Staff Data Scientist

Opportunity Overview:

As a Staff Data Scientist at Cohere Health, you will serve as a technical leader across high-priority initiatives, shaping how data science is applied to some of the most complex challenges in healthcare. You’ll drive the design of advanced analytical and modeling solutions, influence strategic direction, and partner deeply across Product, Clinical, and Engineering to deliver scalable, high-impact outcomes.

This role goes beyond execution. You’ll define approaches, set standards, and guide others in solving ambiguous, high-leverage problems. You’ll play a critical role in advancing the maturity of data science at Cohere while contributing directly to improving clinical and operational decision-making.

What you’ll do:

• Lead the design and execution of complex, high-impact data science initiatives across multiple domains
• Define analytical frameworks and modeling approaches for ambiguous, strategic problem spaces
• Partner with senior stakeholders to shape problem definition, prioritize opportunities, and influence decision-making
• Develop and deploy advanced models and scalable analytical solutions that drive measurable outcomes
• Establish best practices for experimentation, model development, and analytical rigor across the team
• Mentor and guide other data scientists, providing technical leadership and elevating team capabilities
• Drive cross-functional alignment to ensure solutions are practical, scalable, and integrated into workflows

What you’ll need:

Must-haves

• 8+ years of experience in data science, with demonstrated impact on business or clinical outcomes
• Deep expertise in statistical modeling, machine learning, and experimental design
• Hands-on experience tuning and evaluating ML models for NLP tasks (e.g., transformers, large language models)
• Experience building and scaling data science solutions in cloud environments (e.g., AWS)
• Proven ability to lead complex projects and influence technical direction without direct authority
• Strong experience working with large-scale, complex datasets
• Expertise in Python programming language
• Ability to communicate and influence at senior stakeholder levels

Nice-to-haves

• Experience applying data science solutions on healthcare data (EMR, claims, SDOH data)
• Experience with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., PySpark, Spark)
• Familiarity with advanced data systems (e.g., graph databases, Elasticsearch)

Interview Process*:

1. Connect with Talent Acquisition 
2. Meet with the Hiring Manager
3. Behavioral Interview(s)
4. Case Study
5. Interview with Senior Leadership

*Subject to change

About Cohere Health:

Cohere Health’s clinical intelligence platform delivers AI-powered solutions that streamline access to quality care by improving payer-provider collaboration, cost containment, and healthcare economics. Cohere Health works with over 660,000 providers and handles over 12 million prior authorization requests annually. Its responsible AI auto-approves up to 90% of requests for millions of health plan members.

With the acquisition of ZignaAI, we’ve further enhanced our platform by launching our Payment Integrity Suite, anchored by Cohere Validate™, an AI-driven clinical and coding validation solution that operates in near real-time. By unifying pre-service authorization data with post-service claims validation, we’re creating a transparent healthcare ecosystem that reduces waste, improves payer-provider collaboration and patient outcomes, and ensures providers are paid promptly and accurately.

Cohere Health’s innovations continue to receive industry wide recognition. We’ve been named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list and in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked as a Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startup for 2023 & 2024. Backed by leading investors such as Deerfield Management, Define Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Longitude Capital, and Polaris Partners, Cohere Health drives more transparent, streamlined healthcare processes, helping patients receive faster, more appropriate care and higher-quality outcomes.

The Coherenauts, as we call ourselves, who succeed here are empathetic teammates who are candid, kind, caring, and embody our core values and principles. We believe that diverse, inclusive teams make the most impactful work. Cohere is deeply invested in ensuring that we have a supportive, growth-oriented environment that works for everyone.

We can’t wait to learn more about you and meet you at Cohere Health!

Equal Opportunity Statement: 

Cohere Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all.  To us, it’s personal.