Applied Scientist III

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, and improve algorithmic systems powering healthcare products.
• Own ambiguous, high-stakes problems end to end, from problem framing and objective-function definition through production deployment and iteration.
• Translate healthcare and business constraints into clear objectives, tradeoffs, and decision frameworks.
• Define metrics and validate solutions before release.
• Select appropriate approaches, including machine learning, optimization, heuristics, expert systems, and hybrid methods.
• Develop novel solutions and prototypes for complex problems.
• Review technical work rigorously and establish quality standards and evaluation tooling.
• Build a deep understanding of the healthcare economy and the company's role within it.

Example initiatives

• Optimize provider tiering across geographic access and total cost of care.
• Fine-tune and productionize an LLM-based primary care experience, including evaluation, guardrails, and quality monitoring.
• Build member engagement models using claims and in-app behavior to select effective communication channels and timing.

Requirements

• 4+ years of industry experience as an Applied Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, Research Scientist, or equivalent; or 2+ years with a relevant advanced degree.
• PhD preferred.
• Strong applied problem-solving skills and ability to define and improve meaningful metrics.
• Fluency across data and algorithmic methods.
• Strong judgment in selecting statistical models, heuristics, optimization, and simpler algorithmic approaches.
• Strong communication skills, including explaining complex algorithmic ideas to senior and external stakeholders and securing cross-team alignment.
• Bias toward action and ability to rapidly turn ideas into working prototypes.

Technologies

• Python
• SQL
• AWS
• Snowflake
• pandas
• XGBoost
• PyTorch
• Hugging Face
• Modern LLM tooling and evaluation frameworks

Compensation and Benefits

• Target base compensation: $236,000–$260,000.
• Equity incentive plan.
• Flexible paid time off.
• Medical, dental, and vision plan options.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Teladoc Health.