Blue Shield Of California

Data Scientist, Consultant

Blue Shield Of California$120K — $145K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, statistics, or related field.
  • 7+ years of experience in software development, applied AI/ML, and statistical analysis.
  • Proven ability to build and ship software products quickly, beyond just modeling or analysis.
  • Proficiency in Python with strong software engineering skills, including APIs and backend services.
  • Experience with ML infrastructure, model deployment, and data processing using frameworks and libraries.
  • Hands-on experience with deep learning and LLM application frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow.
  • Experience in building applications leveraging generative AI models, including prompt engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and deploy innovative applications using machine learning and generative AI models.
  • Design scalable applications for customer-facing products and enterprise workflows.
  • Rapidly prototype and iterate on new features based on statistical analysis.
  • Contribute to the architecture and development of products from initial concept to deployment.
  • Collaborate with researchers to translate AI research into product features.
  • Build APIs, services, and data retrieval pipelines to integrate AI capabilities.
  • Optimize software performance and ensure reliability of deployed AI applications.
  • Evaluate model performance through statistical analysis and implement improvements.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model allowing for flexible in-office collaboration.
  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI technologies and apply them to real-world scenarios.
  • Career development through collaboration with experienced team members.
  • Exposure to a variety of projects across the enterprise.
  • Chance to influence the technical direction of AI initiatives within the organization.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Your Role

The AI & Machine Learning team works in partnership across the enterprise to accelerate business outcomes by applying machine learning, statistical analysis, generative AI, and applied AI to build intelligent products that create "intelligence at scale." Reporting to the Director, AI & Machine Learning, the Data Scientist, Consultant will develop and deploy novel applications that leverage machine learning models, statistical methods, and generative AI. This role focuses on rapidly developing new features and working across partner teams to deliver solutions and maximize impact, translating cutting-edge AI research into real-world products and taking features from 0 to 1. You will design, build, and ship production-grade AI products, including LLM-powered applications, AI agents and copilots, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and search, statistical models, and AI-enabled automation, embedded directly into customer-facing applications and enterprise workflows such as claims, payment integrity, clinical insights, and member experience.

Responsibilities

Your Work

In this role, you will:
  • Develop and deploy novel applications that leverage machine learning and generative AI models, contributing to the technical direction for AI, machine learning, and statistical analysis across the organization
  • Design and develop scalable applications leveraging machine learning and generative AI models-LLM applications, copilots, agents, and RAG and search-embedded in customer-facing products and enterprise workflows
  • Rapidly prototype new features and iterate based on evaluation results and statistical analysis
  • Contribute to the architecture and development of new products and features from 0 to 1
  • Collaborate with researchers and product managers to translate cutting-edge AI and machine learning research into tangible product features
  • Build the APIs, services, and data and retrieval pipelines that expose AI and machine learning capabilities to applications
  • Optimize software performance and ensure the reliability of deployed applications
  • Apply and promote best practices for building and deploying machine learning and generative AI applications
  • Evaluate model performance using statistical analysis, analyze results, and implement improvements, ensuring responsible and compliant AI
  • Provide technical guidance to less experienced team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment


Qualifications

Your Knowledge and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, statistics, quantitative discipline, or equivalent practical experience
  • 7 years of experience in software development, applied AI/ML, and statistical analysis
  • Demonstrated track record of building and shipping software products rapidly, not just developing models or analyses
  • Working knowledge of machine learning and statistical analysis methods, with experience applying these techniques to business problems
  • Strong software engineering skills and proficiency in Python, including building APIs and backend services
  • Experience with ML design and ML infrastructure, including model deployment, evaluation, and data processing, and working with machine learning frameworks and libraries
  • Hands-on experience with deep learning and LLM application frameworks, including PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain, and LangGraph
  • Hands-on experience building applications that leverage generative AI models, including prompt engineering and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)

Preferred Knowledge and Experience
  • Master's degree; or a PhD with relevant experience
  • Experience with generative AI research or applications
  • Experience building agent-based systems and working with orchestration frameworks
  • Experience with cloud computing platforms and infrastructure (e.g., Azure, Google Cloud, or AWS), and scalable data processing with SQL or Spark
  • Solid MLOps and LLMOps practices, including CI/CD, monitoring, and model lifecycle management
  • Experience rapidly developing and shipping software in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment, adapting to changing priorities
  • Understanding of responsible AI and governance for regulated or healthcare environments


Hybrid

This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week.

Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.

Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

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About Blue Shield Of California

Blue Shield of California is a not-for-profit health plan provider that has been providing Californians with access to high-quality healthcare for over 80 years. The company offers a range of health insurance products and services to individuals, families, and employers. Blue Shield of California is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of its members and the communities it serves. The company is also committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact.
Learn more about Blue Shield Of California
Size
7,000 employees
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Founded
1981

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