Senior Data Scientist

Key Skills

Algorithms, Amazon EMR, Data Mining, Data science techniques, Deep Learning, Machine learning techniques, Python Programming, PyTorch, R Programming, Scikit-learn, Statistical modeling, TensorFlow

Job Description

About Hello Heart:

Hello Heart is the only digital therapeutics company to focus exclusively on heart disease, the leading cause of death for U.S. adults. Through a connected device and mobile app that uses AI, behavioral science, and personalized digital coaching to drive lifestyle changes, Hello Heart empowers people to embrace healthier behavior, which can reduce the risks of high blood pressure and heart disease. It also helps users catch blood pressure readings that are extremely high and encourages them to talk to their doctor to identify potential risk in time. Validated in peer-reviewed studies and trusted by leading Fortune 500 companies, Hello Heart is easy to use and works alongside an employer’s benefits ecosystem. Founded in 2013, Hello Heart is a member of the American Heart Association’s Innovators’ Network and is part of the CVS Health Point Solutions Management program. Hello Heart is backed by leading VCs including Stripes, Khosla Ventures, IVP, Blue Run and Resolute. Visit www.helloheart.com for more information. 

Your responsibilities:

• You’ll take ownership of predictive modeling projects, including design, model training, architecture, performance evaluation, and ongoing monitoring.
• You’ll research and experiment with machine learning, deep learning, optimization, and statistics algorithms to solve a wide range of real-life problems that can actually improve people’s lives.
• You’ll work closely with the product and translate clinical research into digital insights that will be used on a daily basis across the world.
• You’ll innovate and make new ideas happen fast, in an agile way. Yes, even in the data group.

Your Skills:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in developing machine learning models using Python or R - required.
• 4+ years of hands-on industry experience in implementing machine learning models in production - required.
• BSc in an appropriate technology field (Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Math, Neuroscience, Physics, Econometrics) - required.
• MSc, or PhD in an appropriate technology field or equivalent experience - advantage.
• Experience in the healthcare industry and working with clinical data / EMR – advantage.
• Experience with standard analytics tools and deep learning frameworks such as scikit-learn, PyTorch / TensorFlow - required.,
• Expertise in data mining algorithms and statistical modeling techniques such as clustering, classification, regression, decision trees, neural nets, support vector machines, genetic algorithms and anomaly detection. 
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, research-oriented group with several ongoing concurrent projects.

Hello Heart has a positive, diverse, and supportive culture - we look for people who are collaborative, creative, and courageous. Oh, and if you want to see some recent evidence of the fun things we do at Hello Heart, check out our Instagram page.