Assuming PNW = Pacific Northwest US. If you are in Seattle area, you may want to consider attending a few data analytics/visualization meetups and build network

Assuming PNW = Pacific Northwest US. If you are in Seattle area, you may want to consider attending a few data analytics/visualization meetups and build network. I know Seattle useR Group meetup is quite active. Also UW data science and Fred-Hutch biostats groups are other possibilities. Overall, if your interests are in Biomed/Biotech domain, you shouldn't have any trouble finding some work in Seattle area. Depending on industry domain of your interest, you may want to setup a blog and share your analysis and opinions on data analysis and visualization in that domain. You may get fair bit of leads this way. Participating in Kaggle competitions, data related sub-reddit on Reddit and industry forums will also help you generate leads.