Senior Data Science Engineer, AI

This is a fully remote role within the United States.
We’re looking for a driven, entrepreneurial Senior Data Science Engineer, AI to join our team and help eliminate the financial complexity of healthcare. We value creative, outside-the-box thinkers that back their ideas with technical knowledge and action.

Responsibilities:
Work cross-functionally with Product and subject matter experts to conceptualize, prototype, and build data solutions

Unify and augment multi-source healthcare datasets (e.g., claims, contract rates, demographics) into high-quality, Analytics-ready data models that power internal and external products

Build and maintain data engineering systems that support AI use cases, including scalable ingestion pipelines, feature generation, and downstream products

Contribute to building, maintaining, and testing data pipelines

Draft internal and external technical documentation

Seek and prioritize technical and product feedback from internal customers

Iterate quickly with an eye towards value

What you'll bring to the role:
Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience/knowledge. We are happy to work with strong candidates with non-traditional educational backgrounds

4+ years of experience developing data models, pipelines, and end-to-end analytical solutions using Python and SQL

Familiarity with modern AI tooling and frameworks (e.g., OpenAI APIs, vector databases like Pinecone/Weaviate, embedding workflows, RAG architectures)

Understanding of evaluation strategies and monitoring for LLM-based systems (e.g., hallucination mitigation, eval frameworks, feedback loops)

Ability to design data systems with scalability, performance, and cost efficiency in mind, particularly for compute- and data-intensive workloads

Strong grasp of data architecture and engineering practices, including ETL/ELT workflows, orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, dbt), and cloud-based storage (e.g., S3, Redshift)

Entrepreneurial mindset: you prioritize tasks with an eye for evolving business needs. You can problem solve independently

Comfortable working remotely in a collaborative, technical team

Bonus points:
Revenue cycle, healthcare payments and/or medical billing experience

Benefits:
Competitive pay with equity options

Stellar health care plan options (Medical, Dental & Vision), with FSA, DCFSA, & HSA options

Company-sponsored disability & life insurance

Unlimited PTO

401(k) + 4% Matching

Fully remote work + flexible working hours

$750 work-from-home setup budget

Paid biannual in-person company summits

Quarterly $150 co-hanging stipend to meet up with coworkers

Monthly $100 health and wellness benefit

Generous paid family leave

Annual $1,200 learning & development stipend

About Turquoise Health
Turquoise Health is a Series C price transparency platform for finance leaders across healthcare. Backed by a16z, Oak HC/FT, Adams Street, Yosemite, Bessemer Venture Partners, and others, we power price transparency for 300+ enterprise organizations and are building the infrastructure for a more open, efficient healthcare marketplace. We're a remote-first, US-based team that values transparency, empathy, inclusivity, creativity, and ownership.

We operate on US business hours and work with clients entirely based in the US. For this role, we are seeking US-based candidates. We strongly encourage BIPOC, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ folks to apply for any open roles of interest.

Healthcare affects all people differently, but it significantly affects those in underserved communities. With a robust, diverse team, we are stronger and better equipped to change the future of healthcare for all.

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