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38 people are interested
Artificial Intelligence Expert
ORGANIZATION: Rare Genomics Institute
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38 people are interested
Work remotely with talented peers on a rewarding, nonprofit program. Do good for your community while using your professional expertise. Work with talented peers on a rewarding non-profit cause related program. RG is a nonprofit organization that helps families in need of genome research.
Responsibilities :
- Work with peers Digital experts, to build Automation and AI for a Patients, Researchers and Clinicians Mobile platform.
- Build solutions through identification of appropriate machine learning models
- Work with data to identify relevant features and to construct data pipelines
- Assess, document and articulate the effectiveness of different approaches
- Stay informed on advances in AI research and its application to business problems
Preferred Qualifications :
- Training through coursework and projects in machine learning methods including deep learning and ensembles
- Exposure to coursework or projects in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Vision
- experience using Python, R, C, Java or Scala
- experience handling data and with database tools, e.g. SQL, Hadoop, Spark
- Familiarity working with unstructured data
- Ability to work in a multicultural environment
- Ability to work in an ambiguous and virtual environment
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About Rare Genomics Institute
Location:
8504 Firestone Blvd., #198, Downey, CA 90241, US
Mission Statement
At RG, we are more than just an organization. We are a community dedicated to helping rare disease patients find hope for a cure. We work alongside patients and their families, providing them with the necessary tools, knowledge, and connections so that they can better understand the cause of their disease. We believe that every patient deserves more out of life.
Description
Rare Genomics Institute (RGI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping rare disease
patients find a diagnosis, treatment, and pathway to a cure. Through personalized research
projects, RGI provides access to world leading medical institutions and scientists to conduct
genomic sequencing, coordinates with clinicians and counselors to interpret findings, and offers an
online crowd-funding platform to deliver financial solutions. RGI also supports rare disease
advocacy by fostering an online community of rare disease patients and supporting rare disease
research through a yearly grant competition.
Since being founded in 2011, RGI has completed over 300 genetic sequencing and analysis
projects, assisted patients fund over $3.5 million worth of genomic sequencing, discovered 8
unique genetic mutations in-house, given over $2 million dollars in grants to researchers on rare
disease, and developed an online community with over 10,000 rare disease members.
Through volunteers, RGI is able to slowly push science and health care forward to meet the needs
of patients affected by rare diseases. To learn more about RGI check out our website, like us on
Facebook, and follow us on Twitter!
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This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
December 19, 2017
SKILLS
- SQL / MySQL
- Python
GOOD FOR
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REQUIREMENTS
- Few hours per week