Job Description

DATA SCIENTIST III

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

San Francisco, in northern California, is known for its year-round fog, iconic Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars and colorful Victorian houses. It’s part of a nine-county region that include Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma counties. The greater Bay Area Region is the second-largest in California (after the Greater Los Angeles area). With a low unemployment rate, San Francisco is a great place for talented healthcare professionals to live. Whether you prefer to work in a hospital, clinic, home care or senior housing setting—San Francisco Bay Area job opportunities in healthcare are abundant.

Our client is looking for an experienced Data Scientist to join our new predictive analysis team. This client is looking to develop new algorithms to address complicated business problems, such as risk prediction and stratification, provider benchmarking, program evaluations and ROI analysis.

DATA SCIENTIST III – REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor of Science in Mathematics/Data/Computer Science/etc.
• Thorough knowledge of statistical software, such as SAS/R/Python
• Working knowledge of provider analytics, SQL and of data visualization tools, such as Tableau
• Experience working on Artificial Intelligence projects
• Thorough knowledge of program outcomes evaluation metrics, such as National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and/or Leapfrog
• Strong understanding of health plan and delivery system operations, healthcare informatics, and healthcare benefits and terminology
• Thorough knowledge of descriptive statistical techniques and terminology
• Ability to work collaboratively with individuals at all levels in a matrix organization while supporting multiple customers and to lead project work teams and coach and mentor project team members