Data Scientist

Working at Real Chemistry and in the healthcare industry isn’t just a job for us. We got into this field for different reasons, but we all stay for the same reason – to uncover insights, make meaningful connections, infuse creativity, and improve the patient experience by transforming healthcare through AI and ideas.

Real Chemistry creates the world around modern therapies with over 2,000 talented professionals, and for the last 20+ years has, carved out its space at the intersection between healthcare, marketing and communications, data & AI, and the people at the heart of it all. We work with the top 30 pharma and biotech companies and are built for uncommon collaboration—we believe we are best together, bring together experts from a wide range of disciplines collaborate without barriers under a single, unified mission: to transform what healthcare is to what it should be. This one-of-a-kind model allows us to work in a way that better reflects how people experience healthcare—all with the intent to transform healthcare from what it is to what it should be. But we can’t do it alone – you in?

We are looking for an entry-level data scientist to join our growing team!

Job Summary:

The ideal candidate will be someone who loves getting to know a data set, is a curious and enthusiastic problem solver, and has excellent communication skills. 

This data scientist will work within our engineering group to meet the needs of our analytics team and other internal stakeholders.   Our engineering group builds system infrastructure and partners directly with our internal stakeholders to answer important client questions.  Our data scientists bring data-driven clarity to the business visions of the healthcare experts in our client-facing teams.

This is a growth position, so we are looking for people who are eager to learn about new technologies and tools. Our engineering team is a collaborative interdisciplinary team that includes data analytics, data science, machine learning, data engineering, and software engineering.

This role can be remote in the US or in any of our US offices, including New York City, Boston, or Chicago.

What you’ll do:

• Effective collaboration with a remote team.  Leverage Slack, Teams, email, and online video calls to be actively involved in our team, our work, and our internal customers.

• Assist data analysts with analytics methodology in python notebooks and excel, as well as interpreting results for client work and capabilities development.

• Partner with subject matter experts to acquire, curate, and leverage datasets.  This work includes the review of potential data sets and exploratory data analysis. 

• Work closely with ML architects, solutions architects, data scientists, data engineers, and software engineers to build and maintain internal data and software systems

• Research and build prototypes of data analysis, data transformation, text analytics, NLP, and ML models

This position is a perfect fit for you if: 

• Our Company values – Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an “I” – really speak to you. 

• You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow. When things change, so do we. We’re always evolving. 

• You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data. 

• You are highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines. 

What you should have:

• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science / STEM or industry experience

• Communication and consultation skills such as, breaking down complex ideas for non-engineers and explaining data analysis and collaborating to find what is important to the subject matter experts

• Python experience - Building and using data frames for analysis (pandas, pySpark)

• Database/SQL experience - Building queries for data analytics

• Understanding core concepts of Natural Language Processing (NLP)

• Understanding core concepts of Machine Learning (ML)

• Github for version control

• Enthusiasm for researching and building prototypes, working in teams, data quality

Preferred Qualifications:

• Databricks

• