Remote Health Data Scientist - AI & Clinical Diagnostics

AIToolboard; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Analysis, Inc. (SA) is seeking a Health Data Scientist to provide technical leadership in data design, evaluation strategies, and clinical realism for AI diagnostics in rare diseases.

The role focuses on ensuring datasets and benchmarks are scientifically rigorous and clinically grounded. You will review proposals, assess data quality, bias, and alignment between metrics and clinical needs, acting as a bridge between AI developers, clinicians, and leadership.

Qualifications

• PhD in Biomedical Informatics, Data Science, Biostatistics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience working with healthcare or biomedical data in applied or evaluative roles.
• Hands-on experience with EHR, genomic, or multimodal healthcare datasets.
• Deep understanding of AI/ML evaluation methods, including benchmarking, robustness, and sources of bias or leakage.
• Demonstrated ability to critically review and assess technical work across health data and AI domains.
• Strong understanding of data governance, privacy, and compliance in healthcare contexts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing high-quality technical materials.

Responsibilities

• Lead and advise on the design, preparation, and validation of healthcare datasets used across the program.
• Define and assess evaluation strategies and benchmarks that are clinically realistic, methodologically sound, and resistant to shortcut learning or leakage.
• Review technical proposals, model submissions, and evaluation results from external teams, providing expert feedback on validity, risks, and interpretability.
• Assess data quality, representativeness, and bias, and advise on mitigation strategies appropriate to rare disease contexts.
• Evaluate alignment between technical performance metrics and clinical decision-making needs, working closely with clinical SMEs.
• Identify gaps between benchmark performance and real-world applicability, and advise on corrective actions.
• Serve as a technical bridge between AI developers, clinical experts, and program leadership.
• Support the program manager with technical assessments, recommendations, and decision support related to data and evaluation.
• Track progress of external partners and identify data- or evaluation-related risks that could impact program outcomes.
• Produce high-quality written reports, analyses, and presentations that communicate technical findings to diverse audiences.

Skills

Healthcare data

EHR data

Genomic data

AI evaluation

Benchmarking

Bias mitigation

Data governance

Privacy compliance

Technical communication

Education

PhD in Biomedical Informatics

Job description

Strategic Analysis, Inc. (SA) is seeking a Health Data Scientist to provide technical leadership in data design, evaluation strategies, and clinical realism for AI diagnostics in rare diseases.

The role focuses on ensuring datasets and benchmarks are scientifically rigorous and clinically grounded. You will review proposals, assess data quality, bias, and alignment between metrics and clinical needs, acting as a bridge between AI developers, clinicians, and leadership.