Lead Data Scientist, AI & Clinical Analytics

Sutter Health; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 291,000; Full time

Job summary

Sutter Health seeks a Principal Data Scientist to be the singular technical authority for data science within the AI Center. You will lead advanced statistical analysis, model development, and deployment, leveraging LLMs and generative AI as needed.

You’ll collaborate with clinical, operational, and IS stakeholders to translate problems into scalable solutions and drive governance and mentorship. The role requires office attendance and a 40-hour week in a dynamic health system, with a focus on

Qualifications

• 10 years of recent relevant experience.
• Expert in advanced statistical methods and ML.
• Mentor and lead data science projects end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the principal technical authority for data science within the AI team.
• Translate stakeholder problems into technical solutions and own production deployment.
• Set technical direction and standards; contribute to AI governance and model monitoring.
• Mentor staff and influence without authority.

Skills

Advanced statistics

ML techniques

LLMs

Python

SQL

EHR data

Education

Equivalent experience

Job description

Sutter Health seeks a Principal Data Scientist to be the singular technical authority for data science within the AI Center. You will lead advanced statistical analysis, model development, and deployment, leveraging LLMs and generative AI as needed.

You’ll collaborate with clinical, operational, and IS stakeholders to translate problems into scalable solutions and drive governance and mentorship. The role requires office attendance and a 40-hour week in a dynamic health system, with a focus on