Data Scientist

Data Scientist

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Data Scientist/Engineer to join our Risk Adjustment team to help develop and improve our machine learning models for medical coding automation. The role combines both data science and data engineering responsibilities to ensure end-to-end delivery of ML solutions.

The successful candidate must be able to quickly learn the existing systems and components, actively participate in expanding the current systems with new components, as well as develop new components using big data and other emerging technologies.

What you will do:

• Process and analyze large healthcare datasets to extract meaningful features.
• Build and optimize neural network architectures for multi-label classification.
• Evaluate model performance and conduct error analysis.
• Work closely with engineering team to deploy models to production.
• Stay up-to-date with latest developments in NLP/ML and implement improvements.
• Design and implement data pipelines for model training and inference.
• Build ETL processes to extract and transform healthcare data.
• Optimize data storage and processing systems.
• Create and maintain data documentation.
• Implement data quality checks and monitoring.
• Set up logging and tracking systems for ML experiments.
• Develop APIs for model deployment.

What you will bring:

• BA/BS in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field required.
• 2+ years of industry experience building production ML models.
• Strong programming skills in Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow.
• Experience with Experience with NLP/transformer models (BERT), multi-label classification, Model evaluation and MLOps, SQL and database management, bash scripting.
• Experience with AWS/cloud platforms, Git version control, and containerization technologies.
• Proven track record of building and deploying end-to-end ML solutions, including data processing pipelines, model training, evaluation and production deployment.

About Edifecs

Edifecs provides market-leading technology to its payer and health system customers, which serve nearly 300 million people in the U.S. healthcare market. For over 25 years, Edifecs has enabled customers to unlock greater value with their healthcare data management platform which includes its Best in KLAS healthcare interoperability cloud solution. Edifecs’ healthcare SaaS solutions, available on both public and private clouds, serve as the foundation that eliminates stakeholder friction to overcome healthcare’s biggest challenges, including accelerating value-based payment adoption and obtaining more complete and accurate care funding for alternative payment models.

Edifecs’ solutions are powered by AI that incorporates generative AI and LLMs, natural language processing, and machine learning, to provide deeper insights into patients, populations, and business processes. As new standards and regulations continually emerge from government agencies, Edifecs is a proven partner to support its customers road to “evergreen” compliance. Edifecs customers include 24 of the 25 top commercial health plans in the country, 29 of the 52 Medicaid programs, and 6 out of 10 of the largest health systems.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. Our corporate credo of innovation, collaboration, customer-centricity, and integrity drive and inform all our actions and decisions. Please contact careers.in@edifecs.com for more information.