Senior Data Scientist

Qventus, Inc; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Open Paid Time Off

Paid parental leave

Professional development

Wellness stipend

Technology stipends

Employee referral bonus

Employee stock option awards

Job summary

Qventus, Inc is seeking an experienced Data Scientist to join their Data Science team in San Francisco. You will develop and operationalize cutting-edge ML and LLM solutions to enhance hospital operations and patient care.

You will collaborate with clinicians, data engineers, and product teams to deliver measurable value, using Python, SQL, NLP, and explainable AI techniques in a fast-growing healthcare tech environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of industry experience building ML systems in production at scale.
• 1+ years experience developing and tuning LLM systems.
• Strong cross-functional communication with technical and non-technical partners.
• Hands-on data engineering with Python and SQL, building data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Build, refine, and maintain ML models at scale, including NLP and explainable AI approaches.
• Develop, tune, and deploy LLM systems with rigorous evaluation of performance and trust.
• Design experiments and analytics to measure AI impact in healthcare contexts.
• Collaborate with clinicians, data engineers, and product teams to translate data insights into deployed products.
• Communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills

Python

SQL

LLM systems

NLP

Explainable AI

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master's degree in CS/Stats or related field

Tools

Databricks

AWS

DBT

Job description

On this journey for over 12 years, Qventus is leading the transformation of healthcare. We enable hospitals to focus on what matters most: patient care. Our innovative solutions harness the power of machine learning, generative AI, and behavioral science to deliver exceptional outcomes and empower care teams to anticipate and resolve issues before they arise.

Our success in rapid scale across the globe is backed by some of the world's leading investors. At Qventus, you will have the opportunity to work with an exceptional, mission-driven team across the globe, and the ability to directly impact the lives of patients. We’re inspired to work with healthcare leaders on our founding vision and unlock world-class medicine through world-class operations.

Job Description

About Us

On this journey for over 12 years, Qventus is leading the transformation of healthcare. We enable hospitals to focus on what matters most: patient care. Our innovative solutions harness the power of machine learning, generative AI, and behavioral science to deliver exceptional outcomes and empower care teams to anticipate and resolve issues before they arise.

Our success in rapid scale across the globe is backed by some of the world's leading investors. At Qventus, you will have the opportunity to work with an exceptional, mission-driven team across the globe, and the ability to directly impact the lives of patients. We’re inspired to work with healthcare leaders on our founding vision and unlock world-class medicine through world-class operations.

About The Role

We’re looking for an experienced Data Scientist to join our Data Science team. In this role, you will leverage your expertise to develop and implement cutting edge solutions leveraging a wide range of machine learning, statistical, and other mathematical optimizations. You will evaluate potential modeling approaches, implement and operationalize algorithms with your fellow data scientists and product teams, and drive meaningful advances to the quality and breadth of our ML & LLM solutions to boost Qventus intelligence and outcomes. You’ll work cross-functionally with clinicians, data scientists, data platform engineers, and product experts to shape solutions that deliver measurable value.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, refine, and maintain statistical and machine learning models at scale, including NLP and explainable AI approaches.
• Develop, tune, and deploy LLM systems with an eye towards rigorous evaluation of performance and user trust.
• Design comprehensive experiments and devise impactful analytics to measure the net impact of AI in healthcare settings.
• Perform hands‑on data engineering: cleaning, transforming, and building pipelines (SQL, Python).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate data insights into deployed products.
• Strong ability to communicate findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of relative industry experience developing, launching, and maintaining ML systems in production at scale.
• 1+ years experience developing and tuning LLM systems.
• Strong cross-functional communication with technical and non-technical partners.
• Hands‑on data engineering experience manipulating data sets, data cleaning, and pipelines with strong coding skills in Python and SQL.
• Strong software development foundations - dedication to high code quality, stable architecture

Bonus Points For

• Background in healthcare data or hospital operations.
• Experience with Databricks, AWS, DBT, or similar platforms.
• Master’s degree or equivalent professional experience in Computer Science, Statistics, or related fields

Compensation for this role is based on market data and takes into account a variety of factors, including location, skills, qualifications, and prior relevant experience. Salary is just one part of the total rewards package at Qventus. We also offer a range of benefits and perks, including Open Paid Time Off, paid parental leave, professional development, wellness and technology stipends, a generous employee referral bonus, and employee stock option awards.

Salary Range: $130,000 USD - $170,000 USD

Qventus values diversity in its workforce and proudly upholds the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment .

We welcome all qualified applicants and ensure fair consideration for employment without discrimination based on any legally protected characteristics, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law (collectively, "protected characteristics").

Qventus participates in the E-Verify program as required by law and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

In compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Qventus provides transparency into how applicant data is processed during the application process. Candidate information will be treated in accordance with our candidate privacy notice.

• Benefits and perks are subject to plan documents and may change at the company's discretion.
• Employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of our pre-employment background investigation and drug test.