Flatiron Health · 3 days ago
Applied AI Data Scientist
NYC Metro Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
3+ years expFlatiron Health is reimagining the infrastructure of cancer care and is seeking an Applied AI Data Scientist to help improve and extend lives through data-driven insights. The role involves leveraging machine learning and generative AI to extract clinically relevant information from unstructured medical notes, contributing to the development of research data products and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
BiotechnologyCloud ComputingElectronic Health Record (EHR)Health CareHealth DiagnosticsHospitalPersonal Health
Responsibilities
Work with our clinical stakeholders to apply existing AI systems to turn raw clinical data into high quality research data
Become a subject matter expert on our data and its capabilities and collaborate closely across the team to understand data needs and provide analytical support that enhances model development and deployment
Work with research scientists and oncologists to validate that our team’s models can be used to generate sound scientific insights, including full dataset performance analyses
Work closely with subject matter experts & ML researchers to define requirements for training and evaluation datasets, and maintain software pipelines for the generation of these sets
Provide analytic support and create custom data outputs for cross-functional teams such as our team of clinical experts
Interface with internal scientific & clinical stakeholders to understand what data they need to conduct high quality research
Work cross-functionally with software engineers to productionize, scale, and monitor our team’s models
Qualification
Required
3+ years of relevant working experience as an applied data scientist or similar technical data-oriented role, including relevant applied work in a graduate program
Understanding of how machine learning and AI systems are measured and ability to analyze an existing system to understand the quality of its output, assess where improvements are needed, and communicate the impact of those improvements to stakeholders
Collaboration with other technical team members in a production development environment using formal version control, Python (including data manipulation in pandas, polars or a similar framework), and SQL
Impact-oriented mindset, caring deeply about creating real change for customers, users, and ultimately patients
Clear and confident communication skills to break down complex data analyses to tell a compelling story
Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and excel at influencing decision-making without authority
Preferred
Some prior experience with ML or LLMs
Experience working with data in a healthcare setting
Experience with the risks of bias in machine learning, health equity research/analysis or have worked with underrepresented groups in a clinical research setting
Experience working in dbt or other ETL frameworks
Experience with deep learning and traditional NLP methods
Benefits
Work/life autonomy via flexible work hours and flexible paid time off
Comprehensive compensation package
401(k) contribution to help you reach your retirement planning goals
Financial health resources including 1:1 financial advice
Mental well-being tools and services
Parental benefits and policies including family-building care and generous leave
Path to parenthood programs supporting fertility, adoption and surrogacy
Travel support for safe healthcare services
Company
Flatiron Health
Flatiron Health is a healthcare technology company that aims to improve lives by learning from the experience of every cancer patient.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$324.95MKey Investors
RocheGoogle Ventures
2021-12-23Series D· $11.95M
2018-02-15Acquired
2016-01-06Series C· $175M
Leadership Team
Bruce Gottlieb
Chief Operating Officer
Stephanie Reisinger
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Real-World Evidence (RWE)
Recent News
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