Sr. Data Scientist (Healthcare)

Insight Global is a Fortune 10 healthcare company seeking a Senior Data Scientist to build a new version of a provider recommendation engine tailored to the Medicare population. This role will focus on developing models that identify optimal providers based on quality of care, patient history, and outcomes using healthcare domain expertise.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build new machine learning models from scratch for provider recommendation systems
• Apply healthcare domain knowledge to tailor solutions for Medicare populations
• Develop end-to-end data pipelines for model training, evaluation, and deployment
• Work with healthcare and claims data to generate insights and drive decision-making
• Partner with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions
• Utilize AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., Claude Code) while ensuring accuracy and model integrity
• Ensure statistical rigor and validity in all models developed

Requirements:

• 5-7+ years in data science with hands-on experience building ML models from scratch
• 2+ years of recent experience in the healthcare domain (required for this role)
• Advanced proficiency in Python and SQL
• Experience leveraging AI coding assistants (Claude Code preferred)
• Strong understanding of statistical modeling and machine learning principles
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Experience working with Medicare or senior population datasets
• Experience in GCP / BigQuery environments
• Exposure to recommendation systems or provider matching algorithms