Data Scientist (1099)

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Job Title: Data Scientist (1099 Contractor)
About Us
On a mission to deliver affordable, delightful healthcare for all, First Stop Health provides connected, whole-person virtual care to employers 24/7 through app, website, or phone in all 50 states. First Stop Health prioritizes an engaging and easy-to-use experience, setting people on healthier journeys through care at multiple stages. We are proud to be recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies.


Job Description
First Stop Health is seeking an experienced and innovative Data Scientist (1099 Contractor) to temporarily join our growing team. As a Data Scientist at First Stop Health, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping how we use data to make decisions, drive innovation, and improve our services. This is a hands-on role where you’ll collaborate across teams and write production-level code. You’ll have the opportunity to think strategically and creatively about solving business challenges through metrics, projections, experiments, and predictive models.


Key Responsibilities

• Analytical Strategy Development: Design and build metrics, experiments, projections, and predictive models to address key business challenges and drive decision-making
• Programming: Write clean, efficient, and production-ready code in Python and SQL, ensuring data accuracy and reproducibility
• Database Collaboration: Partner with Product and Data Engineering to define database requirements and improve data architecture to support analytical needs
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with business stakeholders to deeply understand their challenges, propose data-driven solutions, and effectively communicate insights
• Iterative Improvement: Test and refine data models and solutions, measuring their impact and iterating to ensure continuous improvement

Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field required
• Master’s degree in Data Science, Mathemat...