Principal Data Scientist

A senior individual-contributor role responsible for building the predictive analytics backbone of a value-based care organization serving Medicare populations. The position owns machine learning strategy end to end, from data-mart design through production deployment, and pairs with executive, clinical, and operations leaders to measure program impact and patient outcomes.

• Define and execute the machine learning roadmap, including model development, deployment, and ongoing maintenance.
• Build foundational ML infrastructure and MLOps pipelines that automate, monitor, and scale model creation.
• Develop analytics data models in DBT to support executive dashboards and operational reporting.
• Join a functional workstream as the embedded analytics expert, partnering with clinical, operations, finance, and product teams.
• Identify new data sources to risk-stratify patient cohorts and evaluate clinical intervention impact.
• Apply AI and large language models to improve patient and provider engagement, and analyze payor, provider, and operational data sets.

• At least 8 years of healthcare analytics experience with hands-on work in real-world clinical and claims data.
• Advanced SQL for complex analysis and reporting, plus advanced Python for building and productionalizing models.
• Demonstrated experience developing BI reports and dashboards for non-technical end users.
• Background in DBT, AWS, and Snowflake, or comparable modern data stack tooling.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving, ambiguous startup environment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities while collaborating across technical and clinical teams.

• Prior experience at a health plan or managed services organization.
• Familiarity with Medicare Advantage populations and value-based care delivery models.

• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and generous paid time off.
• Structured onboarding and ongoing professional development support.
• Visa sponsorship is not available; candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.