Data Scientist

Unite Health Share Ministries (UHSM) is a nonprofit, innovative faith-based health sharing ministry that facilitates member-to-member health sharing among fellow Christians, serving as a connector to administer medical cost sharing. The UHSM mission is to help Christian families fulfill their God-given purpose to care for one another and to positively impact our communities. Headquartered in Norfolk, VA, UHSM takes a modern approach to health sharing that prioritizes holistic health and wellbeing. UHSM offers simple, fair, and friendly health share programs to its members.

About This Role

UHSM is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Data Scientist to join our team. As a key contributor, you will analyze large and complex datasets to uncover insights, build predictive models, and help drive data-informed decisions across the organization.

Candidates must reside in : California, Arizona, Texas, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Georgia, or Virginia .

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze structured and unstructured data to identify patterns, trends, and actionable insights for key teams across the organization.
• Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models to solve business problems (retention, revenue, program utilization, etc.)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, sales, marketing, etc.) to understand business needs and translate them into data solutions.
• Create data visualizations and dashboards to communicate findings effectively.
• Perform A/B testing and statistical analyses to support product and strategy development.
• Clean, preprocess, and validate data for modeling and analytics purposes.
• Develop repository of key dashboards for leadership and team leads to utilize as a source of truth.
• Develop and maintain reproducible code and documentation.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, tools, and best practices in data science and machine learning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Data Science , Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in a data science or analytical role; h ealthcare field experience is a plus .
• Strong programming skills in Python; experience with SQL.
• Experience with machine learning libraries (ex. scikit-learn or XGBoost ).
• Proficiency in data visualization tools Tableau and PowerB I .
• Solid understanding of statistical analysis, hypothesis testing, and experimental design.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Proactive and ability to challenge the status quo.

What we offer

• Competitive Salary + Unlimited PTO.
• Health, Dental, Vision, Life insurance and 403(b) with company match.
• Ability to make important enhancements to the Healthcare industry.
• Great culture where you work with the founders and key stakeholders in a relaxed, but innovative atmosphere.

UHSM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business needs. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.