Senior Data Scientist - NLP/LLM Innovator (Remote)

DrFirst; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401K with match

HSA contribution

PTO 18 days + holidays

Education funds

Job summary

DrFirst is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join the Provider Solutions data science group. You will lead NLP/LLM initiatives, build production-grade data pipelines, and collaborate with clinicians to ground truth. This role is remote-first and reports to the President of Provider Solutions.

The ideal candidate has a PhD or MS, 5+ years in data science, strong Python/SQL, and experience on AWS with tools like SageMaker, Airflow, dbt. You will mentor peers and present findings to executives.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in data science, machine learning, and NLP, with a track record of delivering models into production.
• Advanced proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Pipeline development and orchestration with tools such as dbt, Airflow, and AWS data services (Glue, DMS, Lambda, S3).
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including production-quality Python, Git workflows, containerization (Docker), and CI/CD.
• Experience productionizing and monitoring models on AWS, including model registry, CI/CD for ML, versioning, and post deployment monitoring (SageMaker, MLflow).
• Experience building and evaluating LLM-powered applications, including prompt design, retrieval, and RAG pipelines.
• Proven ability to scope ambiguous problems and deliver end-to-end solutions with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects and mentor data scientists, guiding technical decisions.
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Own AI, ML, and NLP initiatives end to end, from framing through deployment and monitoring.
• Apply LLMs to automate high-volume workflows with latency and throughput considerations.
• Build evaluation datasets and automated eval pipelines for LLM/ML systems; measure quality and error rates.
• Build data foundations behind models, production-grade pipelines and feature datasets from PostgreSQL and Redshift.
• Collaborate with clinicians, pharmacists, and domain experts to ground truth and validate model behavior.
• Ensure HIPAA compliance and monitoring for bias, safety, and performance drift.
• Act as technical lead on projects; set direction and influence technical strategy.
• Coach and mentor data scientists; contribute to hiring and raise the technical bar.
• Communicate analytical findings to executives with clear visuals and reports.

Skills

NLP

LLMs

Python

SQL

Production ML

AWS Cloud

Docker

CI/CD

Data Pipelines

Leadership

Education

Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related quantitative field

Tools

dbt

Airflow

Glue

DMS

Lambda

S3

SageMaker

MLflow

PostgreSQL

Redshift

Job description

DrFirst is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join the Provider Solutions data science group. You will lead NLP/LLM initiatives, build production-grade data pipelines, and collaborate with clinicians to ground truth. This role is remote-first and reports to the President of Provider Solutions.

The ideal candidate has a PhD or MS, 5+ years in data science, strong Python/SQL, and experience on AWS with tools like SageMaker, Airflow, dbt. You will mentor peers and present findings to executives.