Apex Systems
Lead Data Scientist
Woodlawn, Maryland, USA · Junior · full-time
No sponsorshipDetected 35 days ago
PythonAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsMachine LearningTensorFlowPyTorchscikit-learnData ScienceNLPA/B TestingCustomer SupportLeadershipCollaborationMentoringClaims ManagementCompTIA
About the role
- We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure.
- Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
- Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and validate NLP models for automated parsing of legacy code structures.
- Perform latent semantic analysis (LSA), topic modeling, and other text analytics methods on historic documentation.
- Lead the statistical validation of extracted rules to ensure accuracy and alignment with business processes.
- Support the development of a vendor-neutral rules repository by defining data models and ensuring data quality.
- Collaborate with software engineers, legacy system SMEs, and enterprise architects.
Requirements
- or 6 years with an MS/MA
- or 3 years with a PhD.
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience with a BS/BA degree
Nice to have
- Active or prior Public Trust Clearance.
- Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe.
- Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
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Skills
- Hands-on expertise with NLP techniques including parsing, embeddings, semantic similarity, classification, and information extraction.
- Experience analyzing or modernizing legacy systems (e.g., COBOL, ALC, mainframe environments).
- Proficiency with Python and common data science/ML libraries (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, spaCy, Hugging Face).
- Strong statistical background, including hypothesis testing and model validation.
- Ability to translate complex analytical findings into clear recommendations.
- Knowledge of agile development methodologies.
- Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting modernization efforts within federal healthcare programs.
- Familiarity with Medicare claims processing rules or policy structures.
- Expertise in migrating from mainframe codebases to cloud-native architectures.
- Experience applying AI/ML to large government datasets or in regulated healthcare environments.
- Certifications in data science, AI/ML engineering, or cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
- Prior experience leading data science teams or mentoring junior data scientists.
Benefits
- Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection.
- Apply advanced data science and machine learning techniques to analyze, classify, and interpret business rules from legacy claims processing systems.
- You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
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