Senior/Staff Applied Scientist

Garner Health
New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 200,000 - 245,000 annuallyFunction: Research & Scientific (R&D)Experience: 2+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Presentation"]

Develop and deploy end-to-end algorithmic systems that optimize provider evaluation, recommendations, and outcomes across cost, quality, and access in healthcare. Turn real-world constraints into optimization problems, define objective functions and metrics, and work with engineering to deliver scalable, interpretable solutions in production.

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Garner Health
Garner Health
3 months ago

Senior/Staff Applied Scientist

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Job Summary

Develop and deploy end-to-end algorithmic systems that optimize provider evaluation, recommendations, and outcomes across cost, quality, and access in healthcare. Turn real-world constraints into optimization problems, define objective functions and metrics, and work with engineering to deliver scalable, interpretable solutions in production.
Location: New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the design, performance, and evolution of the algorithms that power Garner’s core systems.
  • •Turn messy, real-world healthcare and business constraints into clear optimization problems, scoring systems, and decision frameworks.
  • •Develop objective functions and metrics that balance quality, cost, access, and member experience.
  • •Evaluate system performance, run experiments, and refine logic based on real-world outcomes.
  • •Apply machine learning, optimization, heuristics, or rules-based approaches based on what best solves the problem.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 200,000 - 245,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Paid LeaveHealth Insurance401k

Key Requirements

  • •2+ years of experience shipping data-driven algorithms to production.
  • •Ability to translate messy real-world constraints into clear optimization problems and metrics.
  • •Strong applied problem-solving skills with the ability to define metrics and deliver solutions.
  • •Good judgment in choosing between statistical models, heuristics, optimization approaches, and simpler methods depending on the problem.
  • •Strong communication skills and the ability to convey complex ideas to business and technical stakeholders.
Experience:2+ yearsHealthcareData-drivenOptimizationSaaS
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingPresentation
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonSQLAWSSnowflakePandasXGBoost

Company Brief

Garner Health
Provides employer-sponsored healthcare navigation and care coordination services, combining personalized digital coaching, benefits navigation, and care management to help employees access appropriate care and reduce healthcare costs.
Industry: HealthTech
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