Lead Data Scientist Clinical And Risk Modeling at Oak Street Health

Description
Company: Oak Street Health
Title: Lead Data Scientist
Location: Chicago, IL / Remote
Company Description
Oak Street Health is a rapidly growing company of primary care centers for adults on Medicare in medically-underserved communities where there is little to no quality healthcare. Oak Street’s care is based on an entirely new model that is based on value for its patients, not on volume of services. The company is accountable for its patients’ health, spending more than twice as long with its patients and taking on the risks and costs of their care. For more information, visit  http://www.oakstreethealth.com.
Role Description
Oak Street Health is looking for a lead data scientist to join our care and risk modeling team. This team is responsible for delivering high quality modern data solutions through collaboration with engineers, analysts, and product teams in a fast-paced, agile environment leveraging cutting-edge technology to reimagine how Healthcare is provided. As a lead data scientist you will be responsible for guiding a team of data scientists and analysts in developing and refining heavily utilized models such as DataIQ (link). In this position, you will be responsible for taking on new initiatives associated with enhancements, expansion, maintenance and scaling. As a member of our team, you will make an immediate impact as you help expand our data science capabilities across our whole care model. This is a fast-paced role with high growth, visibility, impact, and where many of the decisions for new projects will be driven by you and your team from inception through production.
Responsibilities
Lead our care and risk modeling team through design, development, and deployment of new functionalitiesFunction as a thought partner for business stakeholders to determine impactful applications of statistical analysis and machine learningIterate with clinical and population health partners to tailor models and tools to address program requirementsWrangle and analyze large structured and unstructured datasets in a highly repeatable fashionWork closely with other development teams to create the platform vision and evolve the product roadmapDevelop and mentor a team of junior data scientistsDemonstrate strong communication skills (both written and verbal) and a positive, solution-oriented attitude
What we’re looking for
Minimum of 5 years of healthcare or life sciences data science or analytics experienceMinimum of 2 years of technical mentoring experienceExcellent command of data science libraries in Python Experience with model productionalization lifecycle (Assessment, Deployment, Monitoring, Retraining)Extensive experience with SQL-based relational databases Understanding of the use and misuse of statistics for causal inferenceExcellent problem-solving and analytical skills US work authorizationSomeone who embodies being “Oaky”
What does being “Oaky” look like?
Radiating positive energyAssuming good intentionsCreating an unmatched patient experienceDriving clinical excellenceTaking ownership and delivering resultsBeing scrappy

Why Oak Street?
Oak Street Health offers our coworkers the opportunity to be at the forefront of a revolution in healthcare, as well as:
Collaborative and energetic cultureFast-paced and innovative environmentCompetitive benefits including paid vacation and sick time, generous 401K match with immediate vesting, and health benefits
Oak Street Health is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and encourage all interested readers to apply to oakstreethealth.com/careers.