Sword Health

Data Scientist

Remote Porto, Portugal
Machine Learning SQL Python R
Description
Sword Health is on a mission to free two billion people from pain as the world’s first and only end-to-end platform to predict, prevent and treat pain. 

With 67% of members achieving a pain-free life and a 70% reduction in surgery intent, at Sword, we are using technology to save millions for our 25,000 enterprise clients across three continents. Today, we hold the majority of industry patents, win 70% of competitive evaluations, and have raised more than $300 million from top venture firms like Founders Fund, Sapphire Ventures, General Catalyst, and Khosla Ventures.

Recognized as a Forbes Best Startup Employer in 2024, this award highlights our focus on being a destination for the best and brightest  talent. Not only have we experienced unprecedented growth since our market debut in 2020,  but we’ve also created a remarkable mission and value-driven environment that is loved by our growing team. With a recent valuation of $3 billion, we are in a phase of hyper growth and expansion, and we’re looking for individuals with passion, commitment, and energy to help us scale our impact. 

Joining Sword Health means committing to a set of core values, chief amongst them to “do it for the patients” every day, and to always “deliver more than expected” on behalf of our members and clients.

This is an opportunity for you to make a significant difference on a massive scale as you work alongside 900+ (and growing!) talented colleagues, spanning three continents. Your charge? To help us build a pain-free world, powered by technology, enhanced by people — accessible to all.

Introduction:

Sword Health is looking for a Data Scientist to enable AI/ML projects to power the Sword health platform from end-to-end. You will work together on multiple vertical projects such as Product, Marketing, Finance and Clinical Outcomes to design, prototype and test novel clinical and digital models. Additionally,  you will dig deep in data statistical analysis that will help both business and patient care.

You will be working inside our Data Team at Sword that is helping our business to become more and more Data centric and you will have a tremendous impact on millions of lives.

What you'll be doing :

  • Lead data science projects from design, exploration, prototype and production implementation.
  • Test novel clinical and digital interventions to understand our patient health needs, their behavioral tendencies and how to improve patient recovery.
  • Leverage advanced programming and processing of large datasets.
  • Work alongside with data scientists, data engineers and data analysts in complex analysis and in deploying designed and well-tested ML models into practice, helping to build appropriate frameworks to test and monitor ongoing model performance.
  • Provide methodological, statistical, design and analytical feedback for new and ongoing operations / applied research projects.
  • Work and collaborate with internal stakeholders (Finance, Marketing, Product, Clinical operations) to develop strategies and data science products to solve real world problems.

What you need to have:

  • 2+ years of experience in Data Science roles;
  • Previous Experience using descriptive and inferential statistics in the context of a product;
  • Previous Experience using machine learning to derive insights and find patterns in the data;
  • Working knowledge of SQL as well as statistical packages (such as those in Python or R);
  • Excellent communication skills and able to communicate their findings with different stakeholders, including those who are non-technical from other teams;
  • Experience in solving complex business problems with data, being able to use complex tools and techniques ;
  • Previous experience in working independently and taking ownership of projects.

What we would love to see:

  • Experience with irregular time-series/event data;
  • Experience in working with cloud platforms;
  • Genuine curiosity that drives you to experiment and try new things.
Portugal - Sword Benefits & Perks:

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Meal allowance
• Equity shares
• Remote work allowance
• Flexible working hours
• Work from home
• Unlimited vacation
• Snacks and beverages
• English class
• Unlimited access to our Learning Platform


Note: Please note that this position does not offer relocation assistance. Candidates must possess a valid EU visa and be based in Portugal.


Sword Health, which includes SWORD Health, Inc. and Sword Health Professionals (consisting of Sword Health Care Providers, P.A., SWORD Health Care Providers of NJ, P.C., SWORD Health Care Physical Therapy Providers of CA, P.C.*) complies with applicable Federal and State civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of Age, Ancestry, Color, Citizenship, Gender, Gender expression, Gender identity, Gender information, Marital status, Medical condition, National origin, Physical or mental disability, Pregnancy, Race, Religion, Caste, Sexual orientation, and Veteran status.
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