Associate Applied Scientist — AI for Healthcare Impact

Garner Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity incentive plan

Flexible PTO

Medical/Dental/Vision plan

401(k) with company match

Flexible spending accounts

Teladoc Health

Job summary

Garner Health is on a mission to transform the U.S. healthcare system and is seeking an Associate Applied Scientist to own production systems end-to-end.

You will frame problems, define objectives, and select approaches (ML, optimization, heuristics, or hybrids) to deliver high-impact solutions that improve care quality and costs. You’ll work with the Applied Science team to answer hard questions with rigorous, validated outputs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/Math/Stats/Econ or related STEM field, with expected graduation Fall 2026 or Spring 2027.
• Bias toward action with rapid prototyping to test approaches.
• Strong applied problem-solving skills with ability to define good metrics.
• Solid judgment selecting models, heuristics, optimization, or simple algorithms.
• Strong communication skills to present work to senior stakeholders.
• Driven by a mission with measurable outcomes and using AI tools to maximize impact.

Responsibilities

• Ship production algorithmic systems end-to-end, from problem framing to launch to iteration.
• Frame messy, real-world healthcare and business constraints into clear objectives, tradeoffs, and decision frameworks.
• Define the set of metrics needed to judge whether a solution is working, and validate solutions before they ship.
• Choose the right approach for each problem, from machine learning to optimization to heuristics to simple rules, based on what the problem requires.
• Bring new ideas to your work, experimenting with approaches beyond the obvious to improve results.
• Produce rigorous, well-validated work others can rely on, and review peers' code and analyses.
• Build a deep understanding of the healthcare economy and Garner's role within it.

Skills

Action-oriented

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

CS/Math/Stats/Econ degree (in progress)

Job description

Garner Health is on a mission to transform the U.S. healthcare system and is seeking an Associate Applied Scientist to own production systems end-to-end.

You will frame problems, define objectives, and select approaches (ML, optimization, heuristics, or hybrids) to deliver high-impact solutions that improve care quality and costs. You’ll work with the Applied Science team to answer hard questions with rigorous, validated outputs.