Sr. Healthcare Data Scientist (C2H Preferred)

Divurgent; New Jersey; Remote; USD 123,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare consulting firm as a Senior Data Scientist, focusing on AI and ML innovations that empower clinical workflows. This mid-senior level role offers a collaborative environment, flexible remote work options, and a commitment to personal growth. With a strong emphasis on excellence and innovation, you’ll work alongside top talented professionals to drive healthcare solutions that enhance operational efficiencies.

Benefits

Team coffee breaks

Book club

Happy hours

Grill master competition

Divurgent Pets group

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4+ years of experience in data science or 5+ years in related roles.
• Extensive experience with Python and SQL is required.
• Ability to optimize LLM outputs and develop custom ML models.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to document objectives and ideate AI/ML solutions.
• Build and optimize AI/ML models for business objectives.
• Mentor junior team members on ML/AI techniques.

Skills

Python

SQL

Machine Learning

Data Analysis

Statistical Models

Clinical Data Understanding

Prompt Engineering

Cloud Deployment

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master’s / PhD

Job description

Sr. Healthcare Data Scientist (C2H Preferred)

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At Divurgent, we employ real people on our Team, not just “resources.” We firmly believe our Team is the driving force behind our successes, and because of that, we are solidly focused on evaluation, maintaining, and improving upon the Divurgent culture by integrating our ELITE Values into everything we do. Culture is the SINGLE most important component we have. We want our employees, recruits, clients, prospects, and even our competitors to feel it and believe it! Appreciating and supporting our Team Members—the people behind our success—is at the core of Divurgent’s values, mission, and goals. In addition to our Financial, Health and Wellness, and Community and Culture benefits, we offer team coffee breaks and happy hours, a book club, a grill master competition, March Madness events, a Divurgent Pets group, and team engagement programs – true testaments to the value our Team holds for Divurgent. If you have a passion for healthcare and are excited about your career and joining a TEAM, Divurgent is the place for you. We are always looking for qualified, culture-friendly candidates to join our professional and somewhat quirky family.

6-month Contract to Hire

90% Remote

No 3rd Parties / C2C

Job Description

The Senior Data Scientist will join a collaborative team of extremely talented Analysts, Engineers, Designers, and Managers across the network. This role requires using data analysis, applied mathematics, machine learning (ML), and large language models to build next-generation predictive solutions and artificial intelligence tools that enable clinicians and other end-users within the organization to perform their work more efficiently and effectively. In this role, there is a strong emphasis on using the agile development methodology to rapidly iterate and deploy impactful solutions within the healthcare organization.

Job Functions

• Work with Client stakeholders to document and understand their objectives and ideate how AI/ML solutions might achieve those objectives
• Perform exploratory data analysis to understand the data available related to a particular business objective and if that data lends itself to the creation of an AI/ML solution that might achieve that business objective
• Optimizing Large Language Model (LLM) output with prompt engineering; building (RAG) pipelines
• Build AI/ML models that attempt to address a business objective given the data available; explore the model space to understand the optimal model for the particular use case and what the performance characteristics are
• Create repeatable, interpretable, and scalable models that can be seamlessly incorporated into analytic data products
• Engineer features by using business acumen to find new ways to combine data sources
• Write production-quality pipeline code used to load data, execute the AI/ML model, and store the results
• Perform analyses of AI/ML models and systems, such as fairness, bias, and equity audits; performance analyses; impact assessments; and interpretability reports
• Develop and commit Python code in such a way that it works in harmony with the code and systems being developed by the team’s data engineers, software engineers, and data analysts
• Plays a key role in communicating ML/AI methodology and impact to senior management to inform strategic decision-making
• Proactively communicates with stakeholders about areas of concern regarding changes in work schedules
• Leads and manages complex projects, including managing multiple stakeholders and teams. Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including senior management and clients
• Mentors and coaches junior team members on ML/AI techniques and best practices. Leads and motivates project teams by setting clear goals and expectations. Builds and maintains strong relationships with key stakeholders across the organization
  
  

Skills Required

• Bachelor s degree in STEM or another related/relevant field of study
• Minimum of 4+ years of experience working in a data science role; or 5+ years of experience working in a data engineering, analyst, or architecture role
• Extensive Python development experience
• Extensive SQL experience
• Proficient in developing and interpreting complex statistical models and a wide range of ML models
• Excellent understanding of most aspects of clinical data; Very proficient with querying and using clinical data
• Able to deploy custom ML/AI models to a cloud platform
• Proficient in writing production code for complex models
• Experience and ability to optimize LLM output with prompt engineering, model fine-tuning, and ability to create RAG pipelines
• Can create custom model monitoring solutions as needed
• Work effectively with team members and technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient computer skills including but not limited to Microsoft Office and Google Suite platforms
  
  

Education And Abilities Preferred

• Master’s / PhD
• Minimum of 5+ years of data analysis experience in healthcare
• Proficiency in Epic Clarity clinical data models
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (Big Query, VertexAI, etc)
• Experience with Git and GitHub
• Experience with Docker
  
  

Licenses And Certifications Preferred

• Epic Clarity Data Model
• Epic Clarity Clinical Data Model
• Google Machine Learning Engineer Certification
  
  

Our Team: Divurgent is a solutions provider focused on what matters most to our client partners. We disrupt the typical value equation by using data-infused, flexible, and scalable solutions that demonstrate and quantify value for our partners. We are committed to IT evolution, deploying tailored solutions that help our client partners achieve improved operational effectiveness, financial performance, and quality of customer experience. Our ELITE Values – Excellence, Learning, Innovation, Trust, Enthusiasm – drive us to be and do more to redefine healthcare consulting, transforming healthcare for our clients and the communities they serve. We are passionate about providing innovative solutions that offer our clients the opportunity to improve customer experiences and enhance operational efficiencies. Staying true to our values, mission, and our vision of a passionate Team has given us the tools to be a successful firm both externally and internally, growing both as a company and as a Team. Our Mission: Your partner in digital acceleration. Our Vision: Advisory firm of choice for leading healthcare organizations and talent.

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