Data Scientist – NLP & Real World Evidence (RWE) - Remote

Veradigm®; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative firm dedicated to transforming healthcare through data-driven insights. As a Data Scientist focusing on NLP and Real World Evidence, you will leverage advanced technologies to extract meaningful insights from clinical data. Your expertise in Python, SQL, and machine learning will be crucial in enhancing patient outcomes and supporting healthcare stakeholders. This role offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with clinical teams and contribute to impactful projects that shape the future of healthcare. If you are passionate about using data to drive change, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• Master's in Data Science or related field required.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL is essential.
• Experience with ML models and NLP techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy NLP and ML models using Python.
• Collaborate with clinical experts for model validation.
• Optimize data science pipelines for integrity and compliance.

Skills

Python

SQL

NLP techniques

Machine Learning

Data wrangling

Collaboration

Analytical thinking

Education

Master’s degree in Data Science

Master’s degree in Computer Science

Master’s degree in Biomedical Informatics

Tools

spaCy

Scikit-learn

Azure

Snowflake

Spark

Job description

Data Scientist – NLP & Real World Evidence (RWE) - Remote

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Welcome to Veradigm, where our mission is transforming health through insights. Join our team to help address healthcare challenges faced by biopharma, health plans, providers, and patients. We focus on harnessing research, analytics, and AI to develop scalable, data-driven solutions that provide significant value to healthcare stakeholders. Together, we can improve healthcare and enable smarter care for millions.

About Veradigm Life Science

The Veradigm Network addresses the needs of Life Sciences customers by leveraging research data and insights from real-world data sources. Our solutions help discover actionable evidence to improve patient outcomes and demonstrate product benefits.

Job Summary

We seek a Data Scientist to join our Life Sciences Data Science team, focusing on extracting insights from unstructured and semi-structured clinical data using NLP and ML. The role involves transforming clinical text into NLP-enriched data to support RWE studies and the VNEHR dataset. The ideal candidate has experience with LLMs (preferably Azure OpenAI), Python ML/NLP, SQL, and working cross-functionally with clinical, product, and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities

1. NLP & Machine Learning Development: Design, develop, and deploy NLP and ML models using Python to extract insights from clinical text. Leverage Azure OpenAI and other LLM frameworks to enhance data structuring and understanding.
2. Clinical Collaboration & Validation: Partner with clinical experts to validate models, ensuring high accuracy. Iterate based on real-world feedback and clinician review.
3. Pipeline & Productionization: Collaborate with operations to design and optimize end-to-end data science pipelines, ensuring data integrity, reproducibility, and compliance.
4. Data Analysis & Problem Solving: Work with stakeholders to identify business problems, explore data sources, and communicate findings and insights effectively.

Qualifications

Required:

• Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics, or related field.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Experience with ML models, NLP techniques, and libraries (spaCy, Scikit-learn, etc.).

Preferred:

• Experience with Azure OpenAI or other large language models.
• Familiarity with EMR systems and healthcare data standards (ICD-10, SNOMED).
• Exposure to cloud platforms and big data tools (Snowflake, Azure, Spark).
• Experience working with clinical text and health data.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong programming and data wrangling skills.
• Understanding of ML development lifecycle.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
• High attention to detail and analytical thinking.
• Knowledge of HIPAA and healthcare data privacy.

Travel: Up to 1-2 times per year.

Additional Information

Veradigm offers a comprehensive benefits package, promotes diversity and inclusion, and is committed to equal employment opportunity. Candidates must be authorized to work in the US or Canada. We do not sponsor visas for this role.