Data Scientist

About the role

You will partner with Clinical, Quality, and CDI teams to understand operational goals and business objectives, and identify where data science can support them. You will perform statistical and machine learning analyses of clinical, claims, and other healthcare data, employing causal inference, predictive modeling, risk stratification, time-series analysis, and data visualization. You will apply clinical intelligence and relevant literature throughout the analytic process, validating that cohort definitions, code sets, and model features accurately reflect real-world clinical practice and documentation patterns. You will develop and maintain SQL and Python code for replicable analyses and production data pipelines. You will communicate analytic results to technical and non-technical stakeholders through clear visualizations, presentations, and written summaries. You will perform data QA and validation activities, including scripted and manual checks for data format, completeness, and accuracy.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Examine healthcare operations and clinical workflows to pinpoint analytical needs in collaboration with Clinical, Quality, and CDI stakeholders.
• Construct statistical and machine learning models using clinical, claims, and EHR data, applying causal inference, predictive modeling, risk stratification, and time-series approaches.
• Utilize clinical intelligence and peer-reviewed literature to verify that analytic designs, cohort definitions, and code feature logic mirror real-world documentation and coding practices.
• Architect and sustain SQL and Python codebases to support reproducible analyses and scalable production pipelines.
• Translate complex analytic findings into clear visualizations, executive summaries, and presentations for clinical and technical audiences.
• Execute data QA and validation routines, combining automated scripts with manual review to ensure correctness, completeness, and format compliance.
• Integrate and harmonize data from multiple sources, performing normalization, joins, and feature engineering while managing SFTP and API connections.
• Operate within Git-based source control environments such as GitHub across the full software development lifecycle for analytics and pipelines.
• Apply robust applied statistics, including hypothesis testing, regression modeling, evaluation metrics, and causal inference techniques.
• Engage with cloud platforms by leveraging services such as AWS, GCP, or Azure for data storage, compute, and workflow orchestration.

Requirements

• Hold a Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or technical field such as Data Science, Statistics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Health Informatics, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Bring 2+ years of experience applying data science, statistics, or advanced analytics to healthcare data (clinical, claims, or EHR) in research, clinical, or business settings.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of clinical workflows and terminology, including familiarity with clinical vocabularies and coding systems such as CPT, ICD-10-CM, SNOMED CT, RxNorm, LOINC, and NPI.
• Show understanding of healthcare operations such as care management, risk adjustment, quality improvement, revenue cycle, prior authorization, and value-based care.
• Exhibit proficiency in SQL and Python for data querying, analysis, and pipeline development, with working knowledge of Bash for script execution.
• Possess a solid grounding in applied statistics, including hypothesis testing, regression, model evaluation, and causal inference concepts.
• Perform data integration and ETL work, including data normalization and processing, SFTP, and API connections.
• Use Git-based source control (for example, GitHub) throughout a software development lifecycle for production code.
• Conduct data QA and validation processes to ensure accuracy, completeness, and conformance.
• Engage with at least one major cloud platform such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Communicate effectively with both clinical and technical audiences, adapting messaging to suit diverse stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Earn an Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Health Informatics, Data Science, or a related field, or maintain clinical licensure combined with formal data science training.
• Accumulate 2+ years of experience in a clinical care, clinical informatics, or CDI setting or hold a degree, licensure, or certification in nursing, pharmacy, medicine, public health, or a related clinical field.
• Work with AWS services such as S3, Lambda, and Step Functions.
• Use the Arcadia Analytics Foundry database.
• Employ collaboration and project tracking tools such as Jira and Confluence.

Practical notes

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Location: Boston, us

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Engagement: Full-time

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Compensation: The salary range for this position is $105,000.00

• Remote work: Guide Health is a fully remote company, providing you the flexibility to spend less time commuting and more time focusing on your professional goals and personal needs.
• Hours: As a full-time employee, you are expected to work 30 hours per week or more to be eligible for the comprehensive benefits package. Temporary employees and contractors are not eligible for benefits.
• Visa: Guide Health verifies candidate identity at multiple stages of the hiring and onboarding to safeguard patient privacy, data security, and compliance requirements.

