The Data Science Team provides advanced analytical support across VNSNY’s family of corporations. We leverage big data to develop insights and to support strategic decisions for the agency. Meaningful, appropriate use of data is central to the success of our organization. We are looking for an ambitious data scientist to join our team.
Responsibilities
About the Role:
The Senior Data Scientist will join a core group of data scientists who play an important role in generating strategic insights across the VNSNY organization in these four applications of data science:
Clinical - “Who is going to get sick? What can we do to prevent or mitigate these health events? When is the best time to implement these actions?” This application of data science examines the drivers of clinical outcomes; analyzes opportunities for managing risk-based populations; evaluates programs and interventions that aim to improve patient outcomes..
Quality – “How is quality of care measured and how is it related to patient outcomes? Where are opportunities to improve the quality of care to our patients and members?” Our data scientists serve as subject matter experts on healthcare quality measurement and risk adjustment; use predictive modeling to identify patient populations in need of clinical interventions; identify opportunities for improvement in clinical processes that can lead to improved quality of care.
Operational – “How can we optimize our business operations in order to be more efficient? How do we deliver our services in order to improve the coordination of care for our patients and members?” This application of data science focuses on efficiency and optimization of business practices in order to improve patient care; uses techniques including time series forecasting and geospatial analysis to address business problems such as staffing and scheduling; analyzes opportunities for business growth within the organization and predicts and forecasts expenses.
Policy – “What is the impact of health care policy on our patient population? On our most vulnerable patients and members? How will changes in reimbursement policy affect the way we deliver patient care? What partnerships can we develop in order to ensure that our patients and members continue receiving optimal care?” Our data scientists are well-versed in healthcare policy; analyze areas for meaningful value investments that focus on improving health outcomes while saving money; use predictive modeling to identify high cost and high need patient populations who may be impacted most by changes in health policy.
You Are:
Looking for an opportunity to perform hands-on data analysis and modeling to solve a wide variety of business problems while working alongside clinical/business stakeholders
Driven by curiosity and a passion to learn, you thrive in situations where you can bring clarity to ambiguous and multi-faceted problems
A logical thinker who is comfortable learning new programming languages and computing applications independently
Obsessive about streamlining data and modeling processes; if you find you or your colleagues doing something several times, you create a standard reproducible workflow
Love the challenge of exploring new data sources while practicing a healthy skepticism about data; when you find data that looks wrong, you are emotionally compelled to figure out why
Have a desire to use your analytical skills to make measurable impacts on the lives of patients
Qualifications
Requirements:
PhD with 2+ years of experience, or MS with 4+ years of experience, in statistics, biostatistics, mathematics, computer science, data science, econometrics, epidemiology, or other quantitative field
Proficiency with R or Python
Proficiency with SQL relational databases
Expertise in supervised and unsupervised data mining and predictive modeling techniques
Demonstrated experience executing reproducible and rigorous analyses
Strong verbal, visual, and written communication skills, with experience communicating results of complex data analyses to non-technical stakeholders
Expertise in translating business needs into relevant data-driven deliverables and analyses
Nice to Have:
Experience with predictive modeling lifecycle, including building, testing, and deploying models and building tools that monitor model performance
Experience with operational analytics and applying operational research techniques to support strategic and operational decisions
Experience with cloud environments (e.g. AWS, Azure)
Experience with R or Python package development
Experience with API development
Experience with Airflow or similar DAG-based workflow management software
Knowledge of visualization tools like Shiny or Dash
Experience with version control
Understanding of quasi-experimental methods such as propensity score matching or instrumental variable analysis
Experience with healthcare data (e.g. medical claims, electronic medical records, clinical assessments)
Application Instructions:
Please upload a cover letter and resume/CV combined in a single document.
Below are some topics you may wish to address in your cover letter:
Why are you applying for this job as Senior Data Scientist at VNSNY?
What aspects of the job posting “speak” to you the most and make you feel that this role is a fit for you? Please explain.
Explain which, if any, of the skills in the “Nice to Have” section you bring.
Expand on how you have used these skills previously.