Data Scientist

SignalPET®; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off and holidays

Career development and mentorship

Exposure to cutting-edge AI tech

Collaborative, mission-driven culture

Impact on veterinarians and pets

Job summary

SignalPET is transforming veterinary medicine with AI, computer vision, ML, and LLMs to help veterinarians diagnose faster and more accurately. As a Data Scientist, you’ll work on real-world AI challenges and collaborate with engineers, researchers, and veterinary experts to advance medical imaging, data analytics, and AI infrastructure.

You’ll design experiments, build prompts for LLMs, and contribute to structured information extraction and text generation, supporting model training and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (CS, math, stats, etc).
• Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Understanding of statistics and machine learning fundamentals.
• Ability to learn quickly and solve unfamiliar problems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large clinical, operational, textual, and imaging datasets to derive insights.
• Build reports, dashboards, and visualizations to guide decisions.
• Train, evaluate, and improve computer vision and LLM models.
• Investigate model performance, bias, and failure patterns.
• Design experiments to compare models, prompts, datasets, and training strategies.
• Develop and optimize prompts for LLM-powered apps.
• Work on information extraction, summarization, and text generation.
• Assist with dataset creation, annotation strategies, and quality validation.
• Support model training, fine-tuning, and deployment improvements.
• Build tools to streamline AI development and testing.
• Collaborate with engineers, researchers, product teams, and vets.

Skills

SQL

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/math/physics/biomedical engineering or quantitative field

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Data visualization platforms

Job description

At SignalPET, we're transforming veterinary medicine through artificial intelligence. Our cutting-edge technology combines computer vision, machine learning, and large language models to help veterinarians diagnose patients faster, more accurately, and with greater confidence.

Every day, our AI assists veterinary professionals around the world in making critical clinical decisions that improve patient care.

We're looking for an ambitious Data Scientist who is passionate about AI, thrives on solving complex problems, and wants to help build technology that truly makes a difference.

Whether you're a recent graduate or have a few years of experience, this is an opportunity to work alongside some of the brightest AI minds in the industry while contributing directly to products used by thousands of veterinary professionals.

Why Join SignalPET?

You’ll work on real-world AI challenges—not theoretical projects.

As part of our AI team, you'll collaborate directly with our Chief AI Architect and experienced researchers, engineers, and veterinary specialists on projects involving:

• Computer Vision
• Prompt Engineering
• Medical Imaging
• Data Science & Analytics
• AI Infrastructure & Tooling

No two days are the same. You'll have the freedom to investigate problems, experiment with new technologies, and help shape the future of veterinary medicine through AI.

What You’ll Do

As a Data Scientist, you’ll play a key role throughout the AI development lifecycle by:

• Analyzing large clinical, operational, textual, and medical imaging datasets to uncover meaningful insights.
• Building reports, dashboards, and visualizations that guide product, research, and medical decisions.
• Training, evaluating, and improving computer vision and large language models.
• Investigating model performance, including false positives, false negatives, hallucinations, bias, and failure patterns.
• Designing experiments to compare models, prompts, datasets, and training strategies.
• Developing and optimizing prompts for LLM-powered applications.
• Working on structured information extraction, summarization, classification, and medical text generation.
• Assisting with dataset creation, annotation strategies, quality validation, and data preparation.
• Supporting model training, fine-tuning, and continuous improvement.
• Building tools that improve AI development, testing, and deployment.
• Collaborating closely with engineers, researchers, product teams, and veterinary experts.
• Presenting findings, recommendations, and technical insights in a clear, actionable manner.
• Taking ownership of projects from concept through implementation.

What We’re Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Biomedical Engineering, or another quantitative discipline.
• Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Understanding of statistics and machine learning fundamentals.
• Ability to learn quickly and solve unfamiliar problems independently.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Bonus Points If You Have Experience With

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• 1–3 years of industry, research, internship, or personal project experience.
• Prompt Engineering
• LLM Evaluation
• Computer Vision
• Medical Imaging
• Machine Learning using PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Healthcare, veterinary, or biomedical datasets
• Experiment design and AI benchmarking
• Data visualization and analytics platforms

Who Will Thrive Here?

We’re looking for someone who is naturally curious, enjoys learning, and isn’t afraid to tackle challenging problems.

You don’t need experience with every technology listed above.

Instead, we’re looking for someone who demonstrates:

• Initiative and ownership
• Strong analytical thinking
• Creativity in problem solving
• A desire to build technology that has real-world impact

If you’re excited about AI, enjoy learning new technologies, and want to contribute to products used every day by veterinary professionals around the globe, we’d love to hear from you.

Why SignalPET?

At SignalPET, you’ll join a fast-growing company where your work has immediate impact.

We offer:

• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off and company holidays
• Career development and mentorship
• Exposure to cutting-edge AI technologies
• A collaborative, innovative, and mission-driven culture
• The opportunity to help improve the lives of veterinarians, pets, and their owners around the world

Ready to Build the Future of AI?

If you’re looking for more than just another data science job if you want to solve meaningful problems, work with cutting-edge AI, and help shape the future of veterinary medicine, we’d love to hear from you.