Staff Data Scientist (Healthcare)

TL;DR

Staff Data Scientist (Healthcare): Building and optimizing machine learning models for large-scale healthcare claim audits with an accent on data-driven optimization and fraud detection. Focus on developing technical frameworks, refining complex data pipelines, and driving measurable business impact through advanced ML modeling.

Location: Must be based in the US

Salary: $180,000–$260,000+

Company

A healthcare intelligence company providing an AI-powered platform to optimize financial outcomes and reduce costs for major health plans.

What you will do

• Develop and refine ML models to identify and audit claims errors and fraud with high precision.
• Create technical frameworks and tools to improve team scalability and decision-making efficiency.
• Work with vast, nuanced data pipelines to refine them for robust modeling.
• Measure model performance rigorously and translate outcomes into operational insights for clients.
• Curate labeled data and hypothesize new features to advance model capabilities.
• Engage with internal experts and clients to ensure model insights align with business needs.

Requirements

• Must be based in the US
• Extensive experience solving real-world business problems using data-driven optimization and ML.
• Proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language such as Python or R.
• Experience building ML models from scratch using modern approaches like Neural Nets or Tree-ensembles.
• Ability to make strategic decisions regarding supervised labels, optimization metrics, and feature engineering.
• Experience measuring and optimizing the direct business impact of technical work.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work environment within the US.
• Competitive salary and meaningful equity.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Unlimited PTO policy.
• Tuition reimbursement and additional health and wellness perks.