Independent Research Fellow (AI & Digital Health) at Helium Health

• We are seeking a Independent Research Fellow to support the end-to-end execution of this publication program. In this role, you will work directly with the PI/CEO (first author) to:

Coordinate all aspects of the research pipeline.

• Prepare and analyze data.
• Draft, edit, and format manuscripts.
• Manage collaborators and journal submissions.
• This is a unique opportunity to gain co-authorship on multiple high-impact papers, while contributing to work that will shape the global conversation on bias, fairness, and representation in health AI.
• This is a Full-Time, 18–24 Month Contract (with option to extend)

Responsibilities:

•  Pipeline coordination: Track and manage timelines for 6+ manuscripts across design, analysis, drafting, and submission.
•  Data preparation & analysis: Clean, structure, and run statistical/ML analyses under PI direction.
•  Manuscript drafting: Contribute to literature reviews, methods, results sections, figures, and references.
•  Collaboration: Liaise with academic partners (UCSF, LSHTM, Imperial, etc.) and manage correspondence.
•  Compliance: Support IRB exemption filings and ensure GDPR/NDPR/HIPAA-compliant governance.
•  Submission management: Prepare manuscripts for target journals (JAMIA, npj Digital Medicine, BMJ Health Informatics, The Lancet Digital Health) and coordinate revisions.

Requirements

• Master’s or PhD in Health Informatics, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Biomedical Data Science, or related field.
• Publication experience (co-author on peer-reviewed papers; understands the submission/revision process).
• Strong technical skills in R/Python, statistics, and longitudinal health data.
• Highly organized project manager — able to keep multiple manuscripts moving in parallel.
• Strong academic writing ability (clear, precise, structured).
• Comfortable being supporting author — enabling the PI/CEO to serve as first author while gaining co-authorship on multiple publications.
• Mission-driven, with interest in health equity and AI.