Remote Lead Data Scientist

Description:

• Sift Healthcare is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to join their collaborative analytics group.
• The role involves working closely with data science and engineering teams to enhance Sift’s data science, ML Ops, and advanced analytics infrastructure.
• The Lead Data Scientist will improve and enhance Sift’s suite of predictive models to solve complex healthcare payment problems.
• Candidates should have 5+ years of experience in a machine learning role and an advanced degree (MS or higher) in a related field.
• Experience with Deep Learning and Generative AI is preferred.
• The employee will test hypotheses, present findings to management, and mentor team members.
• A deep understanding of Sift's data is required, along with the ability to provide advanced analysis and suggest improvements to ML techniques.
• Experience with PII/PHI/HIPAA data and healthcare data is required, with a preference for Wisconsin residents.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have five (5) plus years of experience working with large disparate data sets and using machine learning to derive healthcare insights.
• Experience with deep learning and Generative AI, including NLP, LLMs, Transformers, LSTM, and GNNs, is required; productionization experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with tree-based models (Random Forest, GBM, XGBoost), clustering models (K-means, KNN, KAMILA, DBSCAN), forecasting (ARIMA, Prophet), regression, and anomaly detection is necessary.
• Experience working with temporal, cross-sectional, and unstructured data is required.
• Proficiency in git, including conducting and participating in code reviews, is necessary.
• Candidates must be skilled in Python and SQL.
• Experience with healthcare data, including EMR, Claims, Midcycle Revenue, and Clinical or Coding data, is a plus.
• Strong written and oral communication skills are essential.
• An advanced degree (MS or higher) in applied data science, statistics, economics, computer science, computational natural sciences, or a related field is required.

Benefits:

• Sift Healthcare offers competitive salaries and benefits.
• The company is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is focused on improving payments operations and outcomes in the healthcare industry.
• Employees will be part of a growing and dynamic team that values technology and collaboration.
• The company emphasizes a culture of motivation and innovation among its team members.