College Co-op: Informatics Data Analyst
The College co-op student must bring their drive for academic excellence, technical expertise, and adventure to Independence; help us as we renew and reimagine our business and shape the future of health care. Our organization is looking to diversify, grow, innovate, and serve, and we are looking for a learning-oriented college student to join our team.
College Co-op Student Job Description:
Seeking a motivated and curious college co-op student to join our Data Science team. The college co-op student will join a productive and dynamic data science team that supports all areas of Independence business with ML and Gen AI applications. In this role you will be exposed to the entire data science life cycle and assist in the development and building of machine learning models using advanced ML techniques and technologies, and large data sets from administrative, medical, and pharmacy claims, lab values, demographic data, etc. The successful student candidate will have a passion for rapid upskilling, learning, and technical skills.
Responsibilities and Duties:
• Help build classification, regression, and potentially NLP models that are responsive to business needs • Help identify relevant data, perform exploratory data analysis, and prepare data for model building including feature selection and feature engineering. • Present findings to the data science team and other stakeholders. • Work with our ML Engineer and ML Ops Engineer to operationalize data science pipelines in Google Cloud Platform.
Qualifications and Skills:
• Proficiency in Python and SQL are required • Familiarity with regression and classification problems and unsupervised learning • Good communication and presentation skills Technical Skills • Experience with ML algorithms, theory, and data structures are desirable • Experience with ML frameworks/tools such as scikit-learn, Pandas, Numpy, XGBoost, etc. • Experience and familiarity with NLP tools/methods such as NLTK, Spacy, LSA, LDA, Gensim, FastText, etc. are a plus • Knowledge and familiarity with Transformer algorithms such as BERT, GPT, GPT-2, etc., API’s, and open-source methods are also a plus • Knowledge and experience with Git and software development life cycle (SDLC) is also helpful.
Majors: Computer Science, Mathematics, and Quantitative majors.
Accepted Classification: Junior, Senior, Recent Graduate (within one year or less of
Independence Blue Cross is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or disability.
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At Independence, everyone can feel valued, supported, and comfortable to be themselves. Our commitment to equity means that all associates have a fair opportunity to achieve their full potential. We put these principles into action every day by acting with integrity and respect. We stand together to speak out against injustice and to break down barriers to support a more inclusive and equitable workplace. Celebrating and embracing the diverse thoughts and perspectives that make up our workforce means our company is more vibrant, innovative, and better able to support the people and communities we serve.
About Our Company
Serving more than 8 million people nationwide, including 2.5 million in southeastern Pennsylvania, Independence Health Group — together with its subsidiaries — is the leading health insurance organization in the Philadelphia region. Our mission to build healthier lives for you, your family, and your employees shapes our actions and decisions every day.
At Independence, we see each of our members as an individual, with unique needs and concerns. We’re dedicated to harnessing the very latest ideas and technologies to deliver access to care that meets those needs and surpasses your expectations. For more information about Independence access our website at www.ibx.com. We’re revolutionizing health care, and our focus is on you!
Equal Employment Opportunity
Independence Blue Cross is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or disability.
Agency Disclaimer
All resumes submitted directly to an Independence Blue Cross employee from a vendor via email, the Internet or in any other form without a valid written search agreement in place for this position from the Independence Blue Cross Family of Companies Human Resources Department will be deemed the sole property of Independence Blue Cross and the Independence Blue Cross Family of Companies. Please note that no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Independence Blue Cross or the Independence Blue Cross Family of Companies as a result of the referral or through means other than our established process.