Staff AI Researcher - ML and AI modeling in Epidemiology

1 Month ago • 8-8 Years • Research Development

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Staff AI Researcher, you will develop ML and AI solutions to improve health outcomes for millions. You will collaborate with engineering and analytics teams to integrate AI technology into existing products and workflows. This role involves leveraging extensive medical data, including records, diagnoses, claims, and prescriptions, to train, fine-tune, and utilize AI models for millions of patients nationwide. Key responsibilities include training and fine-tuning models using various ML/AI techniques for optimization problems, conducting complex data analysis, and delivering scalable POC solutions.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or public health field.
  • 8+ years of statistical analysis and predictive modeling.
  • 8+ years of machine learning experience.
  • Epidemiology background for feature engineering and model interpretation.
  • 5-7 years selecting and optimizing ML tools and frameworks.
  • 3+ years of Python experience.
  • 2+ years of deep learning and LLM experience.
  • 2+ years with large-scale distributed systems and statistical software (e.g., Spark).
  • Experience with incomplete or mislabeled data challenges.
  • Track record of significant contributions (publications, patents, implementations).
Good to have:
  • Ph.D. or Master's in Epidemiology or Biostatistics.
  • Knowledge of the U.S. healthcare system and Value-Based Care.
  • Working knowledge of health-tech systems (EHRs, clinical data).
  • Proficiency in communicating technical analysis to non-technical audiences.
  • Experience with sensitive data security.
  • Experience with statistical software (R, SAS, Python packages).
  • Demonstrated leadership and self-direction.
  • First-author publications and conference presentations.
  • Experience in data challenges (ACIC, Kaggle).

Job Details

As a Staff AI Researcher, you will develop ML and AI solutions that will improve health for millions of people. Here at Aledade we empower primary care physicians with technology to keep their patients healthy and prevent unnecessary hospitalizations. You will partner with other engineering and analytics teams, bringing AI technology into existing products and workflows. 
As a Staff AI Researcher, you will lead the way to harness knowledge from one of the most extensive data sets of medical records, diagnoses, claims, and prescriptions. You will have a unique opportunity to train, fine-tune and use AI models using medical data we collect from millions of patients across the country.

Primary Duties:

    • Train and fine-tune models using off-the-shelf and novel ML/AI techniques solving optimization problems for the company.
    • Work with large, complex data sets. Conducting difficult, non-routine analysis and harvesting data. 
    • Deliver working POC solutions solving speed, scalability and time-to-market tradeoffs.

Minimum Qualifications:

    • A Bachelor's degree (BA/BS/BTech) in a public health or quantitative field such as Statistics, Biostatistics,  Data Science, Applied Math or Computer Science is required.
    • 8+ years of relevant statistical analysis experience including predictive modeling.
    • 8+ years of relevant machine learning experience (ML modeling, hyperparameter tuning, feature engineering, model validation etc).
    • Background in Epidemiology, particularly use of epidemiologic principles to guide feature engineering and model interpretation across a variety of chronic conditions.
    • 5-7 years of experience selecting, implementing, and optimizing ML tools and frameworks for large-scale projects.
    • 3+ years of Python language experience.
    • 2+ years of relevant deep learning and LLM experience.
    • 2+ years experience working with large-scale distributed systems at scale and statistical software (e.g. Spark).
    • Experience in addressing challenges from incomplete, unrepresentative, and mislabeled data.
    • Track record of significant contributions to the field (e.g., publications, patents, or successful large-scale implementations).

Preferred KSA’s:

    • A Ph.D. or Master's degree in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or a similar health-data field is strongly preferred. We also welcome candidates from other quantitative disciplines like Statistics, Computer Science, Operations Research, Economics, and Mathematics, especially with equivalent practical experience.
    • Working knowledge of the U.S. healthcare system and its financing, with a focus on Value-Based Care and Risk adjustment.
    • Working knowledge of health-tech systems, such as Electronic Health Records and clinical data.
    • Proficiency in communicating analysis and establishing confidence among audiences who do not share your disciplinary background or training.
    • Experience with security and systems that handle sensitive data.
    • Experience working with statistical software (e.g. R, SAS, Python statistical packages).
    • Demonstrated leadership and self-direction. 
    • First-author publications in  peer-reviewed journals and presentations at professional meetings (e.g. NeurIPS, ICML, ACL, JSM, KDD, EMNLP).
    • Winners in ACIC Data Challenge, Kaggle etc.

Physical Requirements:

    • Sitting for prolonged periods of time. Extensive use of computers and keyboard. Occasional walking and lifting may be required.

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