Data Scientist, Public Health Data Linkage (DSIS 3) DOH8990
Company: Washington State Department of Health
Location: Washington (Remote)
Type: Full-time
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-09-16
About this role
Description
This home-based (remote) position is open to Washington residents and those living in Oregon and Idaho only.
The Opportunity
As a Data Scientist, you will work within the Linkage and Integrated Data Analysis (LIDA) Unit within the Center for Health Statistics (CHS). The LIDA Unit develops advanced data linkage methods that improve the quality, accuracy, and usability of public health data used to support research, surveillance, and decision making across Washington State.
In this role, you will apply advanced statistical modeling, machine learning, and analytical judgment to solve complex data linkage problems that don't have readily available solutions. You will independently research, evaluate, and recommend approaches for integrating large, complex datasets, reasoning through tradeoffs between methods, anticipating downstream data quality and equity implications, and building the automated pipelines needed to put those solutions into production. You'll also serve as a technical expert, collaborating with epidemiologists, informaticists, data scientists, and public health partners to think through some of the Center's most challenging analytical questions.
Your work will strengthen the systems used to connect vital records and other health data, providing reliable information that helps identify health trends, improve data quality, and support evidence-based public health decisions that protect and improve the health of people across Washington.
Key Responsibilities Include
- Independently research, analyze, and evaluate complex data linkage problems that don't have readily available solutions, and recommend approaches to internal and external partners.
- Design, evaluate, and improve machine learning and AI-driven data linkage models, applying statistical judgment to ensure high-quality, accurate, and equitable results.
- Serve as a technical expert on data science and data linkage, reviewing and evaluating the work ...