Data Scientist

Role overview

TEKsystems is hiring a Data Scientist to contribute to clinical AI products for healthcare provider organizations and life sciences customers. This is a fully remote permanent role, with candidates considered from New York, NY or Raleigh, NC. The position sits within a small healthcare technology team focused on building AI-enabled software that creates measurable clinical and business value.

What you’ll do

• Take ownership of data science work from framing the problem through to production release, working with a high degree of independence across complex healthcare and technical contexts.
• Design and build advanced AI and machine learning models that are dependable, scalable, and well integrated into products alongside engineering and MLOps partners.
• Investigate model behavior, data issues, and performance irregularities in depth to maintain model quality and impact once deployed.
• Raise the team’s technical bar by sharing best practices, reviewing code carefully, and acting as a senior resource for difficult modeling challenges.
• Help shape future modeling and technical direction by assessing and advocating for new tools, approaches, and architectures aligned to the product roadmap.
• Present findings, recommendations, and strategic insights clearly to senior leaders, clinical specialists, and other stakeholders.

Technical focus

The team places strong emphasis on XGBoost, which is a core framework used in the role and may be covered in interviews. Additional exposure to Statsmodels, predictive modeling, and cloud platforms is important. Familiarity with Mamba architecture is a plus, and BERT experience is also beneficial.

Required background

• Advanced degree such as a Master’s or PhD in computer science, data science, statistics, biomedical engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in data science, machine learning, or deep learning, ideally in healthcare.
• Strong Python skills, along with hands-on experience using common libraries and frameworks such as NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, and PyTorch.
• Solid understanding of the full model development lifecycle, including version control, experimentation, and validation practices.
• Experience building and deploying AI models on a major cloud platform; Google Cloud Platform is preferred.
• Knowledge of natural language processing and transformer-based model architectures is a strong advantage.
• Exposure to healthcare data standards such as OMOP, FHIR, and DICOM.
• Familiarity with clinical coding and terminology systems including ICD, SNOMED, and LOINC.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving ability, and attention to model quality.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and collaboration skills.
• Interest in improving healthcare outcomes and contributing to meaningful social impact.

Compensation and benefits

The salary range for this role is $150,000 to $170,000 per year. Benefits include zero-premium medical, dental, and vision coverage, open unlimited PTO, no-meeting Fridays, paid parental leave, and a 401(k) retirement plan.

Work arrangement and hiring notes

This is a fully remote permanent position. The employer is considering candidates based in New York, NY or Raleigh, NC. The posting is expected to close on June 19, 2026. TEKsystems and its affiliated companies are equal opportunity employers and will consider applicants without regard to protected characteristics. For certain locations, additional fair chance and employment-law notices may apply. The hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to support sourcing, screening, and evaluation, with final decisions made by the hiring team.

About TEKsystems

TEKsystems is a large business and technology services organization focused on helping customers transform and adapt through strategy, design, execution, and operations. The company supports thousands of clients across North America, Europe, and Asia and is part of Allegis Group.