ALIVE with Purpose: How We Thrive at Guide Health

At Guide Health, our values come to life in everything we do.

• We are Driven by Accountability - grounded in transparency, reliability, and integrity as we navigate challenges and opportunities alike.
• Always Growing, Always Learning - staying curious and continuously improving inspires us to shape a better future for healthcare.
• With Collaborative Innovation, we solve problems creatively, making every experience better for our employees and the patients we serve.
• At Guide Health, Every Voice Matters - we believe our collective strength is rooted in the unique perspectives of each team member.
• And through Empathy in Action, we build stronger connections with those who count on us.
• This is what it means to be ALIVE with purpose. This is how we thrive - together - at Guide Health.

BENEFITS

While you are hard at work advancing value-based healthcare, we are here to ensure YOU have the care you and your family need and the opportunities for growth and development. Our commitments to you include:

• Work from Home: Guide Health is a fully remote company, providing you the flexibility to spend less time commuting and more time focusing on your professional goals and personal needs.
• Keep Health a Priority: We offer comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans to keep you covered.
• Plan for the Future: Our 401(k) plan includes a 3% employer match to your 6% contribution.
• Have Peace of Mind: We provide Life and Disability insurance for those "just in case" moments. Additionally, we offer voluntary Life options to keep you and your loved ones protected.
• Feel Supported When You Need It Most: Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is here to help you through tough times.
• Take Time for Yourself: We offer paid time off plans helping you achieve work-life balance and meet your personal goals.
• Support Your New Family: Welcoming a new family member takes time and commitment. Guide Health offers paid parental leave to give you the time you need.
• Learn and Grow: Your professional growth is important to us. Guide Health offers various resources dedicated to your learning and development to advance your career with us.

All full-time employees of Guide Health who work 30 hours per week or more are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package. Temporary employees and contractors are not eligible for benefits.

COMPENSATION

The listed compensation range is paid bi-weekly per our standard payroll practices. Final base pay decisions are dependent upon a variety of factors which may include, but are not limited to: skill set, years of relevant experience, education, location, and licensure/certifications.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT

Diversity, inclusion, and belonging are at the core of Guide Health's values. We are an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation and identity, national origin, citizenship, religion, marital status, familial status, physical, sensory, or medical disability, Family and Medical Leave, military or veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth or other related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances. Our management is fully dedicated to ensuring the fulfillment of this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruitment advertising, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.

OUR COMITTMENT TO PROTECTION OF PATIENT AND COMPANY DATA

This position is responsible for following all Security policies and procedures in order to protect all PHI and PII under Guide Health's custodianship as well as Guide Health Intellectual Properties. For any security-specific roles, the responsibilities would be further defined by the hiring manager.

As a remote-first organization handling sensitive healthcare data, Guide Health verifies candidate identity at multiple stages of the hiring and onboarding to safeguard patient privacy, data security, and compliance requirements.

REMOTE WORK TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Guide Health is a fully remote company. We provide new employees with the necessary equipment to function in their role at no charge to the employee. Employees provide their own internet connection, capable of conducting video calls on camera and connecting to various internal and external systems. The required internet speed is a minimum of 100 mbps download, 10 mbps upload. Please run a speed test here to confirm your internet connection meets these requirements.

SECONDARY EMPLOYMENT

At Guide Health, we value transparency and collaboration as part of our commitment to excellence. As your primary employer, we kindly ask all team members to disclose any secondary employment, regardless of whether it may present a potential conflict of interest.

To ensure smooth teamwork and availability, employees must be accessible during our stated working hours. We foster connection and engagement by asking team members to join virtual meetings with their cameras on.

WHO IS GUIDEHEALTH

Guide Health is a data-powered, performance-driven healthcare company dedicated to operational excellence. Our goal is to make great healthcare affordable, improve the content of patients, and restore the fulfillment of practicing medicine for providers. Driven by empathy and powered by AI and predictive analytics, Guide Health leverages remotely-embedded Healthguides™ and a centralized Managed Service Organization to build stronger connections with patients and providers. Physician-led, Guide Health empowers our partners to deliver high-quality healthcare focused on outcomes and value inside and outside the exam room for all patients.