Clinical AI Data Scientist

Your future role at a glance

• Location: Remote
• Department: Clinical and Population Health Analytics
• Schedule: Full-time | Day shift

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How you’ll make an impact in this role

• Build & Refine: Assist in building, testing, and refining predictive machine learning models and text-based Generative AI tools (utilizing Vertex AI and modern NLP frameworks) under the guidance of senior team members to address real-world clinical challenges.
• Process & Analyze: Extract, clean, and preprocess structured healthcare data (EHR, billing, and claims), performing feature engineering to address noise, missingness, and complex clinical data structures.
• Evaluate & Test: Conduct model evaluation, benchmarking, and error analysis, assessing performance metrics alongside clinical safety, fairness, and potential algorithmic bias.
• Collaborate & Learn: Work alongside senior data scientists and clinical mentors to translate broad clinical questions into structured analytics problems and actionable technical tasks.
• Document & Handoff: Write clean, well-documented code and maintain clear project documentation (in GitHub) to support model deployment and integration with MLOps pipelines.

Education

What minimum requirements you’ll need

• High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

Additional Preferences

• Technical & GenAI Stack: Degree in a relevant STEM field (A Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Data Science, Computer Science, Health Informatics, Statistics, or a related STEM field), backed by strong skills in Python (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn), SQL (BigQuery/relational databases), Git, and practical exposure to LLMs, prompt engineering, or GenAI frameworks (Hugging Face, LangChain, Vertex AI).
• Healthcare Domain & Stakeholder Communication: Curiosity and familiarity with healthcare data standards and clinical coding (e.g., ICD-10, CPT), with proven ability to analyze complex data and translate technical findings to clinical stakeholders.

Benefits that help you thrive

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
• Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
• Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
• Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning
• Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
• Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
• Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

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