Vivian Health · 4 months ago
Principal Data Scientist – Content Ranking
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$220K/yr - $250K/yr
8+ years expVivian Health is a leading healthcare jobs marketplace dedicated to transforming healthcare hiring. The Principal Data Scientist will lead efforts in content ranking by designing and deploying machine learning models that power real-time content ranking, balancing business rules with predictive algorithms to enhance user experience for clinicians and employers.
Health CareHuman ResourcesNursing and Residential CareRecruitingStaffing Agency
No H1B
Responsibilities
Build, train, and deploy large-scale machine learning models for real-time content ranking in production
Design and engineer feature pipelines that capture complex user and content signals
Partner with product and engineering to translate business objectives into ML models that drive measurable outcomes
Lead rigorous A/B testing and experiment design, ensuring sound statistical inference and actionable insights
Drive innovation by ideating and prototyping new modeling techniques and features
Collaborate with the data engineering team to scale data pipelines with Airflow, DBT, and AWS SageMaker
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other data scientists and engineers
Balance trade-offs between rule-based systems and machine-learned approaches, aligning with both product goals and user experience
Qualification
Required
8+ years of professional experience in applied machine learning or data science, with 3+ years in consumer-scale applications
Strong proficiency in Python and SQL
Experience with SageMaker, Airflow, and DBT (or equivalent ML/data orchestration platforms)
Proven track record of training, deploying, and scaling models in production environments
Deep understanding of statistical methods for experimental design and A/B testing
Experience with real-time inference pipelines and ranking/recommendation systems
Ability to distill complex technical insights into clear business recommendations
Excellent collaboration skills across product, engineering, and operations
Benefits
Flexible Time Off
Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans, including HSA and FSA Options
401K Retirement Savings Plan with Generous Employer Match
Generous Parental Leave
Work-from-home stipend
Access to Corporate Discount Program
Pet Insurance
Company
Vivian Health
Vivian Health is empowering healthcare professionals find their perfect job, faster and easier than ever before.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$60MKey Investors
Thoma Bravo
2022-04-26Private Equity· $60M
2019-08-20Acquired
Leadership Team
Parth Bhakta
Founder and CEO
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