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Data Scientist

Confidential Client•Healthcare
Entry LevelFull-timeOn-Site$85,414
Siegle, Louisiana
18 Hours Ago

The Data Scientist at Confidential Client supports the Medicare Stars team by designing, developing, and delivering analytics solutions to improve healthcare outcomes and inform strategic decisions. This role involves working with large datasets, building machine learning and statistical models, and creating visualizations to communicate insights, while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced healthcare analytics environment.

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About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Healthcare.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.


Role summary

This opportunity is for an early-career Data Scientist supporting healthcare analytics initiatives for a Confidential Client. You will work with large, complex datasets to support analytics, reporting, forecasting, and exploratory ML/NLP projects using modern data platforms and tools.


What you’ll do

  • Support the development and maintenance of analytical datasets and data pipelines in Snowflake and related cloud data platforms
  • Analyze structured and semi-structured data to identify trends, patterns, and actionable business insights
  • Contribute to statistical, machine learning, and forecasting models under senior guidance
  • Write clean, documented SQL and Python to support analysis, modeling, and reporting
  • Build reports, dashboards, and visualizations (Tableau, Power BI) that clearly communicate findings to business stakeholders
  • Perform feature engineering, data preparation, validation, and documentation to ensure reproducible analytics
  • Participate in exploratory work for document analytics, NLP, and LLM-enabled use cases where appropriate
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into scalable analytical solutions
  • Support data quality, governance, and compliance aligned with enterprise standards
  • Prepare clear summaries, documentation, and presentations for technical and non-technical audiences

Required qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field
  • 3–5 years of relevant experience in data science, analytics, business intelligence, or related fields (including internships/project work)
  • Proficiency with Python and SQL for data analysis and modeling
  • Foundational knowledge of statistical analysis, data exploration, and machine learning techniques
  • Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work in collaborative teams

Preferred qualifications

  • Experience with Snowflake or other cloud-based data platforms (Azure, GCP)
  • Exposure to healthcare analytics, Medicare, or quality-related datasets
  • Familiarity with machine learning libraries (pandas, scikit-learn, etc.)
  • Experience with semi-structured/unstructured data (JSON, text) and NLP techniques
  • Past work or academic projects that include LLM-enabled use cases, document analytics, or forecasting

Additional details

  • Anticipated weekly hours: 40
  • Time type: Full time
  • Pay range: $79,310.00 - $158,620.00 (base annual). Actual offer will depend on experience, education, and geography. This position may be eligible for bonus/short-term incentives.
  • Benefits: comprehensive medical, dental, vision, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources (eligibility rules apply).
  • This role requires attention to detail, learning agility, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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