SemanticBits is a leading company specializing in the design and development of digital health services and the work we do is just as unique as the culture we’ve created. We deliver using Agile practices to help the government solve their most technically challenging problems. The systems we develop are used to improve the quality of healthcare delivered to millions of people and revolutionize the healthcare industry on a nationwide scale. SemanticBits is a remote-first employer and has been named a Top Workplace in 2021. As a government contractor, SemanticBits requires that candidates must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance and show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or obtain a religious or medical exemption.

Responsibilities:

• Strong grasp of statistics, programming, and modeling techniques (machine learning, classification, cluster analysis, data mining, databases, and visualization)
• Solid experience with SQL, Python and/or R and common data science packages - e.g. pandas, scikit-learn, matplotlib, ggplot, plyr, etc.
• Dataset parsing, dataset merging, dataset analysis, dataset synthesis
• Familiarity with controlled vocabularies (e.g. UMLS, SNOMED, etc.)
• Strong knowledge of databases (relational, OLAP, and NoSQL)Experience with Medicare claims is highly desirable
• Experience with the following technologies is also highly desirable: Jupyter, Spark, Apache Superset or other BI software, AWS cloud computing
• Experience in the healthcare domain, or with quality data sets is highly desirable
• Strong technical communication skills; both written and verbal
• Ability to understand and articulate the “big picture” and simplify complex ideas
• Strong problem solving and structuring skills
• Ability to identify and learn applicable new techniques independently as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with quantitative focus in Econometrics, Statistics, Operations Research, Computer Science or a related field and a minimum of five years of relevant experience or a Master’s degree with a minimum of three years experience
• Candidate must reside in the United States
• Flexible and willing to accept a change in priorities as necessary

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in the healthcare industry
• Federal Government contracting work experience
• Prior experience working remotely full-time
• Computer vision experience

Physical and emotional requirements for the job:

• This position is to be performed remotely from an individual’s home office and involves sedentary work. Employees in this role can be expected to exert up to 10 pounds of force on occasion in order to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move standard electronic equipment. Employees are expected to make decisions in a timely manner and display emotional intelligence during occasional stressful situations.

Competitive salary

Stipend for work station set up

Four weeks of PTO

Eleven paid holidays

One floating holiday

Comprehensive health benefits (medical with HSA option, dental, and vision)

Employer HSA contribution

401k retirement plan with matching benefit

100% paid short-term and long-term disability

100% paid life insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Three weeks parental leave

Casual working environment

Flexible working hours

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