Lead Data Scientist

Foundation

Lead Data Scientist at City of Hope developing predictive analytics tools for clinical decision support. Collaborate with teams to enhance patient care through data-driven solutions.

Posted 4/8/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $64 - $103 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the development of data-driven clinical decision support tools through predictive analytics to optimize clinical care processes.
Partner with department leaders and clinical end users to understand and prioritize the pain points.
Collaborate with administrative leaders, clinicians, and IT specialists to support data strategy and execution.
Lead decision support data science team in developing high quality, robust and reliable algorithms.
Plan, resource, strategize and manage clinical decision support projects.
Query and analyze large datasets from multiple systems.
Evaluate methodologies and data sources for the best approach to solve data science problems.
Design and implement machine learning algorithms for predictive models.
Produce technical documentation and data visualizations to present project progress and results.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s in computer science, engineering, statistics, mathematics, physics or related field
8+ years of experience with data analytics within industry, developing and successfully implementing statistical and machine learning models for data mining, classification, prediction and decision support.
3+ years of experience with decision trees
Strong leadership skills with 2+ years of experience leading a technical team

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analyticspredictive analyticsmachine learningstatistical modelsdecision treesdata miningclassificationpredictiondata visualizationalgorithm development

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationstrategic planningproject management

Certifications

Master’s in computer scienceMaster’s in engineeringMaster’s in statisticsMaster’s in mathematicsMaster’s in physics