Lead Data Scientist H/F
Job description
Lead Data Science role at Volta Medical, leading a multidisciplinary Data Science team and developing machine learning solutions embedded in medical devices used in electrophysiology labs. Reporting to the VP Innovation, combining scientific expertise, technical leadership and people management.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · Marseille, France
- Languages
- English – fluent
What you'll do
- Define and drive the Data Science roadmap in alignment with product and business priorities
- Lead the design, development and validation of state-of-the-art Machine Learning and Deep Learning algorithms
- Ensure scientific excellence and promote best practices in AI research and development
- Stay up to date with the latest advances in AI and identify opportunities to integrate new technologies into Volta's products
- Support the definition of data strategies and contribute to the continuous improvement of data collection pipelines
- Lead, mentor and grow a team of Data Scientists, Data Engineers and PhD researchers
- Foster a collaborative, innovative and high-performance culture
- Coach team members in both technical and professional development
- Coordinate priorities, allocate resources and ensure timely project delivery
- Collaborate closely with Software Engineering, Clinical, Regulatory and Product teams throughout the product lifecycle
- Contribute to software architecture discussions involving AI components
- Ensure production-ready, maintainable and high-quality code
- Participate in the preparation of technical documentation required for regulatory submissions
- Represent Volta Medical at scientific conferences and technical events
- Contribute to publications, patents and collaborations with academic partners
- Communicate AI strategy and technical achievements to executive leadership, partners and investors
What we're looking for
- PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Physics or a related field
- 10+ years of experience developing Machine Learning solutions in an industrial R&D environment
- 5+ years of experience leading technical teams or mentoring Data Scientists
- Experience bringing AI models from research to production
- Strong expertise in Machine Learning, Deep Learning and statistical modeling
- Excellent understanding of model development, evaluation and deployment
- Strong programming skills in Python
- Experience with PyTorch, Scikit-learn, NumPy, Pandas and related ML libraries
- Familiarity with software engineering best practices (Git, testing, CI/CD, Docker)
- Good knowledge of Linux environments
- Strong leadership and coaching abilities
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary and international environment
- Fluent English (spoken and written)
Nice to have
- Experience working in regulated environments (Medical Devices, Healthcare, Automotive, Aerospace or similar)
- Experience with cloud computing and MLOps
- Signal processing knowledge
Your team
Data Science
Multidisciplinary team of Data Scientists, Data Engineers and PhD researchers
Benefits
- Meaningful work with real clinical impact
- An international, multidisciplinary and collaborative environment
- The opportunity to work on state-of-the-art AI applied to healthcare
- High autonomy and opportunities for professional growth
- Regular scientific exchanges and innovation-driven culture
- A workplace located in Marseille, offering an exceptional Mediterranean lifestyle
How to get hired
- 1Introductory & Culture Fit interview with our Senior VP People (45 min)
- 2Technical & Leadership interview with our VP Innovation and our CTO (90min)
- 3Interview with our CEO (60 min)
- 4Coffee chat at our Marseille HQ (120 min)
- 5Spend time with the Data Science team, our Chief Clinical & Regulatory Officer, and our Co-founders (Julien/Clément)
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About Volta Medical
AI software products to revolutionize interventional cardiac electrophysiology
Volta Medical is an innovative, data-inspired US and European-based growth MedTech aimed at creating and bringing to the market cutting-edge AI software products to revolutionize interventional cardiac electrophysiology. Volta has created a data collection and enrichment ecosystem for curated EP lab data which is fed into a physician validated, machine learning methodology to support complex AF solutions. Our newest technology, Volta AF-Xplorer II, is a data-driven AI decision support system that easily integrates into the standard physician workflow, providing a patient-tailored approach to complex AF and AT procedures.
Mission
Creating and bringing to the market cutting-edge AI software products to revolutionize interventional cardiac electrophysiology.
Key facts
- 100+ collaborators
- MedTech
- US and European-based growth MedTech
- Team of 100+ collaborators in the EU and USA
- Includes engineers, business professionals and physicians
- Newest technology: Volta AF-Xplorer II
What they value
- Collaborative
- Innovative
- High-performance
- Diversity and inclusion