The Veteran Edge
Lead Data Scientist
Location
District Of Columbia
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
Not specified
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
VHA supports and provides medical care for VA’s eligible beneficiaries through the VA health program, which includes VA Medical Centers (VAMCs) and contracted health care networks. The Office of Clinical Informatics within the Office of Health Informatics (OHI), Digital Health Office (DHO) advances the enterprise standard of care and patient experience using improved data, tools, and informatics processes organized around continuously delivering value to its customers. This is achieved through Lean-Agile delivery of clinical practice solutions that support best practice standards for clinical care. OHI is further responsible for ensuring the success of the modernized VA EHR, Oracle Health Millennium/Cerner through continuous exploration, integration, deployment and release on demand of Integrated Health Technology (IHT) solutions. These efforts aim to increase Veterans' access to care and support their active participation in their healthcare. Gritter Francona is looking for a Lead Data Scientist to help support a potential project to assist this objective.
Key Responsibilities
- Serves as the technical lead for advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and machine learning initiatives supporting clinical decision-making and operational optimization.
- Designs and validate algorithms for interoperability workflows, clinical informatics systems, and Agile integration reporting.
- Ensures compliance with VA data governance, security, and privacy standards.
Job Requirements
- MUST HAVE demonstrated expertise in Agile environments (e.g., supporting PI planning, backlog analytics, velocity metrics); Interoperability standards (e.g., HL7, FHIR) and clinical terminology (SNOMED, LOINC); Programming languages (e.g., Python, R) and frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch); Data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) and ETL processes;
- Proven experience integrating clinical informatics systems (VA VistA/CPRS, Cerner Millennium) and validating data migration fidelity
- Must be eligible to obtain a government clearance
- Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Health Informatics, or Statistics
- 10+ years in data science or advanced analytics roles
- 5+ years applying machine learning and predictive modeling in healthcare or federal health IT environments
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
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