Layer Health · 16 hours ago
Data Scientist
Boston or NYC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$190K/yr - $220K/yr
5+ years expLayer Health is a company founded by leading machine learning researchers from MIT and Harvard Medical School, focused on building an AI layer to synthesize information from medical records to improve healthcare. They are seeking an exceptional data scientist to advance their applied ML and data science capabilities, particularly in healthcare, by developing and evaluating ML-based approaches for chart abstraction and fostering a robust data science culture.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Health CareInformation ServicesMedicalSoftware
Responsibilities
Develop, validate, and measure the impact of large language model (LLM) and other ML-based approaches for chart abstraction from both unstructured and structured healthcare data
Apply and rigorously evaluate cutting-edge methods to solve real clinical problems
Work hand-in-hand with our customers to best leverage Layer Health’s platform and supercharge their workflows
Stay up-to-date on the latest in applied NLP and generative AI techniques and proactively explore these technologies where applicable
Establish and enforce best practices for data science and analytics
Cultivate and foster a robust and thoughtful data science and product culture that drives the company forward
Qualification
Required
5-7+ years of professional experience as a data scientist working for a company with major ML dependencies
At least 3-4 years of healthcare / clinical applications experience
A solid foundation of ML/methods
Fluent programming skills in Python, and fluency with modern data science and ML/NLP libraries (PyTorch, Tensorflow, HuggingFace, etc.)
Deep fluency and instincts for data manipulation, treatment, and evaluation, with the ability to wrangle large, complex datasets efficiently and methodically
Proactive mindset to identify and solve problems, continuously improving our data science capabilities
A strong communicator who thrives in a customer-focused, fast-paced environment
An excited and adaptable team player who wants to disrupt the healthcare industry with AI/ML, alongside an awesome team
Preferred
Familiarity with modern applied LLM techniques and their practical implementations (any experience using these techniques is a bonus)
Company
Layer Health
Layer Health is a health technology company that utilizes AI and large language models to streamline medical chart reviews.
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$33.55MKey Investors
Define Ventures
2025-03-27Series A· $29.55M
2023-11-14Seed· $4M
Leadership Team
Divya Gopinath
Co-Founder
Luke Murray
Co-Founder
Recent News
2025-09-12
2025-06-23
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