Staff Data Scientist Engineer

Davita Inc.; Brisbane (CA); Remote; USD 161,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company focused on precision medicine seeks a Data Scientist to enhance operations and commercial effectiveness through data insights. The role requires a PhD or master's degree with significant experience in data science, utilizing a range of skills from machine learning to data storytelling. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits included.

Benefits

Health and welfare benefits including gym reimbursement

401(k) savings plan match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Qualifications

• 4+ years of data science experience in research or industry.
• Strong research skills and extensive experience with large datasets.
• Excellent communication skills, high integrity, and robust workflows.

Responsibilities

• Conduct exploratory data analysis on diverse datasets.
• Research and deploy predictive models for KPIs.
• Collaborate with data scientists and enterprise stakeholders.

Skills

Data Analysis

Predictive Modeling

Machine Learning

Data Visualization

Generative AI

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree with over 10 years of industry experience

Tools

SQL

Azure

DataBricks

Job description

CareDx, Inc. is a leading precision medicine solutions company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers. CareDx offers products, testing services, and digital healthcare solutions along the pre- and post-transplant patient journey, and is the leading provider of genomics-based information for transplant patients.

As a member of theEnterprise Data Science and AI team, you will bring the rigor and innovation of data science to the non-R&D sectors of the company. Our data scientists identify the most significant opportunities to increase revenue and reduce costs within our Operations and Commercial organizations. They experiment with and track the effectiveness of interventions implemented in Sales, Marketing, CLIA, manufacturing, and other areas. Additionally, they advocate for and implement generative AI solutions to enhance workflows across the company, driving productivity and innovation. Our Data Scientists collaborate with and learn from peers across the organization, including biostatistics, bioinformatics, R&D data scientists, and data engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Conductexploratory data analysison diverse datasets related to operations, sales, and marketing
• Research, build, interpret, optimize, and deploypredictive models
• Design and execute studies that can show causal relationships between actions and improved KPIs (i.e "AB testing" or "Growth Hacking")
• Translate data insightsinto actionable business strategies through effective data storytelling, succinct communication, and impactful visualizations
• Maintain a collaborative, well documented, and repeatable workflow
• Collaborate with other data scientists, and importantly, our enterprise stakeholders

Sought Skills and Experience:

• Organization of large datasets from multiple sources and data streams (SQL, excel, pandas, etc)
• Modeling of cross-section and time series phenomena (mixed effects models, regression, custom function optimization, autocorrelation, SARIMAX)
• Signal Processing and Filtering (Spectral Analyses, Fourier Transform, Kalman Filters, Hidden Markov Models)
• Model Deployment (code automation, serverless, streamlit.io)
• Machine Learning (Random Forest, SVM, Cross Validation)
• Generative AI (Prompt Engineering, RAG application)
• Static and dynamic data visualization (seaborn, plotly)
• Cloud environment (Azure, DataBricks)
• Fundamental statistics (e.g hypothesis testing, data distributions)

Qualifications:

• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Biostatistics, or other related field or a Master's degree with over 10 yrs of industry experience
• 4+ years of data science experience in a research or academic environment
• 4+ years of data science experience in industry environment
• Strong research skills , insatiable curiosity, and a dedication to understanding the "why"
• High Integrity
• Excellent communication skills, robust workflows, and strong instinct for documentation
• Demonstrated impact through data science (publications, cost savings, etc)

Remote: US only roles

The anticipated base salary range in the United States is $161,000 to $185,000. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, education, etc. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units. CareDx is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.

Additional Details:

Every individual at CareDx has a direct impact on our collective mission to improve the lives of organ transplant patients worldwide. We believe in taking great care of our people, so they take even greater care of our patients.

Our competitive Total Rewards package includes:

• Competitive base salary and incentive compensation
• Health and welfare benefits including a gym reimbursement program
• 401(k) savings plan match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• And more!

• Please refer to our page to view detailed benefits at https://caredx.com/company/careers/

In addition, we have a Living Donor Employee Recovery Policy that allows up to 30 days of paid leave annually to a full-time employee who makes the selfless act of donating an organ or bone marrow.

With products that are making a difference in the lives of transplant patients today and a promising pipeline for the future, it's an exciting time to be part of the CareDx team. Join us in partnering with transplant patients to transform our future together.

CareDx, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in the E-Verify program.

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