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Title: Senior Data Scientist (Consultant)

Industry: Healthcare Consulting

• Consultant 
• Duration: 6 Months (with strong potential for annual extensions or conversion) 
• Individual Contributor 

Location: Remote, USA

BENZAIT HQ is New Orleans, LA while the client is based on the East Coast.

Our organization operates on a remote-first model, with travel expectations as necessary for the position. Please be advised that we are unable to consider candidates residing in Alaska, California, or Colorado. We appreciate your understanding and encourage applicants from other locations to apply.

Overview:

The SR Data Scientist Consultant (Digital Technology Services) is part of the BENZAIT consulting practice, a rapidly growing business that serves clients across the healthcare ecosystem. We provide on-demand access to consulting talent with unparalleled experience and combine it with premium customer care and flexible contracting, allowing clients to focus on the demands of their business. 

At BENZAIT, we are focused on empowering our clients to provide exceptional patient care each and every day. From health systems, hospitals, rehab centers to long-term care centers and at-home care capabilities – our consultancy allows you to apply your skills in multiple settings while building your career and making a positive impact at premier healthcare systems across the nation.

BENZAIT’s healthcare client is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join its Digital Technology Services team. This role is ideal for someone passionate about leveraging AI/ML, large language models, and data science to solve complex problems in healthcare. The Senior Data Scientist will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, build, and deploy predictive models and AI-driven solutions that enhance clinical workflows and decision-making. The role combines hands-on technical work—such as prompt engineering, model development, and pipeline coding—with leadership responsibilities including stakeholder communication, project management, and mentoring junior team members. This is a high-impact opportunity to contribute to meaningful innovation in a mission-driven healthcare environment.

Responsibilities:

A day in the life of the Data Scientist consultant:

·      Collaborate with the client stakeholders to understand business objectives and identify opportunities for AI/ML solutions.

·      Conduct exploratory data analysis to evaluate data relevance and feasibility for AI/ML applications.

·      Optimize Large Language Model (LLM) outputs using prompt engineering and build retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines.

·      Design, train, and evaluate AI/ML models tailored to specific use cases and assess their performance.

·      Develop scalable, interpretable, and repeatable models that integrate seamlessly into data products.

·      Engineer features by creatively combining multiple data sources to enhance model performance.

·       Write and maintain production-quality pipeline code for data processing, model execution, and result storage.

·      Analyze AI/ML systems for fairness, bias, interpretability, and overall impact.

·      Write efficient Python code that integrates with broader engineering and analytics systems.

·      Communicate AI/ML methodologies and outcomes to senior leadership to support strategic decisions.

·      Lead complex projects involving cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders.

·      Mentor and support junior team members on best practices in machine learning and AI.

Qualifications Required:

·      4+ years of experience in a data science role, or 5+ years in data engineering, data analysis, or data architecture.

·       Strong proficiency in Python, with hands-on experience developing robust data and ML solutions.

·       Advanced SQL skills for querying, manipulating, and analyzing large datasets.

·      Deep understanding of statistical modeling techniques and experience with a variety of machine learning algorithms.

·       Solid knowledge of clinical data structures and workflows; highly skilled in accessing and utilizing clinical datasets.

·      Proven ability to deploy custom AI/ML models to cloud environments and write production-level code.

·      Hands-on experience with optimizing large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and building RAG pipelines.

·       Capable of designing and implementing custom model monitoring frameworks.

Preferred Experience / Skills:

• Experience with the Google Cloud Platform, git, GitHub, Docker.
• Experience building dashboards in Looker Studio.
• In-depth knowledge of Python statistical analysis tools and frameworks.
• Familiarity with the Epic Clarity data model.

Salary:

W2 Hourly Rate: $65.00-$80.00 (US) per hour. The salary range for this role considers the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skills, experience, training, licensure and certifications, practice area, and other business and organizational needs. 

Benefits Offered (W-2 Consulting Positions):

• Medical Offerings: medical, dental, vision for the consultant.  
• Generous 401(k) match: Invest in your future with our 401k matching program
• Workplace Flexibility: Enjoy the flexibility of remote work options
• Internet and wellness stipend.
• Collaborative Team Culture: Be part of a supportive and innovative team
• Innovative Technologies: Opportunity to work at the forefront of Data and AI technologies.

 At BENZAIT, we pride ourselves on having a diverse workforce. We value and celebrate the uniqueness of individuals and the different perspectives they provide. We offer equal opportunity employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, or protected veteran status.

 Please be vigilant regarding job scams. We advise all candidates to apply directly through our official careers page. Our team will use email addresses with the domain [email protected].

**To be considered for this role apply directly to: https://jobs.gusto.com/postings/benzait-senior-data-scientist-consultant-bfcbc8dc-41b4-4861-a8c6-50daf558ead0

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