looking for a motivated Data Scientist intern that is keen to learn, grow and build clinician/patient focused tech. We are looking for curious and analytical individuals with a strong data science background, a passion for applying artificial intelligence in the field of medicine, and a good understanding of deep learning models/tools to implement on the structured and unstructured data. This is an opportunity for a tech-savvy individual or entrepreneur to join a growing start-up working with cutting-edge technology to modernize treatments for women’s health.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develop Machine Learning (ML) models, troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing software and ML models on patient’s data (including tabular, numerical, and imaging data),
• Explore, characterize, and obtain additional numerical and imaging data,
• Implement different language processing and large language models to analyze unstructured data and extract necessary information,
• Integrate the patients' data into the company’s existing computer vision and deep learning models,
• Produce and maintain clean and efficient modular codes and manage the existing databases,
• Automate the data flow among the engineering software packages used by the company and integrate the ML model into the process,
EXPERIENCES AND QUALIFICATIONS:
• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or other related fields.
• Experience in building ML models for medical applications, leveraging supervised and unsupervised techniques, transfer learning, NLP, and LLMs, and experience in utilizing Python packages such as TensorFlow and PyTorch.
• Experience managing databases, including the design, implementation, optimization, and maintenance of relational database systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle.
• Experience in data analysis of unstructured and tabular data and working with off-the-shelf and open-source LLMs for data extraction and collection.
• Experience working with medical imaging software such as 3D slicer, ImajeJ, and Python packages and models such as OpenCV, CNN, ResNet, U-net, and R-CNN for segmenting medical imaging data.
• Experience in developing and working with cloud-hosted healthcare software solutions and data privacy compliance and experience with cloud computing platforms such as AWS and Google services.
• Excellent documentation, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly.
CONSIDERED AS ASSET:
• Experience working with Containers (such as Docker) to streamline software development workflows is considered an asset
• Conversational/professional communication ability with French is considered an asset
• Having a passion for FemTech/Pelvic Floor Disorders is considered an asset
HIRING PROCESS:
If we interview you, you can expect these milestones. The entire process will take 2 weeks.
• You meet the hiring manager for the role
• You complete two calls with other team members
• You complete a technical task
• We speak with two references you provide
• We make an offer
BENEFITS:
• You will be part of the core team developing and commercializing the first customizable gynecological prosthetic,
• You will work in a fast-paced environment and experience the growth and scale-up of an early-stage startup,
• You will collaborate with a small (<15 people), high-performing, and talented team to drive success and impact on the company,
• You will be encouraged to think outside-of-the-box, develop and execute creative solutions to open-ended problems,
• You will have unlimited free access to the Bota Bota spa in Montreal to unwind,
• You will have the autonomy to design your own work schedules, and prioritize asynchronous workflows,
• You will have the opportunity to collaborate in our offices which are located at the heart of the start-up ecosystem in Montreal,
• You will get a chance to join our monthly happy hours, team dinners, and fun activities inside and outside of the office.
FemTherapeutics is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected.