Applied Scientist II
Garner HealthDigital Health company
New York, United States$158,000 – $190,000Mid
Kleiner Perkins
Redpoint
Maverick
Kaiser Permanente Ventures
Mercy
Plus Capital
Data & AI
About the role
TL;DR
Design and ship algorithmic systems for healthcare, answering member questions about care and cost.
- •Garner is seeking an exceptional Applied Scientist II to join their Applied Science team.
- •This role will focus on designing and shipping algorithmic systems that are core to Garner's product, answering critical member questions about healthcare providers and costs.
- •Key Responsibilities Ship production algorithmic systems end-to-end, from problem framing to launch and iteration.
- •Frame real-world healthcare and business constraints into clear objectives and decision frameworks.
- •Define and validate metrics to judge solution effectiveness.
- •Choose appropriate approaches (ML, optimization, heuristics, etc.) for each problem.
- •Build a deep understanding of the healthcare economy and Garner's position within it.
- •Requirements 2+ years of industry experience as an Applied Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, Research Scientist, or equivalent advanced degree.
- •Strong applied problem-solving skills and the ability to deliver solutions that improve metrics.
- •Solid command of relevant methods and data dependencies.
- •Strong judgment in selecting between statistical models, heuristics, optimization, and simpler algorithmic methods.
- •Strong communication skills for presenting work to senior stakeholders.
Required skills
PythonSQLLLMsHugging FacePyTorchPandas
Nice-to-have skills
SnowflakeAWS
Domain expertise
healthcare
Benefits & perks
equity incentive, flexible PTO, Medical/Dental/Vision plan options, 401(k) with company match, flexible spending accounts, Teladoc Health
Tech stack
PythonSQLAWSSnowflakePandasPyTorchHugging FaceLLMs