Alignment Health

Data Scientist

Alignment Health

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $149,882 - $224,823 per year

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Own end-to-end solutions: translate ambiguous healthcare and operational problems into AI/ML models that deliver measurable impact by selecting methods, building data/models, deploying services, instrumenting observability, and real-world feedback loops
  • Partner with Product, Engineering, and Clinical leaders to embed data science into workflows like claims processing, utilization management, provider network optimization, risk adjustment, etc.
  • Deliver clinical intelligence features such as autonomous chart review, disease detection, compliance forecasting, and quality analytics
  • Build AI/NLP/LLM models for document understanding and information extraction, including OCR, NER, and vision models
  • Advance quality and payment integrity: create models and automated QA to reduce manual review, increase accuracy, and surface documentation anomalies and audit risk
  • Champion engineering excellence: internal libraries, reusable components, coding standards, code reviews, and clear documentation
  • Own the lifecycle: monitoring, drift detection, alerting, and post-deployment reviews.

Requirements

  • 2-5 years delivering production-grade data science or ML software with measurable impact
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, modular design, API design, documentation
  • Proficiency in Python plus SQL; experience building reusable packages, utilities, and CLI tools
  • Applied knowledge of ML (tree ensembles, boosting, NLP/LLMs, deep learning) and experimental design
  • Experience with high-volume, high-dimensional, and unstructured data; strong data quality mindset
  • Experience with Git workflows, code reviews, CI/CD
  • Excellent data visualization and storytelling skills
  • Ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced environments
  • Preferred: Healthcare domain experience; familiarity with CMS/Medicare Advantage operations
  • Document understanding systems with OCR/NER and LLM pipelines
  • Experience with NoSQL and performance optimization
  • Contributions to internal frameworks or open-source; published work.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible working hours
  • Paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonSQLMLNLPLLMOCRNERdeep learningdata structuresalgorithms
Soft Skills
data visualizationstorytellingadaptabilityproblem-solvingcollaborationcommunicationattention to detailengineering excellencequality mindsetability to thrive in ambiguity