Dana Lewis

Dana Lewis

After building her own DIY “artificial pancreas,” Dana Lewis helped found the open source artificial pancreas movement (known as “OpenAPS”), making safe and effective artificial pancreas technology available (sooner) for people with diabetes around the world. She’s working to scale patient-led innovation and scientific discovery in more patient communities, and is the Principal Investigator of the Opening Pathways project.

Student to Support Data Science Team

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We are looking for a self-motivated undergraduate student to join the on-call data science team for the Opening Pathways research project, which focuses on assisting patients in performing data-driven scientific research. The ideal student has past experience with some form of coding, data visualization, statistical analysis and data management, and an interest in health-related applications.

This is a volunteer project with opportunity to hire for part-time (~10 hours/week). Timing flexible.

Credit available, if desired, at Arizona State University (ASU) or the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).

Responsibilities

  • Statistical code for data visualization, data restructuring, and analysis

Requirements

  • Experience in Bash and R
  • Willingness and ability to learn new tools/languages

Preferred

  • Python
  • Experience using open source tools (e.g., Github)

Desired

  • Some of: Tableau, Predictive Analytics, Forecasting, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Text Analytics, Algorithm Designs, Bayesian Methods

Time commitment

  • Flexible, up to 10 hours per week

What to submit:

  • Github or other web presence as applicable
  • Resume/CV
  • Cover PARAGRAPH describing relevant experience & interest in the project.

Please send all information over to Sayali Phatak: Sayali.Phatak@asu.edu.

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