Lead Data Scientist

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ParetoHealthHealthcare Insurance
Remote within the United StatesFull-TimeLead
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Experience
8+ years in data science, machine learning, statistics, actuarial analytics
Required Skills
AWSPythonSQLMachine LearningData sciencescikit-learnMLOps

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related quantitative field.
  • 8+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, statistics, or actuarial analytics.
  • Substantial experience with healthcare, pharmacy, insurance risk, or sensitive longitudinal data.
  • Advanced proficiency in Python and SQL.
  • Experience with frameworks such as scikit-learn, XGBoost, or GBMs.
  • Proven experience owning production models and the MLOps lifecycle on AWS or a comparable cloud platform.
  • Experience with Git-based version control, testing, deployment, and model monitoring.
  • Deep expertise in supervised and unsupervised learning, explainability, rare-event modeling, and statistical distributions.
  • Strong business acumen with the ability to connect analytical output to measurable business outcomes.
  • Experience with PySpark or distributed-computing tools preferred.
  • Experience with pipeline frameworks like Kedro is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end delivery and outcomes for predictive underwriting and pricing workstreams.
  • Frame evidence-based recommendations and manage trade-offs across model quality, cost, and scalability.
  • Define requirements for analytics-ready datasets, claims, pharmacy, and underwriting data.
  • Develop, compare, and validate predictive models using rigorous point-in-time approaches.
  • Champion reuse, standardization, and componentization of data science assets across the organization.
  • Translate model outputs into decision support to improve underwriting accuracy and efficiency.
  • Ensure solutions operate within regulatory, privacy, and responsible-AI expectations.
  • Mentor team members and contribute to technical reviews and statistical method evaluations.
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