Senior Data Scientist at Cogstate
$140,000–$160,000
Jul 12, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual-contributor role focused on clinical trial data, primarily supporting cognitive and neuropsychological research studies. Day-to-day work spans building analytics pipelines, producing CDISC-compliant datasets (SDTM and ADaM), drafting statistical analysis plans, generating clinical study report outputs, and presenting findings directly to sponsors. The role suits someone with deep R and Python skills and a background in data science or a related quantitative discipline who can independently manage multiple concurrent projects.
Senior level · 5+ years · Remote · Full-time
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 17,300 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (data scientists). range 3,550–26,000
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $122,874 (middle half $87,544–$162,374).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
Degree requirement: the JD lists a degree in a relevant field as required but explicitly states 'MA/MS may be considered with additional experience' and 'PhD Strongly preferred' — the PhD is preferred, not a hard gate, and equivalent experience is implicitly accepted at the Master's level, so the degree requirement is set to None.
Experience range is stated as '5-10 years'; minimum of 5 years is used for the overall years minimum.
R is described with 'Exceptional … expertise' and Python/PySpark with 'Deep … experience' — both are in the Requirements section and treated as hard gates.
CDISC, SDTM, ADaM, and Statistical Analysis Plans appear as explicit responsibilities with language indicating independent execution ('independently', 'Draft and implement'), placing them firmly in the required skill set.
Neuropsychological/cognition testing experience appears under 'Skills, Knowledge and Specialist Expertise' with softer framing ('Experience with cognition and/or neuropsychological testing') — listed as preferred.
No compensation figures are provided beyond a general mention of 'competitive base salaries.'
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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