Senior Data Scientist, Nuna Incorporated

• We are looking for someone who is excited to use their creativity and analytical skills to make a difference in healthcare
• Experience designing, training, implementing, and evaluating machine learning algorithms that have launched to customers
• Ability to solicit and translate customer and business needs into requirements and an evaluation framework
• Proficient in python
• Interest in improving healthcare and working with interdisciplinary project teams
• Clear communication and presentation skills with audiences of varying levels of technical sophistication
• MS in a quantitative field (e.g. Data Science, Economics, Statistics, Engineering)
• 5-10 years of industry experience

Desirable

• The Data Organization at Nuna is an interdisciplinary group spanning data science, data analytics, actuarial science, and research
• The team is responsible for supporting Nuna’s products through healthcare expertise, rigorous evaluation, monitoring and analytics, and algorithm development
• The Data Science team is responsible for evaluating impact and developing critical algorithmic features across Nuna’s product suite
• This involves bringing analytical rigor to product definition, monitoring, and evaluation, as well as design and development of predictive algorithms
• The Data Science team takes ownership from the definition of input data requirements through to ensuring successful implementation
• The team has a strong culture of internal algorithm review and collaboration
• Data science works closely with other members of the data organization, engineering, product, and account management teams
• This opportunity will be focused on work that supports Nuna’s Meaningful Matches product, which improves cost, quality, and patient satisfaction by guiding patients to the right primary care physician (PCP) for their healthcare needs
• You will develop new machine learning models, improve existing models, and evaluate performance to expand the business impact of one of Nuna’s core algorithmic products
• You will have an opportunity to guide clients in making key decisions on configuring the product to achieve their organization’s specific business objectives
• You will help to ensure that client needs are being met and guide them in providing the data and technical requirements for successful deployment
• Design, train, and expand ML models that drive Meaningful Matches, one of Nuna’s core product offerings
• Evaluate algorithm success and ensure parity for any updates to support program reviews with clients
• Contribute to automation of repeated evaluation processes
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure sufficient training data, model integration in software, and alignment on goals/timeline
• Generate and prioritize new opportunities for model improvements that will expand product reach, efficacy, or ability to scale

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401K plans with company matching
• Commuter subsidies
• Flexible work-from-home policy
• Discretionary time off
• Free meals and snacks
• Clubs for hikers, the LGBTQIAP+ community, bookworms, karaoke stars, and more
• Tech Talks on timely healthcare and technology topics
• Presentations given by industry leaders
• Create Days (company-wide “hackathons” to solve problems at Nuna and give back to our community)
• Fitness discounts and reimbursements
• Onsite massages
• Weekly meditation sessions guided by Nuna yogis
• Team fitness challenges (bike rides, marathons, 7-Minute Workouts, and more)

Total funding: $180m

Medical data is a highly valuable resource for delivering actionable insights into the U.S. healthcare system. However, analyzing enormous data sets to produce these insights is a fragmented and time-consuming process.