Research Scientist
Qualifications and Skills
- PhD in relevant field, or Master’s degree with 2+ years of relevant experience
- Demonstrated expertise in building classification and regression ML models
- Experience with working with health care administrative claims data (ICD-10, MS-DRG, CPT/HCPCS)
- Knowledge and experience with Github, Bitbucket, or equivalent versioning systems
- Excellent written and oral presentation skills
- Experience with OHDSI tools and the OMOP data models a plus
- Record of publishing in peer-reviewed journals is a plus
Technical Skills
- Experience developing ML models and pipelines using cloud services from Google Cloud (preferred), AWS, or Azure
- Experience with ML frameworks/tools such as scikit-learn, pandas, Numpy, caret, TensorFlow, Keras, Spark, Spacy, Pytorch, XGBoost, Caffe/Caffe2, CNTK, etc.
- Experience with NLP tools/methods including OpenNLP, Stanford NLP, LSA, LDA, Gensim, FastText, NLTK, spaCy, etc.
- Knowledge of state-of-the-art ML algorithms such as BERT, ELMo, GPT, GPT-2, XLNET, T5, LSTMs, CRFs, etc., API’s, and open-source methods.
- Knowledge and experience with Github, Bitbucket, or equivalent versioning system.
Inclusion and Belonging
At IBX, everyone can feel valued, supported, and comfortable to be themselves, and 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. Celebrating and embracing 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
IBX is an Equal Opportunity 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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