Staff Data Scientist

At MCG, we lead the healthcare community to deliver patient-focused care. We have a mission-driven team of talented physicians and technical experts developing our evidence-based content and innovating our products to accelerate improvements in healthcare.

If you are driven to enhance the US healthcare system, MCG is eager to have you join our team. We cultivate a work environment that nurtures personal and professional growth, and this is a thrilling time to become a part of our organization.

With dynamic roles that offer meaningful impact, you'll be able to fully realize your potential. Plus, you'll enjoy world-class benefits and the security, stability, and resources of our parent company, Hearst, with over 100 years of experience.

Please ensure you read the below overview and requirements for this employment opportunity completely.

The data science team at MCG Health is looking for a Staff Data Scientist to assist our work creating state of the art machine learning solutions that improve the efficiency of clinical documentation.

As a Staff Data Scientist , you will be responsible for developing standardized evaluation tools and procedures that will allow us to consistently compare performance between disparate models and systems as well as perform ablation studies.

Additionally, you'll develop our strategies for analyzing and monitoring our training data for drift and representativeness.

The position requires a combination of strong Python package writing skills and statistical knowledge, particularly in evaluating predictive performance.

You will :

• Develop standardized evaluation techniques that allow easy comparison of internal and external models for a variety of use cases
• Monitor distributional drift
• Serve as in house expert on statistical analysis of model performance, representativeness, and calibration
• Keep abreast of new methodologies for evaluating generative models and other complex deep learning techniques.

What We're Looking For :

Minimum Qualifications Required

• Expert level Python proficiency
• Ability to write reliable, extensible python packages
• Demonstrated experience translating high level requirements into useful tools
• Excellent knowledge of frequentist and Bayesian statistical techniques
• Exposure to conformal prediction techniques
• Good understanding of design of experiment principles
• Experience generating visualizations for evaluation of complex systems
• 2 years of previous industry experience in Data Scientist role

Preferred Qualifications

• Good written communication skills
• Experience with cloud based machine learning training providers (Sagemaker, AzureML or similar)
• Experience with basic principles of deep learning and / or natural language processing
• Experience working specifically on automated model evaluation

Our Tech Stack :

• Primarily Python jobs and applications
• Flyte for orchestration
• Kubernetes via AKS or EKS for compute
• Databricks for data lake
• AzureML for ML training

Anticipated Pay Range : $153,375 $218,925

Other compensation : Bonus Eligible

Perks & Benefits :

Remote work / Hybrid work(Position Dependent)

Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance

401K retirement plan; flexible spending and health savings account

15 days of paid time off + additional front-loaded personal days

14 company-recognized holidays+ paid volunteer days

8 weeks of paid parental leave + 10 weeks of paid bonding leave

LGBTQ+ Health Services

Pet insurance

Check out more of our benefits here : https : / / www.mcg.com / about / careers / benefits /

We embrace diversity and equal opportunity and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

Only with diverse thoughts and ideas will we be able to create the change we want in healthcare. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be for it.

MCG Health is a Seattle, Washington-based company and is considering remote candidates.This position is remote with a preference for candidates in the Mountain and / or Pacific time zones.

As an essential function of this role, you will be required to attend in-person meetings and / or conduct in-person trainings at our clients' worksites.

Our clients may have certain requirements, including but not limited to requiring all visitors or guests in their sites to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

By applying for this role, you understand that you will be required to meet any such client requirements. Failure to do so may result in the rescission of an offer and / or termination of employment.

MCG is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to patient-focused care. We value our employees' unique differences and are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer.

Our diverse workforce helps us achieve our goal of providing the right care to everyone. We welcome all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, or political affiliation.

We are committed to improving equity in healthcare and believe that a diverse workplace fosters curiosity, innovation, and business success.

We are happy to provide accommodations for individuals. Please let us know if you require any support.

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