Data Scientist

CarePoint Health Systems; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 78,000 - 113,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Top-tier health benefits

Flexible work location

Job summary

CarePoint Health Systems in Rochester, MN is seeking a freelance data engineer to write clean, performant Hadoop code that runs in production. You will own complex data wrangling tasks, build Python dashboards, and create internal tooling to boost developer velocity while collaborating across stakeholders.

You bring at least 5 years of hands-on estimation, strong Hadoop expertise, 3+ years of LightGBM experience, and comfort with a Rochester-based freelance cadence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of standing behind your own estimates.
• Proficient with Hadoop and ETL pipelines.
• Able to present ideas to stakeholders at all levels.
• 3+ years of LightGBM experience.
• Comfort with the Rochester freelance cadence.

Responsibilities

• Respond to on-call rotations and participate in incident postmortems.
• Own complex data wrangling tasks in CarePoint Health Systems' billing data.
• Build internal tooling to boost developer productivity and velocity.
• Create Python dashboards to extract numbers without ad-hoc requests.
• Break large technology initiatives into manageable Pandas increments for Rochester delivery.
• Decompose the data wrangling monolith into deployable services.

Skills

Hadoop

ETL pipelines

LightGBM

Stakeholder presentation

Freelance cadence

Tools

Python

Pandas

Dashboards

Job description

If you love writing clean, performant Hadoop code that runs in production, this freelance role in Rochester, MN was made for you. The appeal is layered — $78,000 - $113,000, a freelance rhythm, technology ownership, and a CarePoint Health Systems crew that backs bold calls.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond to on-call rotations and participate in incident postmortems
• Own the relentlessly curious edge cases in CarePoint Health Systems's Data Wrangling billing nobody else wants to touch
• Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity
• Build Python dashboards so CarePoint Health Systems's technology team stops asking engineers for numbers
• Break large technology initiatives into Pandas increments Rochester can actually deliver
• Slice the purpose-soaked technology monolith into Data Wrangling services Rochester, MN can deploy alone
• Decode the undocumented Data Wrangling service nobody at CarePoint Health Systems remembers writing

What You'll Bring

• At least 5 years of standing behind your own estimates
• Practical command of Hadoop, with bonus points for ETL Pipelines
• Comfortable presenting ideas to stakeholders at every level
• 3+ years of LightGBM reps, not just LightGBM exposure
• Comfort with the freelance cadence of a Rochester-based operation

What sets CarePoint Health Systems apart is a growth-minded team in Rochester that treats every customer like a partner. We hire for character and service-minded thinking, then trust the rest to follow.

We back our team with $78,000 - $113,000, equity, top-tier health benefits, and the flexibility to work where you do your best thinking.

Actively staffed and live, this Rochester, MN opening is no relic.