Senior Data Scientist - Real World Data
Formation Bio · New York, NY; Boston, MA; San Francisco, CA; Raleigh-Durham, NC
Posted about 3 months ago · $185,500 - $232,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Formation Bio's roles stay open a median of 80 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 100% of Formation Bio's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Formation Bio
- high 23 stale, 0 reposted of 23 open
- Hiring momentum
- 29 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Formation Bio's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Formation Bio.
About this role
As a Senior Data Scientist at Formation Bio, you will be part of the Scientific Data Intelligence team, focusing on transforming Real World Data (RWD) into structured, analytics-ready datasets. Your role involves building scalable data pipelines, conducting analyses to support scientific decision-making, and applying generative AI techniques to enhance data structuring. You will collaborate with Data Scientists and clinical leads to design observational studies and communicate findings to various stakeholders.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Formation Bio as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of experience, ideally with at least 2 years in healthcare or life sciences
- Experience with EHR or claims datasets
- Fluency in SQL and Python
- Experience building and maintaining production-grade data pipelines
- Hands-on expertise with modern data infrastructure such as Snowflake, dbt, and Dagster
- Experience building longitudinal patient cohorts from EHR or claims data
Nice to have
- Experience in regulated or privacy-sensitive data environments
- Familiarity with governance models for PHI or sensitive data
- Prior experience working with commercial RWD vendors
What you get
- Total Compensation Range: $185,500 - $232,000
- Equity
- Comprehensive benefits
- Generous perks
Worth weighing
- Hybrid model requiring 3 days per week in office
- No specific mention of remote work flexibility
- Compensation range may not meet all candidates' expectations
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Listed by Formation Bio on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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