Senior Staff Data Scientist

SonderMind•Denver, CO

3d•$180,000 - $200,000

About The Position

At SonderMind, we know that therapy works. SonderMind provides accessible, personalized mental healthcare that produces high-quality outcomes for patients. SonderMind's individualized approach to care starts with using innovative technology to help people not just find a therapist, but find the right, in-network therapist for them, should they choose to use their insurance. From there, SonderMind's clinicians are committed to delivering best-in-class care to all patients by focusing on high-quality clinical outcomes. To enable our clinicians to thrive, SonderMind defines care expectations while providing tools such as clinical note-taking, secure telehealth capabilities, outcome measurement, messaging, and direct booking.

Requirements

Ph.D. (preferred) or M.S. in a quantitative science such as computer science, engineering, data science, applied mathematics, statistics, etc.
5+ years of preparing and deploying ML data products
Proficiency with Python programming language
Strong statistics and experimental design background
Expertise in recommender systems utilizing multiple underlying technologies such as reinforcement learning and collaborative filtering
Predictive modeling and expertise with multiple optimization frameworks such as gradient descent, particle swarm optimization, simulated annealing, quadratic programming, and Bayesian optimization
Experience with generative models and artificial intelligence

Nice To Haves

Prior experience at early- to mid-stage growth companies is preferred
Experience in the health-tech and/or mental health space is a strong bonus

Responsibilities

Deploy models and services to continuously improve client & provider experiences on the platform
Lead algorithm and architecture design decisions for new and ongoing ML initiatives
Prototype new ML services - including potentially reproducing services/models from published pseudocode - encompassing identification of source data, creation of ML pipelines, and deployment to our platform
Conduct code reviews and guidance on best practices
Write, update, and deliver documentation on ML services and infrastructure
Analyze existing data to identify areas of improvement or new ML initiatives
Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate ML based functionality
Design and deploy A/B tests and Multi-armed bandit experiments to optimize services and deliver reports on findings to stakeholders

Benefits

A generous PTO policy, with a minimum of three weeks off per year
A holiday schedule that follows standard U.S. holidays
Free therapy coverage benefits to ensure employees have access to the care they need (must be enrolled in a qualifying medical plan to participate)
Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, with plans to meet every need — including HSA (with $1,100 company contribution) and FSA options
Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life & AD&D, plus coverage of the salary difference for up to seven weeks of short-term disability leave (after the required waiting period)
Eight weeks of paid Parental Leave; if the parent also qualifies for STD, this benefit is in addition, allowing for 8–16 weeks of paid leave
401(k) retirement plan with 100% match on up to 4% of base salary, immediately vested
Join teammates from across the country at our annual company gathering
Company shutdown between Christmas and New Year’s
Supplemental life insurance, pet insurance, commuter benefits, and more