Data Scientist III (Remote)
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Data Scientist III (Remote)
Availity - Florida (Remote)
Reporting to the Director of Data Science Development, the Data Scientist III is a senior level individual contributor role in the Data Science & AI Department on the Data Science Development team. This “Developer” focused role is a Data Scientist who is not only a strong critical thinker and problem solver but also has a high proficiency in writing and deploying production quality object-oriented and/or pipeline-oriented Python code for creating process automation solutions and solving business problems with logical, analytical, and machine-learning techniques within cloud-native architecture.
Required Qualifications:
A creative mind with excellent analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills that reliably demonstrates attention to details and accuracy in execution. Demonstrated proficiency in Python and SQL programming. Ability to independently explore and manipulate large, complex data sets and extract value from them using ETL and ad-hoc scripting skills. Hands-on AI/ML algorithm development experience leveraging ML libraries and frameworks. Experience developing and deploying production AI product Python code in a cloud-native, micro-service environment following change control and release cycle best practices. Strong proficiency with software tools/practices such as Git, linting, and unit/integration testing. Ability to quickly learn and skill-up with unfamiliar data and/or products. Ability to thrive in both collaborative and independent work environments. Autonomous worker, able to break down medium-sized user stories into tasks and drive work to completion. Strong communication skills including discussions of technical concepts, conducting peer-programming sessions, and explaining development concepts. Bachelor’s degree in (CS, Math, Data Science, Engineering, or other quantitative field) + 4 yrs work experience, or computational MS + 2 yrs, or PhD yrs with computational research experience, or overall equivalent length of requisite work experience in lieu of a degree. Nice to have: Experience working with large scale healthcare claims and clinical data. Proficiency coding with Pyspark and/or Scala. Familiar with healthcare data standards. Experience with (preferably) AWS or another public Cloud Platform services and tools. Experience working in an “Agile” and/or “Scrum” development environment using tools such as JIRA Knowledge of/experience with DevOps/MLOps concepts.