Data Scientist - Intermediate

Edera L3C is a fast-growing healthcare consultancy that addresses today's issues and helps create tomorrow's solutions by connecting the brightest minds in healthcare. Our team of management, technology, and creative services consultants work collaboratively with industry experts who bring deep experience and expertise to create transformational business solutions. We believe complex challenges and multi-faceted opportunities call for multi-disciplinary approaches and that's how we work. We transform healthcare by bringing industry best practices from the private sector to the public sector, and the public sector to the private sector. Edera is an L3C (a variation of a limited liability company) that places "purpose before profit;" a social enterprise venture. This means we are focused on a socially beneficial mission to transform organizations rather than being driven to maximize income. Profits beyond our business sustainability goals are reinvested into communities or clients.

The Data Scientist - Intermediate supports advanced analytics initiatives for Department of Defense (DoD) health IT systems, including JOMIS and PARATUS deployments. This role focuses on predictive modeling, outcome forecasting, and data-driven insights to enhance medical readiness and profiling capabilities. The Data Scientist will develop, validate, and operationalize statistical and machine learning models to support decision-making in Navy health and readiness domains.

Type of Employment: Full-time, W2

Work Location/Travel: Remote with up to 25% travel to client sites including Navy installations; relocation not required

Salary Range: $105,000-$130,000 annually (W2, based on education, experience, and geographic location)

Role Reports to: Project Manager

Direct Reports: This role has no direct reports

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement predictive models and machine learning algorithms for medical readiness and profiling applications.

• Conduct data cleaning, normalization, and pattern recognition on health-related datasets.

• Develop statistical models to forecast trends in medical waivers, profiles, and sailor readiness metrics.

• Integrate analytical models into the JOMIS and PARATUS frameworks, supporting operational decision-making.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate complex data into actionable insights for force health protection.

• Validate and continuously improve model performance using health IT data sources.

• Support analytics-driven enhancements to profiling and readiness workflows.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Proficiency in R, Python, or similar machine learning and data analytics libraries.

• Strong understanding of predictive modeling, outcome forecasting, and healthcare analytics.

• Ability to analyze and visualize complex health IT data to support operational needs.

• Experience working with medical readiness, waivers, and profiling data.

Education/Certification Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.

Experience Required:

• 6 to 12 years of experience in predictive modeling, healthcare analytics, and applied machine learning.

• Demonstrated experience applying advanced analytics in health IT contexts.

Technical Skills Required:

• Expertise in statistical analysis, data modeling, and machine learning.

• Familiarity with health IT data systems and integration into operational platforms.

Desirable (Not Required) Skills/Experience:

• Certified Analytics Professional (CAP), Google Cloud Data Scientist Certification, or equivalent analytics credential.

• Master's degree in Data Science or a related advanced analytics field.

• Experience with force health protection modeling and DoD medical readiness initiatives.

All applicants must be US citizens and currently hold Secret or Higher Clearance. Edera participates in the E-Verify program. Edera is a drug-free workplace.

Edera is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Edera prohibits discrimination against individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. Edera takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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