Associate Data Scientist - IntelliScript (Remote)

What We Do

Milliman IntelliScript is a group of a few hundred experts in fields ranging from actuarial science to information technology to clinical practice. Together, we develop and deploy category-defining, data-driven, software-as-a-service (SaaS) products for a broad spectrum of insurance, health IT and life sciences clients. We are a business unit within Milliman, Inc., a respected consultancy with offices around the world.

Candidates who have their pick of jobs are drawn to IntelliScript’ s entrepreneurial and collaborative culture of innovation, excellence, exceptional customer service, balance, and transparency. Every single person has a voice in our company, and we challenge each other to push the outer limits of our full, diverse potential. And, we’ve shown sustained growth that ensures you’ll have room to grow your skillset, responsibilities, and career.

Our team is smart, down-to-earth, and ready to listen to your best ideas. We reward excellence and offer competitive compensation and benefits. Visit our LinkedIn page for a closer look at our company, and learn more about our cultural values here.

Milliman invests in skills training and career development and gives all employees access to a variety of learning and mentoring opportunities. Our growing number of Milliman Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are employee-led communities that influence policy decisions, develop future leaders, and amplify the voices of their constituents. We encourage our employees to give back to their varied professions, including leadership in professional organizations. Please visit our website to learn more about Milliman’s commitments to our people, diversity and inclusion, social impact, and sustainability

What this position entails

Milliman, Inc. is recognized as a top firm that provides data, products, and professional services to the insurance industry. IntelliScript is a practice within Milliman that provides health and life insurers with real-time data and underwriting decision support tools via software-as-a-service (SaaS). IntelliScript offers an innovative suite of products which interpret and deliver electronic medical data (such as prescription histories, diagnoses, treatment data, etc.) to help our clients make effective underwriting and pricing decisions. Our company offers a unique entrepreneurial culture that also promotes work / life balance. IntelliScript has enjoyed consistent growth and is the leader in the markets we serve.

The Associate Data Scientist will be integral as we continue to bring innovative new products to market in response to client needs and opportunities. The Associate Data Scientist will build upon their data science, GenAI, analytics, and/or actuarial experience to develop intimate knowledge of our current product capabilities and provide advanced analytical expertise to enhance these products through new solutions. Projects will include construction, validation, documentation and delivery of sophisticated machine learning and GenAI solutions for a variety of healthcare-related problems.

What you will be doing

The key area of responsibility in the role of Associate Data Scientist is to work in conjunction with our product teams and under the guidance of more experienced Data Scientists to develop and implement models to interpret structured and unstructured clinical data.

• Develop and maintain machine learning and GenAI models under the supervision of more experienced professionals
• Assist in the deployment of models and closely coordinate with IT, Product, and other departments as needed 
• Help bring new products into production by being part of a team that develops and monitors data pipelines
• Peer review and maintain models built by other team members

What we need

• 1+ years of professional experience using machine learning, analytics, or actuarial in one of the following industries: healthcare, insurance, clinical trials, or similar fields
• Demonstrable capability building machine learning models using methods such as linear regression, gradient-boosted decision trees, clustering, or similar techniques
• Programming experience in at least one of: R, Python, Databricks, AWS, or SQL

What you bring to the table

• Excellent communication skills, in person and through phone / email
• Ability to understand and translate technical specs or model results in communication with clients and IntelliScript management
• Proven ability to understand cli