HealthEquity · 4 days ago
Data Scientist II
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $130K/yr
4+ years expHealthEquity is on a mission to save and improve lives by empowering healthcare consumers. The Data Scientist II role is responsible for leveraging advanced analytics and data science techniques to extract actionable insights and drive data-informed decision-making, focusing on ML and AI solutions to solve business problems at scale.
Financial ServicesHealth CarePayments
Responsibilities
Build and tune ML models (classification, regression, clustering, recommenders)
Develop LLM workflows: prompt engineering, RAG, fine‑tuning, multi‑modal models
Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, advancements, and best practices in data science, machine learning, and related fields
Provide strategic recommendations based on data analysis and model outputs to inform business strategy, drive decision-making, and optimize performance across various business functions
Implement agentic AI solutions leveraging LangGraph for orchestration and tool‑use
Apply embeddings and vector search for NLP and retrieval pipelines
Process large datasets using Python (pandas, scikit‑learn, PySpark) and SQL
Apply MLOps practices: CI/CD, monitoring, reproducibility
Communicate insights clearly to technical and non‑technical audiences
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related fields
4 to 5+ years of related experience in data science, preferably in a fast‑paced environment
Advanced developer in Python with expertise in pandas, scikit‑learn, and PySpark
SQL for large‑scale data processing
Building, tuning, and evaluating ML models; strong understanding of evaluation metrics
Vectorization/embeddings and vector search algorithms for NLP
Bias testing and fairness considerations
Translating business needs into modeling tasks; clear communication across audiences
Cross‑functional collaboration and Agile project experience with proper documentation
Model deployment concepts and MLOps practices (CI/CD, monitoring, reproducibility)
Recommendation systems and evaluation of LLMs in production, including incremental evaluation
OpenAI API/SDK usage, multi‑modal LLMs, and LLM fine‑tuning
Preferred
Expertise in prompt engineering and agentic AI concepts (LangGraph experience preferred)
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision
HSA contribution and match
Dependent care FSA match
Paid parental leave
401(k) match
Personal and healthcare financial literacy programs
Ongoing education & tuition assistance
Gym and fitness reimbursement
Wellness program incentives
Company
HealthEquity
HealthEquity connects health and wealth by administering Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and other consumer-directed benefits.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (15)
2024 (8)
2023 (31)
2022 (3)
2021 (1)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$12.5M2014-07-31IPO
2011-09-09Private Equity· $12.5M
Leadership Team
Scott Cutler
President and CEO
James Lucania
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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