Data Scientist
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Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
1. Advanced Machine Learning & AI Engineering
- Design, develop, and optimize supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning models.
- Implement and fine-tune deep learning architectures using frameworks such as TensorFlow and PyTorch.
- Apply ethical AI principles, including fairness, transparency, privacy, and bias mitigation.
- Deploy and monitor models in production environments, ensuring scalability and reliability.
2. Data Engineering & Cloud-Native Architecture
- Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes for real-time and batch analytics.
- Engineer robust data architectures using Spark, MetaFlow, Databricks, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
- Manage and manipulate large healthcare datasets for model development and analytics.
- Ensure data quality, integrity, and security throughout the analytics lifecycle.
3. Statistical Modeling & Quantitative Analysis
- Apply advanced statistical methods, hypothesis testing, and predictive analytics to healthcare data.
- Design and interpret causal AI experiments to support business and clinical decision-making.
- Develop and validate predictive models for patient outcomes and operational efficiency.
4. Data Visualization & Communication
- Create compelling visualizations using Tableau, Power BI, D3.js, or similar tools.
- Translate complex data and analytics into clear, actionable insights for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Communicate findings effectively to engineering, product, and clinical teams.
5. Healthcare Domain Expertise & Compliance
- Ensure solutions adhere to healthcare data standards (HL7, FHIR) and regulations (HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA).
- Work with clinical datasets and understand healthcare workflows to ensure relevance and compliance.
- Stay current with healthcare regulations and data privacy requirements.
6. Collaboration & Continuous Learning
- Work closely with product, engineering, clinical, and compliance teams to deliver integrated, data-driven solutions.
- Share knowledge and mentor team members on data science concepts and tools.
- Commit to continuous improvement and staying current with industry trends and best practices.
Required Qualifications:
Education & Experience Guidelines
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, or other relevant field.
- 5-8 years of relevant work experience
- Experience developing predictive models and working with healthcare data standards.
- Occasional travel may be required.
Other Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities or Certifications:
- Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP
- AI Tools: Spark, MetaFlow, Databricks
- Healthcare Compliance: HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA
- Healthcare Standards: HL7, FHIR
- AI Ethics: Fairness, transparency, bias mitigation
- Certifications: Azure Data Scientist Associate, Google Cloud Data Engineer, CHDA, IBM Data Science
- Visualization Tools: Tableau, Power BI, d3.js
- Communication: Ability to translate complex data into actionable insights