Data Scientist
Core
Design, build, and validate statistical and machine learning models to support claims and healthcare data analysis for VA disability claims processing.
Role type
Mid-level data scientist (healthcare/claims)
Builds
Production ML models and analytical pipelines for disability claims processing
Domain
Healthcare, insurance, federal government
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python or R, SQL, supervised and unsupervised machine learning, exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, data visualization, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
Preferred skills
Jupyter notebooks, Git, NLP, deep learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn), healthcare/claims domain experience, mentoring
Technologies
Python, R, SQL, AWS, Azure, GCP, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Jupyter
Responsibilities
Design and validate statistical/ML models, perform exploratory data analysis and feature engineering, manage analytical projects from framing to deployment, debug data pipeline and model issues, mentor junior data scientists, collaborate with data engineers, document model design and results, present findings to stakeholders
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC