Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Solace is a Series C startup focused on transforming healthcare by connecting patients with expert advocates. The Data Scientist role involves building predictive models and optimizing operations to anticipate patient needs, while collaborating closely with the VP of Data.
Responsibilities
- Build Predictive Models: Develop and refine machine learning models to solve critical business problems, such as predicting patient churn, estimating operational volume, or scoring advocate quality
- Drive Forecasting Rigor: Own the development of time-series forecasts that guide our capacity planning and resource allocation. You will help us anticipate "what comes next" with higher accuracy
- Design & Analyze Experiments: Lead the design and analysis of A/B tests and causal inference studies. You will ensure we measure the true impact of our product and operational changes
- Uncover Deep Insights: Apply advanced statistical methods to complex datasets to find patterns that simple reporting might miss. You will answer the "why" and "how" behind our most difficult questions
- Productionize Solutions: Work closely with Data Engineers to take your models from a local notebook to a production environment, ensuring they run reliably within our data infrastructure
- Communicate Complexity: Translate complex statistical findings into clear, actionable narratives for non-technical stakeholders. You will be the voice of statistical reason in strategic discussions
Skills
- Statistical Expertise: You have a strong background in statistics, probability, and mathematics (e.g., hypothesis testing, regression analysis, time-series forecasting)
- Python & ML Proficiency: You are fluent in Python and its data science ecosystem (pandas, scikit-learn, statsmodels, NumPy). You write clean, reproducible code
- Forecasting Experience: You have hands-on experience with time-series analysis and forecasting techniques (e.g., ARIMA, Prophet, exponential smoothing)
- Advanced SQL: You can write complex queries to wrangle your own data from Snowflake without relying solely on others to prepare it for you
- Data Privacy Awareness: You understand the importance of protecting patient data. You are familiar with best practices for handling PHI and PII and ensuring privacy in your analysis
- Startup DNA: You are a self-starter who is comfortable with ambiguity. You take ownership of problems and are willing to wear many hats to get the job done
- Masters Degree or PHD: Data Science, Applied Science, or related fields
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