Surgo Health · 2 days ago
Research Scientist - Youth Mental Health
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Responsibilities
Deliver on a wide range of research activities - literature review, survey instrument development, development of novel data sources, identifying and using existing data, extracting insights from hyperlocal contextual data, compiling reports and slide decks, analysis and data pipelines - to put in place a multi-year US youth mental health tracker in an equity-forward manner.
Innovate how we think about and collect youth mental health data, using new methodologies, analytical technologies, and data sources
Lead the project's Youth Advisory Board and collaborate with external subject matter experts
Deliver data processing and analytical pipelines that transform raw data (e.g. survey, geo) into high-quality internal data assets and client deliverables
Delight the public and clients with high-quality statistical analysis, valuable insights, and strong data visualizations
Foster organizational growth with mentoring and support your colleagues' professional development
Qualification
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Required
A PhD or equivalent with 5+ years experience hands-on, end-to-end quantitative research experience in youth mental health
Fluent in R (we also use Git and AWS)
Survey instrument design and sampling design experience
Strong command of statistical concepts and skills (e.g. linear/logistic regression, feature selection)
Experience with the ethics and privacy implications of doing research on mental health in youth
Desire to work in a fast-paced startup environment amidst uncertainty where you can have an outsized impact on our success
Desire to learn new skills beyond your area of expertise
Excellent public-facing and scientific communication skills in English, both written and verbal
Benefits
Competitive compensation and health benefits
Generous PTO, 10+ holidays
Highly competitive 401K
3 months paid parental leave
Professional Development opportunities
Company
Surgo Health
Surgo Health aims to revolutionize the effectiveness of healthcare by understanding people’s behavior at the individual level.
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$5MKey Investors
Springboard Enterprises
2023-09-13Non Equity Assistance· undefined
2023-03-02Seed· $5M
Recent News
2024-05-23
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