Postdoctoral Fellow-MSH-32910-034

Mount Sinai Medical Center; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City invites applications for a Postdoctoral Data Science Research Fellowship in AI. The role focuses on novel devices, cardiac waveform processing and EHR data to advance AI in clinical care.

Responsibilities include collaborating with clinicians and engineers to develop scalable deep learning models, graph neural networks, and AI-based decision support systems. Strong English, publication track record, and Python expertise are desired.

Qualifications

• PhD or MD/PhD in a quantitative science-related field (e.g., biomedical informatics, clinical informatics, machine learning, biostatistics).
• Significant experience in machine learning techniques; published work or code preferred.
• Proficiency in Python and statistical programming.
• Strong statistics, data science or engineering background advantageous.
• Track record of academic publication and creative approach.

Responsibilities

• Apply deep learning to cardiovascular disease and novel device technologies.
• Collaborate with data scientists, engineers and clinicians on scalable AI solutions.
• Develop clinically meaningful and operational AI systems.

Skills

CNNs

Transformers

ECG embeddings

GNNs

Python

Deep Learning frameworks

Education

PhD or MD/PhD in quantitative field

Tools

d3rlpy

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Keras

Job description

Description

The Windreich Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health and the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Data Science Research Fellowship position in Artificial Intelligence (AI) based in New York City.

This role focuses on applications to novel devices, cardiac waveform processing, electronic health records (EHR) data, and clinical care.

Key topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Deep learning applications to novel waveform acquisition devices
• Multimodal data (structured, unstructured, images, waveforms)
• Deep learning based clustering and predictive modeling for disease diagnosis and risk stratification
• Graph neural networks
• Personalized therapeutic recommendations
• Development of AI based clinical decision support systems

Responsibilities

We have a specific interest in applications for cardiovascular disease and applications to novel device technologies.

The postdoctoral fellow will join a dynamic team of data scientists, engineers, and clinicians. They will participate in unique opportunities to apply deep learning for important scientific breakthroughs that are scalable, clinically meaningful, and operationally pragmatic.

The ideal candidates will have the following background:

1. 1. PhD, MD/PhD in a quantitative science-related field (e.g., biomedical informatics, clinical informatics, machine learning, biostatistics, etc.).
2. 2. Significant experience in machine learning techniques is preferred, ideally with published work and/or code available. Expertise with CNNs, Transformers, ECG embeddings, GNNs, and Deep Learning frameworks is preferred (e.g. d3rlpy, Tensorflow, PyTorch, Keras).
3. 3. Expertise with programming and statistical software experience with advanced Python proficiency.
4. 4. A strong statistics, data science, and/or engineering background is advantageous.
5. 5. The ideal candidate will have a track record of academic publication and likes to be creative.
6. 6. Strong communication and presentation skills with fluency in spoken and written English.

Qualifications

Information on the Postdoctoral Training Program at Mount Sinai: https://lnkd.in/giyhRNwr

To learn more about the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: http://icahn.mssm.edu

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Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's Best Children’s Hospitals ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

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Compensation

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $72500 - $80000 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.