[Job-offers-cs] Post­doctoral Researcher position in machine/​deep learning applied to population-scale health records and genetics at FIMM, HiLIFE / University of Helsinki

[Pekka Orponen]

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Subject: 	OPEN NOW: Post­doctoral Researcher position in machine/ deep 
learning applied to population-scale health records and genetics at 
FIMM, HiLIFE / University of Helsinki
Date: 	Fri, 12 Apr 2019 09:34:57 +0000
From: 	Ganna, Andrea <andrea.ganna at helsinki.fi>
To: 	hidata-news at helsinki.fi <hidata-news at helsinki.fi>


Hi,

*The Data Science and Genetic Epidemiology Lab 
(https://www.dsgelab.org/) lead by Dr. Andrea Ganna* is interested in 
finding new ways to early identify common preventable diseases. In our 
group we develop statistical and deep learning approaches and apply them 
to health information from millions of electronic health 
record/nation-wide health registries. We then integrate registry-based 
information with genetic information from large biobank-based studies 
(e.g. https://www.finngen.fi/en) to help identifying groups of 
individuals that can mostly benefit from existing pharmacological 
interventions. Finally, we aim to implement these approaches in the 
clinic and evaluate their cost-effectiveness.

*We are now looking for a post-doctoral researcher to join our group.* 
We are looking for future research leaders to work with an unprecedented 
amount of health information (diagnoses, medications, socio/demographic 
information etc..) from millions of individuals in combination with 
biobank-based genetic data to develop and pilot cutting edge approaches 
for predicting complex diseases. The successful candidate should prove 
solid understanding of longitudinal data analysis from a biostatical 
(i.e. multi-state models) and/or machine/deep learning (i.e. recurrent 
neural networds) prespective. Understanding of epidemiological design 
and measures is considered a plus.

For more information about the position and instructions on how to 
apply, please see: 
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/open-positions/postdoctoral-researcher-in-machinedeep-learning-applied-to-population-scale-health-records-and-genetics 


Cheers,

Andrea Ganna, PhD
EMBL Group Leader - Finnish Institute of Molecular Medicine
Instructor - Harvard Medical School - Broad Institute