Associate Data Scientist

Come for the mission. Stay for the experience.

Let’s keep things simple: we’re a talented, hard-working and compassionate team driving towards a mission that impacts every single one of us - even you!

Healthcare benefits are complex, underutilized and a mystery for most people. That’s why it’s our vision to remove the complexity from being healthy and well. HealthJoy guides employees to affordable, high-quality healthcare by consolidating our clients’ health and wellness strategies into a simple, unified digital experience. This leads to healthier employees and a healthier bottom line.

With over $100M in fundraising to date, HealthJoy has garnered workplace awards for Inc.'s Fastest Growing Startups and Built In Chicago’s Best Places to Work while growing globally to over 400 team members. We’re continuing down the path of high growth and high impact, and this role is a key member of the Data Team making that happen.

Responsibilities.

• Partner closely with the Senior Data Scientist and work with stakeholders to understand the technical and business context of their work, define measurable KPIs and goals, and build new data science/ML models that drive business value
• Build models using statistical and computational tools to identify trends in customer behavior and company performance
• Develop novel KPIs to evaluate the performance of process automation systems
• Apply data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets
• Identify data and insight gaps, advocate for closing them, then execute

Your background.

• One (1) year of experience in identifying trends and problems through complex big data analysis, leading efforts to combine analysis from multiple data sources using a variety of techniques, ranging from simple data aggregation via statistical analysis to complex data mining independently
• You are detail oriented and adept at drawing real-world conclusions from data sets 
• Desire to help people use data to answer questions and make decisions
• You are comfortable talking to stakeholders and understanding their business needs 
• Experience in SQL and general data analysis concepts
• Experience in Python with common data analysis libraries
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering or other technology related field
• 1+ years of hands-on experience in building and deploying ML models to production environments

Total Rewards 

Job Level: 10 

Base Compensation Range for Job Level: $80,000-95,000 

The cash compensation above includes base salary only. Certain roles are eligible for additional cash incentives such as commission, annual bonus targets, overtime pay or other variable incentives.

HealthJoy maintains a comprehensive strategy to determine rewarding and competitive packages for individual compensation for new hires, internal promotions and internal job changes. This strategy is based on several factors unique to each individual, including: 1) the skills, experience and qualifications of the individual; 2) the responsibilities and demands of the role; 3) analysis of external market data; and 4) company budget and financial performance. 

HealthJoy is a remote-first employer. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. 

At HealthJoy, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each role and individual. 

In addition to cash compensation, HealthJoy offers a rich “Total Rewards” package that includes:

• Medical, Dental, and vision insurance packages
• HSA contribution match
• Stock options for eligible roles
• 401k match
• Paid parental leave
• Company sponsored Short Term and Long Term Disability coverage
• Flexible PTO 

Commitment to Equal Pay.

At HealthJoy, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed and thrive.

We believe that everyone should be paid based on their qualifications, experience, and the work that they do, and not on their gender, race, or any other personal characteristic. Our compensation practices are essential to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where we value the contributions of all our employees. 

We conduct thorough annual reviews of employee pay and our pay practices to ensure we reward the right behaviors and are providing equal pay for equal work. 

Additionally, we assess the external market and internal equity across like roles. As part of our regular review of pay practices, HealthJoy examines employee pay for potential disparities between persons of different genders, races and ethnicities that are not explainable by objective factors such as performance, experience level, credentials, or location, and are committed to correcting any issues and reviewing practices from unintended outcomes. 

Commitment to Equal Opportunity.

HealthJoy is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 

All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you. HealthJoy is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role and HealthJoy, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.