Senior Data Scientist

View Moreicons; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 92,001 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sagility is seeking a Senior Data Scientist in Atlanta, GA, to develop mathematical models and ML/AI solutions for healthcare clients. The role involves evaluating population health programs, using Python, SAS, Power BI, and Excel, and applying NLP techniques to extract insights.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in statistical modeling, ML, NLP, and healthcare data, with proficiency in Python, R, SQL, and SAS. Relocation may be provided as needed; travel across U.S. is possible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Data Analytics, or related field.
• Five years of experience in statistical and predictive modeling, ML, NLP; Python, R, SQL, SAS.
• Three years of healthcare data modeling experience: insurance, providers, utilization, risk.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and apply mathematical models to assist client decision-making.
• Evaluate population health program tracks using propensity matching.
• Develop ML/AI solutions across cross-client platforms to detect provider misuse and stratify social risk.
• Build predictive models to improve savings and operational efficiency in pre/post-payment processes.

Skills

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

NLP

Python

R

SQL

SAS

Data mining

Propensity scoring

Power BI

Excel

Healthcare analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Data Analytics

Tools

SAS

Python

R

SQL

Power BI

Job description

About the Company

Explore meaningful roles that let you make an impact in healthcare while growing your career with purpose, innovation, and global opportunities. Sagility combines industry‑leading technology and transformation‑driven BPM services with decades of healthcare domain expertise to help clients draw closer to their members. The company optimizes the entire member/patient experience through service offerings for clinical, case management, member engagement, provider solutions, payment integrity, claims cost containment, and analytics. Sagility has more than 25,000 employees across 5 countries.

Job Title

Senior Data Scientist

Location

Atlanta, GA, and various and unanticipated locations throughout the U.S. (must be willing to work anywhere in the U.S. as the position may involve relocation to various and unanticipated client site locations; any relocation to be paid by employer pursuant to internal policy.) Work@Home NationWideUnited States of America

Responsibilities

Formulate and apply mathematical modeling and other optimizing methods to develop and interpret information that assists clients’ management with strategic decision‑making. Evaluate population health management program tracks performance using propensity matching, and analyze baseline and study period of members in test and control groups for clients utilizing Python, SAS, Power BI, and Excel. Implement complex statistical, machine learning, and NLP (natural language processing) models. Apply techniques for analyzing fraud, waste, and abuse case studies to draw relevant insights for the end users. Analyze “lift” in the company’s care management programs, medication adherence, and clinical visit, using a propensity‑based methodology to ascertain the impact of operations on critical measures that indicate program benefits. Produce a probabilistic model using business understanding in Home Health and LTC. Build predictive models that improve savings and operational efficiency for both pre and post‑payment cycles across various payment types. Design and deliver ML/AI solutions to work on cross‑client platforms to identify inappropriate provider behavior and stratify social risk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Engineering (any), Data Analytics, or a related field plus five (5) years of experience in a position offered, as a Data Analyst, or a related position.
• Five (5) years of experience with statistical and predictive modeling techniques including machine learning and natural language processing; data mining and conducting statistical studies and evaluating various program performances; and programming applications using Python, R, SQL, and SAS to extract and transform data from multiple data sources.
• Three (3) years of experience with data modeling for the healthcare field, including both insurance and providers; and healthcare insurance, healthcare economics, managing care plans, billing requirements, subscriber and provider responsibilities, utilization management, risk identification and adjustment, and long‑term care.

Salary

$92,901.04 - $95,000.00 per year

Hours

40 hours per week, Monday-Friday

Equal Opportunity Employer

EOE