Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Pearl Health is dedicated to empowering primary care providers and health systems in the shift to value-based care. As a Staff Data Scientist on the Clinical Performance team, you will lead the development of predictive models to enhance patient outcomes and improve quality performance in various healthcare programs.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deploy ML models to predict patient outcomes and forecast clinical quality measures
- Design and build the scalable systems required to conduct rigorous impact analyses to isolate the true "Pearl Effect" on patient populations
- Partner with Engineering and Analytics to build robust data pipelines and ML infrastructure that support automated, repeatable performance measurement
- Collaborate with Product and Clinical Operations leaders to turn complex statistical findings into actionable narratives that influence product roadmaps and practice coaching
- Architect and oversee AI-driven agents that autonomously manage the end-to-end lifecycle of our statistical models
Skills
- Master's degree or higher in Statistics, Economics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, or a related quantitative field, with 8+ years of experience in data science or quantitative analytics
- Strong experience building and deploying machine learning models for prediction, forecasting, or risk modeling
- Proven expertise in causal inference methods, including techniques such as difference-in-differences, propensity score matching, or synthetic controls
- Expert proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience developing scalable data science solutions in cloud environments (AWS, Snowflake, dbt). Experience with SageMaker is a plus
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex statistical concepts into actionable insights for technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience working with healthcare quality measures (eCQMs, HEDIS, MSSP, ACO REACH, or similar CMS programs)
Benefits
- Eligible for a discretionary performance bonus and equity options
- We offer a competitive benefits package. More on our [careers page](https://www.pearlhealth.com/careers).
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