Knithealth
Senior Data Scientist
San Francisco · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$140k-$175kDetected 37 days ago
PythonSQLBigQuerySnowflakeRedshiftAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsMachine LearningDeep LearningTensorFlowPyTorchSparkData EngineeringData ScienceNLPLLMsStatisticsProduct StrategyEHR/EMRLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- Knit is led by a founding team from the University of California Berkeley who have developed a novel AI architecture which learns to reason like physicians.
- We now have an unprecedented window into how clinicians make decisions at the point of care-and your work will turn that information into actionable insights that improve outcomes for patients and providers alike.
- The starting salary range for the Senior Data Scientist is approximately $140,000 to $175,000 per year.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain scalable data infrastructure, including database schemas and batch processing pipelines (e.g., Spark).
- Develop and refine evaluation frameworks that assess how models capture and represent clinical reasoning.
- Collaborate with AI engineering to optimize models for performance, scalability, and real-world clinical relevance.
- Manage and mentor junior data scientists, fostering technical growth and best practices in modeling and analytics.
- Partner with product and engineering teams to align data science goals with product strategy and customer needs.
- Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to clinicians, stakeholders, and non-technical partners.
- We combine expertise in AI with deep clinical knowledge to develop safe, trustworthy systems that improve care, expand access, and reduce waste.
- We're now closing the loop and using our novel foundation model, together with frontier clinical LLMs, to build a next generation clinical intelligence platform for providers.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., mathematics, computer science, data science, statistics, or related discipline).
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, and R.
- Hands-on experience with batch processing (e.g., Spark) and distributed data processing frameworks.
- Strong understanding of distributed database management systems and data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery).
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex analyses into actionable insights for diverse audiences.
- Proven track record of mentoring or managing junior team members.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and their data engineering services.
- Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Compensation
- Knit Health offers a competitive compensation package that includes base salary, equity, and opportunities for advancement.
- The starting salary range for the Senior Data Scientist is approximately $140,000 to $175,000 per year.
Benefits
- Generous benefits for full-time employees include: medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% of premiums paid for employees and dependents (full coverage for dental, vision, and our Gold medical plan
- coverage begins on the first day of employment.
- Additional benefits include a 401(k) plan and 24 days of PTO annually.
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- About Knit Health
- Knit Health is building a novel clinical foundation model to improve the way healthcare is delivered.
- We are venture backed and have partnered with multiple US-based health systems and data providers.
- Knit Health is seeking an experienced and visionary Senior Data Scientist to help advance our next-generation clinical intelligence platform at a pivotal time in healthcare innovation.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workplace.
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