Health AI ML Data Scientist

Job Family:
Data Science & Analysis

Travel Required:
None

Clearance Required:
Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain AI and machine learning solutions that improve healthcare, public health, biomedical research, and operational decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve organizational efficiency by applying AI, automation, and advanced analytics to streamline business processes, reduce manual effort, and enhance workforce productivity.
• Design and implement AI-enabled workflow solutions for document processing, knowledge management, literature reviews, information retrieval, case management, reporting, decision support, and other operational functions.
• Develop Generative AI (GenAI) solutions using large language models (LLMs), retrieval augmented generation (RAG), semantic search, vector databases, AI agents, and prompt engineering techniques.
• Develop predictive, classification, clustering, natural language processing (NLP), computer vision, and other machine learning models using structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.
• Develop scalable data science pipelines using Python, SQL, Spark, and cloud-native analytics platforms.
• Evaluate, validate, and monitor AI models for performance, explainability, fairness, bias, reproducibility, and operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate with epidemiologists, researchers, engineers, program staff, and business stakeholders to identify AI use cases, prioritize opportunities, and translate business needs into production-ready AI solutions.
• Develop dashboards, visualizations, technical documentation, presentations, and demonstrations that communicate AI capabilities and analytical findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Support deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement of AI and machine learning solutions using modern MLOps and DevSecOps practices.
• Apply responsible AI principles, governance, privacy, security, and human-in-the-loop review throughout the AI lifecycle.
• Mentor junior team members and provide technical leadership, solution design, and code reviews as appropriate.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Public Health, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• Experience developing AI and machine learning solutions using Python and common data science libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar frameworks.
• Experience applying AI to automate workflows, improve business processes, or enhance operational efficiency.
• Experience developing Generative AI applications using large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering, retrieval augmented generation (RAG), or similar techniques.
• Experience developing statistical models, predictive analytics, classification, clustering, regression, or natural language processing (NLP) solutions.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational databases and cloud-based data platforms.
• Experience preparing, integrating, transforming, and analyzing structured and unstructured data to support AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics solutions.
• Experience deploying AI or machine learning solutions into production environments.
• Understanding of responsible AI principles, model evaluation, explainability, governance, and human oversight.
• Experience working in Agile software development environments and fast-paced, matrixed organizations
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in multidisciplinary technical teams.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or higher federal security clearance, as required.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Experience implementing AI copilots, intelligent assistants, AI agents, workflow automation, or enterprise knowledge management solutions.
• Experience with Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Amazon Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Microsoft Copilot Studio, LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face, or similar AI frameworks.
• Experience with Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI Foundry, Palantir Foundry, or other enterprise AI and analytics platforms.
• Experience with MLOps platforms such as MLflow, Azure ML, SageMaker, Kubeflow, or similar technologies.
• Experience supporting healthcare, public health, biomedical research, life sciences, surveillance, or real-world evidence (RWE) initiatives.
• Experience working with healthcare interoperability standards such as FHIR, HL7, LOINC, SNOMED CT, ICD-10, or OMOP.
• Experience implementing AI governance frameworks, model risk management, human-in-the-loop validation, and AI assurance processes.
• Experience supporting federal agencies such as CDC, HHS, NIH, CMS, FDA, or VA.
• Experience in consulting environments supporting multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Relevant AI, cloud, or data platform certifications.

The annual salary range for this position is $85,000.00-$141,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Care.com annual membership
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer-Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

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