Job Description:

Phreesia is looking for an experienced and hands-on Senior Data Scientist to join our growing Data Science Team; someone with extraordinary analytical and technical skills who is familiar with the entire lifecycle of a data science project, from data exploration, modeling and analysis, to model selection, validation, evaluation, and deployment.

You will be joining a team of especially smart, humorous, quick-witted, and dedicated coworkers, all passionate about data and improving patient access to healthcare. You will be responsible for strategic planning, building data products for internal consumption, near real-time business intelligence tools, and predictive models. We are looking for someone experienced in partnering with business stakeholders, translating their needs into technical solutions and answers, and then building and delivering those solutions. This role will report directly to the Director of Data Science.

What You'll Do

• Leverage Phreesia’s massive and ever-growing dataset to design and build data products that provide actionable business insights 

• Use NLP techniques to parse, process, and structure textual data 

• Develop methods to efficiently classify and characterize patient populations 

• Optimize targeted engagement strategies through modeling, forecasting, and evaluation 

• Navigate and use diverse machine learning stacks in Python and R 

• Quickly prototype ideas and solve complex problems by adapting creative approaches 

• Build customized dashboards for internal and external clients 

• Take ownership of data products and ensure they are properly tracked throughout their lifecycle 

• Participate in strategic project planning and reporting to executive leadership

• Write clean, well-tested, code that will stand the test of time 

• Be an expert communicator: you could summarize your daily progress in a tweet

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree required; MS/MA in a quantitative field such as data science, computer science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, computational linguistics, physics, or relevant equivalent professional experience

• 5+ years of experience in an operational Data Science role 

• MS/MA in a quantitative field such as data science, computer science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, computational linguistics, physics, or relevant equivalent professional experience 

• Experience using NLP toolsets

• Experience in using statistical principles to inform decision making (experimental design, significance tests, a/b testing)  

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal 

• Ability to organize, visualize, and present complex data in a way that tells a compelling story and drives decision making 

• Excellent SQL skills and experience with large datasets 

• Experience contributing professional-level code using version control 

• Experience in collaborating with Data Scientists and Data Engineers to propose, test, validate, evaluate, and deploy Machine Learning models 

• Healthcare experience and a basic understanding of clinical terms is preferred but not required.

Technology You'll Use

• Knowledge graphs, vector similarity search, large language models

• Professional command of common Data Science and Machine Learning toolsets in Python

• GitLab for CI/CD, Apache Airflow, web frameworks such as Python Flask or R Shiny 

• Kubernetes, Docker, and other containerization frameworks 

• AWS services including S3, EMR, Glue, SageMaker, Redshift, and Athena

• Spark NLP, nltk, spaCy, and other NLP toolsets

Base pay for US is $150K - $170K USD, depending on qualifications. In addition, Phreesia also offers equity as part an attractive & comprehensive Total

Who We Are:

At Phreesia, we’re looking for smart and passionate people to help drive our mission of creating a better, more engaging healthcare experience. We’re committed to helping healthcare organizations succeed in an ever-evolving landscape by transforming the way healthcare is delivered. Our SaaS platform digitizes appointment check-in and offers tools to engage patients, improve efficiency, optimize staffing, and enhance clinical care.

Phreesia cares about our employees by providing a diverse and dynamic work environment. We’re a five-time winner of Modern Healthcare Magazine’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare award and we’ve been recognized on the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index. We are dedicated to continuously improving our employee experience by launching new programs and initiatives. If you thrive in a culture of recognition, value inclusivity, professional development, and growth opportunities, Phreesia could be a great fit!

We strive to provide a diverse and inclusive environment and are an equal opportunity employer.