# Staff Data Scientist | Fraud / Billing

**Company:** [Machinify](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/machinify)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** ML Engineering
**Salary:** $180k – $230k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Machine Learning, Generative AI, Anomaly Detection, Information Retrieval, Weak Supervision, Python, SQL, Healthcare Claims Data, Data Privacy, Data Security
**Posted:** 2026-04-04

> Leads development and deployment of ML and GenAI systems to detect billing errors, audits, and fraud in healthcare payments. Requires 5+ years data science experience, team management, and a degree in CS or related field.

## Job Description

## What you will do

- Build and ship classical ML and GenAI pipelines that surface, rank, and explain candidate billing error, audit, and fraud concepts across large-scale healthcare claims data
- Advance state-of-the-art research in anomaly detection, information retrieval, and weak supervision, turning research into robust production systems
- Accelerate concept generation and concept validation with SMEs by designing human-in-the-loop workflows that enable high-throughput review with strong precision, recall, and traceability
- Own end-to-end delivery from problem framing and data strategy to model development, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring, with a focus on reliability and customer outcomes
- Partner cross-functionally with Product, Data Engineering, Operations, SMEs, and business leaders to prioritize work, unblock execution, and unlock material financial value
- Help scale the team and platform as Machinify grows aggressively toward resale and IPO readiness

## What you bring

- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of professional data science experience
- Proven track record of managing data teams and delivering complex, high-impact products from concept to deployment
- Strong knowledge of data privacy regulations and best practices in data security
- Exceptional team management abilities, with experience in building and leading high-performing teams
- Ability to think strategically and execute methodically
- Ability to drive change and inspire a distributed team
- Strong problem-solving skills and a data-driven mindset
- Ability to communicate effectively, collaborating with diverse groups to solve complex problems
- You embrace challenges with optimism and a balanced, and bring a business-oriented approach to product development
- You prioritize customer impact, ensuring your work significantly advances our product value

## What We Offer

- Work from anywhere in the US! Machinify is digital-first.
- Top Medical/Dental/Vision offerings
- FSA/HSA
- Tuition reimbursement
- Competitive salary, 401(k) with company match
- Unlimited PTO
- Additional health and wellness benefits and perks
- Flexible and trusting environment where you’ll feel empowered to do your best work

The salary for this position is based on an array of factors unique to each candidate: Such as years and depth of experience, set skills, certifications, etc. We are hiring for different levels and the base salary can range from $180k-$230k+ based on your assessed level. Compensation also includes meaningful equity, healthcare, unlimited PTO, and more.

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