Data Scientist
About Us:
First Stop Health provides care that people love® with our convenient, high-quality, and confidential virtual care solutions – Telemedicine, Virtual Mental Health, and Virtual Primary Care. We help our patients save time and money through compassionate care that’s available 24/7 via app, website, or phone.
First Stop Health offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes various health and medical coverage options, dental and vision coverage, disability, and life coverage, making healthcare easily accessible. For those that choose to waive medical coverage a monthly medical waiver allowance will be provided.
First Stop Health offers a remote-first work environment and flexible paid time off, including Summer Fridays. Furthermore, the employer match 401k plan and monthly phone stipend demonstrate the company's commitment to employee financial well-being. The First Stop Health membership benefit is another added perk for employees and provides Virtual Urgent Care, Virtual Mental Health, and Virtual Primary Care from their very first day!
Position Overview
First Stop Health is seeking an experienced and innovative Data Scientist to join our growing team. As a Data Scientist at First Stop Health, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping how we use data to make decisions, drive innovation, and improve our services. This is a hands-on role where you’ll collaborate across teams, write production-level code, and take ownership of end-to-end projects that will directly impact the business. You’ll have the opportunity to think strategically and creatively about solving business challenges through metrics, projections, experiments, and predictive models. This role also has growth potential, with opportunities to step into a mentorship or management capacity in the future.
The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic self-starter that is ready to collaborate, set strategy, build solutions, and drive outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Analytical Strategy Development: Design and build metrics, experiments, projections, and predictive models to address key business challenges and drive decision-making.
- Programming: Write clean, efficient, and production-ready code in Python and SQL, ensuring data accuracy and reproducibility.
- Database Collaboration: Partner with Product and Data Engineering to define database requirements and improve data architecture to support analytical needs.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with business stakeholders to deeply understand their challenges, propose data-driven solutions, and effectively communicate insights.
- Iterative Improvement: Test and refine data models and solutions, measuring their impact and iterating to ensure continuous improvement.
- Project Management: Independently drive projects from conception to completion, ensuring alignment with business goals and delivering on timelines with minimal oversight.
- Team Collaboration: Foster a positive and collaborative team atmosphere by sharing knowledge, mentoring others, and contributing to a culture of learning.
Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field required.
Master’s degree in Data Science, Mathematics, or another quantitative field preferred
Experience:
- 5+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or a similar role, with demonstrated success in solving complex business problems
- Experience in the healthcare or health tech industry is preferred, as well as experience analyzing and predicting engagement
Skills:
- Technical Skills:
- Advanced proficiency in Python (e.g., pandas, scikit-learn, or similar libraries) and SQL (e.g., complex queries, optimizing performance)
- Experience with experimentation (e.g., A/B testing), predictive modeling, and machine learning
- Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., PowerBI or Python visualization libraries)
- Strong understanding of database structures and ability to collaborate on database requirements
- Problem-Solving: A creative thinker with a track record of developing innovative and impactful data solutions
- Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data concepts into actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders
- Team Player: A collaborative and adaptable attitude, committed to building a positive team culture
First Stop Health is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Research shows that women, people of color and other historically underrepresented groups tend to only apply to jobs in which they meet all the job requirements. Unsure if you check every box? Apply. We would love to consider your unique experiences and how you could make First Stop Health even better.
To learn more about First Stop Health, visit www.fshealth.com and if you require any assistance during the application process or have questions, please don't hesitate to contact our talent acquisition team via email at careers@fshealth.com