Data Scientist

Description

• Design and implement predictive models and machine learning algorithms to solve healthcare-specific challenges
• Analyze large, complex healthcare datasets including electronic health records (EHR) and claims data
• Develop statistical models for patient risk stratification, treatment optimization, population health management, and revenue cycle optimization
• Build models for clinical decision support, patient outcome prediction, care quality improvement, and revenue cycle optimization
• Create and maintain automated data pipelines for real-time analytics and reporting
• Work with healthcare data standards (HL7 FHIR, ICD-10, CPT, SNOMED CT) and ensure regulatory compliance
• Develop and deploy models in cloud environments while creating visualizations for stakeholders
• Present findings and recommendations to cross-functional teams including clinicians, product managers, and executives
  
  

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in data science, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related quantitative field
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience in data science, analytics, or machine learning roles
• Demonstrated experience working with large datasets and statistical modeling
• Proficiency in Python or R for data analysis and machine learning
• Experience with SQL and database management systems
• Knowledge of machine learning frameworks such as scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch
• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, matplotlib, ggplot2
• Experience with version control systems (Git) and collaborative development practices
• Strong foundation in statistics, hypothesis testing, and experimental design
• Experience with supervised and unsupervised learning techniques
• Knowledge of data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model validation
• Understanding of A/B testing and causal inference methods
• Experience with cloud platforms and big data technologies such as Spark, Hadoop
  
  

Preferred

• At least 1 year of experience working with healthcare data or in healthcare IT environments
• Familiarity with electronic health record (EHR) systems and healthcare workflows
• Understanding of healthcare data privacy regulations (HIPAA, HITECH)
• Knowledge of clinical data standards and interoperability frameworks
• Knowledge of MLOps practices and model deployment pipelines
• Familiarity with natural language processing for clinical text analysis
• Experience with time series analysis for patient monitoring data
  
  

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