Senior Data Scientist, Covera Health
Causal Inference
$175-200k
+ Discretionary bonus
Advanced clinical analytics
Be an early applicant
Advanced clinical analytics
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$175-200k
+ Discretionary bonus
21-100 employees
Company mission
To aid healthcare providers and payers in a shared quest to better define, measure, and deliver the highest standard of care to patients everywhere.
Role
Who you are
- Educational Background: Ph.D. or M.S. in Statistics, Economics, Biostatistics, Applied Mathematics, Epidemiology, Computer Science, or a related field
- Experience: At least 2 years of experience for PhD degree holders or 5 years for M.S. degree holders with a strong track record of applying statistical and causal inference methods to real-world healthcare data
- Strong foundation in statistical modeling, including Generalized Linear Models, Mixed Models, and longitudinal data analysis
- Expertise in study design and causal inference methodologies such as Propensity Score Matching, Propensity Score Weighting, Difference-In-Differences, and Regression Discontinuity Design
- Strong foundation in coding best practices, with expertise in R, Spark (specifically sparklyr), SQL, and Python for data science. Exceptional skills in R and sparklyr are required
- Experience developing scalable code for use by a wider team and contributing to a collaborative codebase
- Proven ability to troubleshoot code, technical issues, and optimize data pipelines effectively
- Strong understanding of, and experience working with, real-world medical and claims data, including familiarity with ICD codes, CPT codes, CMS-HCC models, and comorbidity coding
- Experience interpreting and working with medical coding standards to extract meaningful insights from healthcare datasets
- Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to explain complex methodologies to non-technical stakeholders
- Enthusiasm for working in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment, paired with a proactive, problem-solving mindset
- Industry Experience: Preferred experience working with payor organizations, healthcare consulting, and/or fast-paced, client-facing environments
What the job involves
- Process and Analyze Healthcare Data: Work with various types of healthcare data, including longitudinal medical claims data, to quantify the relationships between healthcare quality and patient outcomes, such as cost, clinical outcomes, and care patterns
- Conduct Statistical Analysis and Causal Inference Modeling: Conduct statistical modeling of claims data using methods like Propensity Score Matching, Propensity Score Weighting, and Difference-In-Differences. Develop, maintain, extend, and validate models and methods to quantify program savings and ROI
- Provide Technical and Thought Leadership: Serve as an in-house expert on causal inference techniques, lead study design efforts, propose and develop Statistical Analysis Plans (SAPs), and ensure methodological rigor across projects
- Maintain and Extend Data and Modeling Pipelines: Develop, run, and enhance our data engineering and modeling pipelines to create modeling datasets, run statistical models, and produce quarterly business performance reports
- Improve and Troubleshoot Codebase: Review and optimize the team’s data pipelines and statistical code to enhance runtime and memory efficiency, ensure reproducibility, and support automation and scalability. Troubleshoot technical issues as they arise, working with the engineering team as needed for support
- Conduct Ad-Hoc Analyses: Conduct ad-hoc analyses (e.g. of claims data) as business needs arise in a fast-paced environment to uncover business and clinical insights and support Covera’s strategy and decision-making
- Prepare and Communicate Insights: Develop clear, compelling documentation and presentations for client meetings and key deliverables. Effectively communicate analytical results to both internal and external stakeholders and co-lead methodological discussions with clients
- Collaborate: Work closely with data science team members and cross-functional colleagues across Covera on analysis requests, projects, and research initiatives
- Publish: Author and contribute to academic publications and white papers. Serve as an ambassador for Covera’s methodologies and value proposition within the research and healthcare communities
Our take
Covera’s study of advanced imaging technology found complex diagnoses to have error rates of 30% or more. Their answer has been to develop powerful AI powered analytics tools to assist radiology providers in improving diagnostic accuracy, thereby reducing patient harm and healthcare expense.
It is a promising area in which to develop and deploy AI tools. Covera benefits from cloud-based access to medical records stretching back over a decade, and millions of associated data points, to refine and train their error recognition software.
Moreover, Covera is tapping into an expanding market. Not only do they serve providers in all 50 US states, they’re specializing in a niche area of a market that is expected to reach just over $80 billion by 2026. Healthcare analytics is expected to revolutionize the field over the next few years, and Covera is positioning itself as a strategically specialized player.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-28% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Nov 2023
$25m
SERIES C
Aug 2021
$25m
SERIES C
Total funding: $86m
Company benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- Unlimited Wellness Days
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Home, Office & In-Between
- Home Office Stipend
- Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits
- Discounted Citibike Membership
- High-Rise Offices with Lots of Light
- Cold Brew & Beer On Tap
- Fully Stocked Kitchen & Snacks
- Retirement & Development
- Fee-Free 401(k) Plan
- Annual Stipend for Personal Development
Company HQ
Hudson Square, New York, NY
Leadership
Ron Vianu
(CEO & Founder)After studying at New York University, Ron founded Park East Medical where he worked for 3 years, before serving as CEO of Transcion for 9 years. Having founded Spreemo Health in 2010, he used this experience to found Covera Health in September 2017, serving as CEO since.
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