Data Science team leader

Founded in 2015, Somatix is a remote patient monitoring software platform. We analyze in real-time data received from standard wearables for detecting hand gestures (smoking, drinking, medication) and activities (walking, sleeping, falling). Then we fuse together additional data sources and search for actionable insights, to enhance the user’s wellbeing. The insights notify the caretaker staff regarding deterioration in a patients physical or mental condition.

We aim our efforts towards elderly-care, hospital outpatients and addictions-control. Our customers are elderly nursing homes, hospitals, health insurance companies and clinics.

The Opportunity:

Somatix is looking for a Data Science and Algo team leader to augment and lead our Algo team.

Our main focus is on detecting complex gestures (eating, drinking smoking etc ..) and activities (falling, sleeping) by using sensors (accelerometer, gyroscope etc…) raw data from wearable devices and state-of-the-art machine learning techniques. We utilize this information to derive insights regarding the patients physical and mental condition.

This position will be responsible for:

• Lead the Algo team
• Hands-on feature engineering (Python)
• Hands-on development of ML algorithms (Python)
• Develop ML infrastructure (Python)
• Collaborate with cross-function on roadmap and delivery
• Generate the team roadmap to improve existing and develop the new algorithms
• Identify and adopt new and advanced tools for algo and machine-learning
• Initiate and Lead data collection pilots
• Report to the VP R&D

Requirements:

• Relevant MsC or PhD
• 6+ years of experience as a data scientist
• 3+ years of experience leading a data-scientists team
• Must have extensive experience programming in Python
• Must have excellent programming skills (object oriented)
• Must have experience in a startup environment
• HW/FW Domains knowledge - advantage

Personal skills:

• Dedicated worker
• Good multitasking and communication skills
• Can-do attitude
• High interpersonal skills, strong team player
• Innovative and creative