Waystar

Sr Data Scientist I

Waystar • $100K — $130K *
Lehi, UT 84043In-Person
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field like Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Data Science
  • 5+ years of experience as a Data Scientist in product enablement roles
  • Deep familiarity with statistical and machine learning techniques
  • Experience developing junior data scientists
  • Knowledge of performance estimation for machine learning models
  • Experience with automated MLOps platforms
  • Proven capability in attribute generation and utilizing reusable attribute stores

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Product Management and Operations to design and deploy predictive models
  • Work with engineering teams to process data from various sources
  • Apply machine learning to address real-world healthcare challenges
  • Engage with Product Management, Marketing, and Sales to support growth
  • Define and maintain machine learning models and strategies
  • Translate machine learning concepts to business metrics and outcomes
  • Manage projects with minimal oversight

Benefits

  • Customizable benefits package with multiple medical plans
  • Generous paid time off policies for both exempt and non-exempt employees
  • Paid parental leave including maternity and paternity
  • Education assistance and free access to LinkedIn Learning
  • Free mental health and family planning programs
  • 401(K) plan with company match
  • Pet insurance options
Full Job Description
ABOUT THIS POSITION

The Sr. Data Scientist Role provides will work with Waystar Product, Technical Teams and the Data Science Teams to define, develop and deploy meaningful predictive analytics and data driven strategies to drive value within the Waystar platform. The Senior Data Scientist will not only actively define and develop predictive tools but will provide leadership and skill development in tools and processes within the Data Science.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Works closely with Product Management and Operational teams to design, experiment, and deploy predictive and data driven models and functions to drive core value from our product platform.
  • Works closely with Product and Data Engineering teams to gather, understand and process data utilized within our product platforms and from outside sources.
  • Apply Machine Learning to real-world Healthcare problems that provide material opportunity to improve outcomes.
  • Works with Product Management, Marketing, and Sales as needed to promote sales and growth and address customer feedback.
  • Apply proven standardized process to define, develop, deploy, monitor and maintain models and strategies within the organization
  • Translate and communicate Machine Learning to the organization that addresses business metrics and outcomes
  • Manage workload and expectations with minimal direct oversight
  • Provide process and skill development leadership to other team members
  • Work collaboratively with Data Science team that allows for the entire team to increase quality and quantity of team output
  • Organize, plan and execute on large multi-model and multi month projects


WHAT YOU'LL NEED

  • Bachelor's degree in mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science or other relevant area is required
  • 5+ years of Data Scientist experience in teams that work directly with core product enablement
  • Deep familiarity with various statistical and machine learning techniques, including: classification, regression, dimension reduction, clustering, and various multivariate methods
  • Proven experience developing junior data scientists in technical, process and real-world aspects of applying of machine learning to real problems
  • Complete familiarity with approaches to estimate performance of machine learning models
  • Track record of working in growing and/or implementing automated MLOps platforms
  • Proven track record in attribute generation and utilizing reusable attribute stores
  • Bonus Points
  • Advanced degree in a STEM area or Business field preferred
  • Knowledge of Healthcare Revenue Cycle Operations and Data Flows preferred, specifically claims, payer payments, and patient interactions
  • Snowflake / Snowpark experience
  • Skills Overview
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Relational Database/SQL
  • R/Python Machine Learning
  • Team development
  • MLOps experience
  • Microsoft Office Applications
  • Proven track record with model and strategy improvement
  • Proven track record in data driven strategies applying model output to drive real-world value
  • Demonstrated competency in R/Python machine learning
  • Demonstrated competency in RDBMS (e.g. SQL Server)
  • Ability to code in 1+ general purpose programming language (C#, Java, etc.)
  • Must be a quick-learner with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
  • Outstanding presentation abilities and the ability to communicate with all levels of the Business
  • Comfortable working in early adoption areas with significant ambiguity
  • Outstanding interpersonal skills and focus on collaborative team driven organization


WAYSTAR PERKS
  • Competitive total rewards (base salary + bonus, if applicable)
  • Customizable benefits package (3 medical plans with Health Saving Account company match)
  • We offer generous paid time off for our non-exempt team members, starting with 3 weeks + 13 paid holidays, including 2 personal floating holidays. We also offer flexible time off for our exempt team members + 13 paid holidays
  • Paid parental leave (including maternity + paternity leave)
  • Education assistance opportunities and free LinkedIn Learning access
  • Free mental health and family planning programs, including adoption assistance and fertility support
  • 401(K) program with company match
  • Pet insurance
  • Employee resource groups


About Waystar

Waystar is a healthcare technology company that simplifies and unifies the revenue cycle with innovative technology that allows clients to collect more with less cost and less stress. The company's cloud-based platform streamlines workflows, improves financials and reduces administrative waste for healthcare providers. Waystar's technology automates the entire revenue cycle, from patient access to reimbursement, for more than 450,000 healthcare providers across the United States. The company was formed in 2017 through the merger of Navicure and ZirMed.
Learn more about Waystar
Size
2,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Founded
2000
* Ladders Estimates

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