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Ash by Slingshot AI · 21 hours ago

Data Scientist

positionNew York
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level
money$180K/yr - $230K/yr

Slingshot AI is the team behind Ash, the first AI designed for mental health, aiming to make support more accessible. They are seeking a PhD-level Data Scientist to join their Wellbeing Research team, focusing on designing and analyzing studies that leverage natural language data for mental health insights.

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Responsibilities

Design and analyze language-focused studies in collaboration with mental health researchers, translating psychological constructs into quantitative, language-based features
Develop and validate language-derived metrics against gold standards to measure mental health, behavior, and social processes
Lead analysis of large-scale real-world text and conversational datasets using statistical and machine learning methods, including embeddings, LLM-based features, and psycholinguistic approaches
Assess model behavior, bias, and limitations in sensitive contexts, and track longitudinal or within-subject language changes
Translate insights into product impact, informing experiments, user experience improvements, and cross-functional communication to both technical and non-technical teams

Qualification

NLP methodsPhD in relevant fieldStatistical analysisPython proficiencyLanguage data expertiseObservational study analysisEnd-to-end analysisCollaboration with researchersData processing pipeline

Required

PhD or Master's in a relevant field, for example: Data Science, Computational Linguistics, Health Economics, Public Health, Quantitative Psychology, Cognitive Science, Clinical Science, or related
Demonstrated ability to independently lead end-to-end analyses on real-world, high-dimensional data (from problem framing → execution → interpretation → recommendations)
Experience applying NLP methods in research or applied settings focused on mental health, psychotherapy, social processes or with large populations
Solid statistical foundations and experience with observational study analysis, including high-density unstructured real-world data
Proficiency in Python and common data science / ML libraries, that could be passed on for incorporation into a data processing pipeline
Demonstrated expertise working with language data as a primary modality

Benefits

Travel between our NYC / London offices
Usual startup perks like free lunch in our offices + generous learning budget
Generous budget to cover your personal therapy

Company

Ash by Slingshot AI

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Slingshot AI is a mental health AI research lab building the first-ever foundation model for psychology.
dateFounded in 2022
location
Albany, New York, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://slingshot.xyz

H1B Sponsorship

Ash by Slingshot AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$123M
Key Investors
Andreessen Horowitz
2025-07-22Series A· $53M
2025-01-16Series A· $40M
2024-08-20Seed· $30M

Leadership Team

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Daniel Cahn
Founder
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