Blue Water Thinking

Lead Data Scientist – Healthcare Transformation

Blue Water Thinking

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $145,000 - $200,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Serves as technical lead for advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and machine learning initiatives supporting clinical decision-making and operational optimization.
  • Designs and validates algorithms for interoperability workflows, clinical informatics systems, and Agile integration reporting.
  • Ensures compliance with VA data governance, security, and privacy standards.
  • Present analytical outcomes to managers and stakeholders to guide business model adjustments and future planning.
  • Translate data into meaningful reports that support healthcare transformation goals.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align data strategies with program objectives.
  • Support predictive modeling and trend analysis to improve veteran healthcare delivery.
  • Responsible for tasks such as predictive analytics, data migration fidelity, and clinical decision supports.

Requirements

  • Master's degree in data science, computer science, health informatics, statistics, or a related quantitative field.
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in data analysis or advanced analytics.
  • Minimum of 5 years applying machine learning and predictive modeling in healthcare or federal health IT environments.
  • Demonstrated expertise in supporting PI Planning, backlog analysis, velocity metrics and other Agile processes.
  • Demonstrated experience in interoperability standards (e.g. HL7, FHIR) and clinical terminology (SNOMED, LOINC).
  • Demonstrated experience in data visualization tools, including PowerBI and Tablueau.
  • Demonstrated expertise in ETL processes.
  • Demonstrated expertise in integrating clinical informatics systems (Oracle Health, VISTA, CPRS) and validating data migration fidelity.
  • Demonstrated experience in programming languages (SQL, Python, R) and frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch).
  • Demonstrated ability to interpret complex datasets and communicate findings to non-technical audiences.
Benefits
  • Health insurance (medical, dental and vision)
  • Paid time off
  • Federal holidays
  • Matching 401K plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
advanced analyticspredictive modelingmachine learningdata analysisdata visualizationETL processesprogramming languagesinteroperability standardsclinical informatics systemsdata migration fidelity
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationpresentationanalytical thinkingproblem-solving