Data Scientist

Indiana University Health is unlike any other healthcare system and we’re looking for team members who share the things that matter most to us. People who are inspired by challenging and meaningful work for the good of every patient. People motivated to do their best every day. People who are always ready to apply themselves. As one of Indiana’s largest employers, our vision is to lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation and education, and make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.

Data Scientist

HERE was established to examine IUH’s internal operations and clinical care through the lens of its diverse patients and communities, focusing on equitable patient Access, Experiences and Quality outcomes. This work is supported by 3 pillars: Data Monitoring and Transparency to enhance trustworthiness; Rigor in Research and Evidence-based Interventions to optimize effectiveness; and Engagement with Communities and Key Stakeholders to ensure partnerships and coordination for an impactful and responsive health equity strategy. We are looking for a skilled Data Scientist to join our team and drive data-driven decision-making to promote health equity across our organization. As a Data Scientist, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to extract insights from complex healthcare data, develop predictive and explanatory models, and support strategic initiatives to improve equitable access, experience, and outcomes of patient care

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Solves business problems through making testable predictions from data. 
• Responsibilities include: consulting with stakeholders to identify business problems, curating any data necessary, creating machine learning models and programmatically updating models and predictions. 
• Success is accomplished by creating interactive visualizations to communicate model performance and business impact, meeting the needs of end-users, and soliciting feedback for continual improvement.

STRONGLY PREFERRED:

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, along with experience using data manipulation and visualization libraries (e.g., pandas, numpy, matplotlib, seaborn).
• Experience working with healthcare data (e.g., electronic health records, claims data, clinical trials data) and familiarity with healthcare standards and terminologies (e.g., HL7, ICD, CPT).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical end users.
• Experience with statistical methods and machine learning algorithms (e.g., resampling methods, ensemble models, forecasting models).
• Familiarity with cloud services such as Azure.
• Demonstrated experience creating dashboards using tools like Tableau.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Masters Degree required.
• 3 Years of experience required.
• Strong demonstrated working knowledge of SQL and data modeling required.
• Demonstrated experience with statistical methods and machine learning algorithms (e.g. resampling methods, ensemble models, forecasting models).
• Demonstrated experience scripting with a general-purpose language (e.g. Python).
• Demonstrated experience creating dashboards (e.g. Tableau).
• Demonstrated experience using cloud services (e.g. Azure).
   

• Indiana University Health has nearly 40,000 team members, including more than 3,600 physicians and 1,200 advanced practice providers, and we’re home to the largest nursing network in Indiana with more than 9,000 nursing team members at over 800 sites of care.
• IU Health is ranked No. 1 in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report, Riley Children’s Health is ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
• A unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine – one of the nation’s largest medical schools – gives patients access to groundbreaking research and innovative treatments, and it offers team members access to the latest science and the very best training – advancing healthcare for all.

• With 15 hospitals, including seven with Magnet designation and eight with Pathways to Excellence designation, our team members are leading the way through excellence.

• At Indiana University Health, your personal and professional growth is a top priority. You will have access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, such as advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.
• Indiana University Health is invested in the lives of Hoosiers, leading the transformation of healthcare to make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.