Staff Data Scientist, SonderMind
$144-180k
In-person and online therapy platform
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In-person and online therapy platform
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$144-180k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To improve individuals' mental and behavioral health to create a happier and healthier world.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is someone who is passionate about designing and implementing ML/AI data products and systems in this space, and has the technical skillset to directly contribute to these initiatives as they ramp up
- A strong sense of language model embeddings and fine tuning capabilities, combined with familiarity with GenAI agentic strategies is a must
- Ph.D. (preferred) or M.S. in a quantitative science such as computer science, engineering, data science, applied mathematics, statistics, etc
- 5+ years of preparing and deploying ML/AI data products
- Prior experience at early- to mid-stage growth companies is preferred
- Experience in the health-tech and/or mental health space is a strong bonus
- Strong statistics and experimental design background
- Proficiency with Python programming language
- Expertise in recommender systems utilizing multiple underlying technologies such as reinforcement learning and collaborative filtering
- Proficiency with generative AI models/framewords, language embeddings, fine tuning and/or transfer learning
- Predictive modeling and expertise with multiple optimization frameworks such as gradient descent, particle swarm optimization, simulated annealing, quadratic programming, and Bayesian optimization
What the job involves
- As a Staff Data Scientist at SonderMind you will be a leader in the technology organization (product, engineering and applied science), working on solving a diverse set of problems in the mental healthcare space
- From helping clinicians grow and manage their practices, to personalizing self-care and matching appropriate providers with clients who are ready for clinical care, your primary role will be to drive success for all of these scenarios through the development of data-driven ML/AI services
- This role will also play a large role building and monitoring generative AI agents in production
- As an integral part of the product and engineering team our data scientists deploy data products with immediate positive impact to our providers and clients
- Lead technical initiatives at the intersection of applied science and product engineering, identifying new opportunities for data-driven product solutions and driving end-to-end execution from ideation through production
- Deploy, document, and test production ML/AI services (models, prototypes, etc.) to continuously improve client & provider experiences on the platform
- Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate ML/AI based functionality
- Build, test, and monitor generative AI agents, inclusive of RAG implementation and context-aware API information retrieval
- Fine-tune language models and navigate open source model embeddings strategies for multiple production use cases
- Lead algorithm and architecture design decisions for new and ongoing ML/AI initiatives
- Conduct code reviews and guidance on best practices
- Key Technologies to be used: Python, Pandas, Numpy, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Pydantic, SQL (PostgreSQL and Snowflake), NoSQL (DynamoDB, Elasticsearch), AWS Services:, Sagemaker, Lambda, Athena, Glue, Feature Store, Sentence transformers and open-source language models (BERT, Ada, LLaMA, etc.), REST API services, Kubernetes and Docker, Vector Databases (PGvector, pinecone, etc.), Git/Gitlab, LaunchDarkly
- The data products being developed in this role will directly impact clinicians and their clients at all stages of their mental healthcare journey
- As time goes on the candidate should be able to independently identify and communicate new opportunities where data science may be applied to improve clinician and client workflows and healthcare quality
- Technical success in this role will be measured by the delivery of production services and demonstrated leadership to problem solve challenges along the way
- Cultural success in this role will be measured by positive cross-functional interactions and a curious, solution-oriented approach to questions and conversations brought to the applied science and data engineering organization
Our take
Demand for mental health services in the U.S. is soaring, yet therapeutic services are generally expensive, uniform, and hard to access for the majority of people. This is mainly due to the fact that most mental health practitioners don't accept insurance or work within a healthcare infrastructure.
SonderMind tackles the shortage of accessible mental health services by providing a digital network that matches the specific needs of patients with mental health specialists. What's more, the patient’s insurance coverage network is considered when determining a match, allowing users to find personalized therapeutic services that fit within their budget.
In addition to its therapy recommendation service, Sondermind also provides tools for therapy booking, organization, and billing. Ultimately, the startup has taken an interesting stance within the therapy landscape by focusing on providing personalized and easy-to-use booking services that are flexible within different budgets and insurance plans.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jul 2021
$150m
SERIES C
Apr 2020
$27m
SERIES B
Total funding: $183.2m
Company benefits
- We work to support our employees wherever they are in life
- We offer health, vision, dental, disability, and mental health coverage
- And beyond that, you're required to take at least three weeks of PTO each year!
Company values
- Curious - Seek to understand and pull the thread
- Courageous - Take action, even when uncomfortable
- Lightful - Assume positive intent in others
- Authentic - Say what you mean, mean what you say – act accordingly
- Bucketworthy - Don’t let your bucket leak
Company HQ
Cherry Creek, Denver, CO
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Leadership
Mark Frank
(CEO & Co-Founder)Co-founded SafeImageMD in 2012. Former Chairman on the Board of Directors for AfterOurs Urgent Care prior to co-founding SonderMind.
Shouvick Mukherjee
(CTO & Co-Founder)They have extensive experience in engineering and have held many VP roles in various companies, including Yahoo and Walmart eCommerce.
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