Associate Data Scientist-2

Essential Duties and Functions 
· Understand the business objective and directly participate in the delivery of data science solutions to solve business problems.
· Extract and analyze data: assessing quality, profiling, cleansing, exploratory data analysis and the transformation of large and complex datasets to be utilized for developing the statistical models. 

· Design and develop different statistical modeling techniques such as regression, classification models, anomaly detection models, clustering models, deep learning models and feature reduction etc. to derive actionable insights.
· Build, test, validate models through various relevant methodologies, error metrics and calibration techniques.
· Validate the post-production model performance and calculate the ROI 

· Work with cloud analytic platforms on AWS/ Azure using PySpark, Sagemaker, Snowflake, Azure Synapse Analytics, etc. 

· Interact with cross-functional technical teams and multiple business stakeholders to support integration of data science solutions into the business processes.
 

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, and Skills 
· Advanced degree in data science, statistics, computer science, or equivalent with a background in statistics. 
· Proficiency in SQL, Python/R, NLP and LLM 

Competent in machine learning principles and techniques.
Familiarity with cloud-based data and AI solutions.
Familiarity with collaboration environments (e.g. Jupyter notebooks,gitlab ,github etc)

Zelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience by providing a connected platform that bridges the gaps and aligns interests across payers, providers, and healthcare consumers. This platform serves more than 750 payers, including the top 5 national health plans, BCBS insurers, regional health plans, TPAs and self-insured employers, and millions of healthcare providers and consumers. Zelis sees across the system to identify, optimize, and solve problems holistically with technology built by healthcare experts – driving real, measurable results for clients.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging 
At Zelis, we champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in all aspects of our operations. We embrace the power of diversity and create an environment where people can bring their authentic and best selves to work. We know that a sense of belonging is key not only to your success at Zelis, but also to your ability to bring your best each day.

Equal Employment Opportunity  
Zelis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 

We encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, even if you do not believe you 100% fit the qualifications of the position, including women, LGBTQIA people, people of color, and people with disabilities.  

Accessibility Support 

We are dedicated to ensuring our application process is accessible to all candidates. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require a reasonable accommodation with any part of the application and/or interview process, please email TalentAcquisition@zelis.com.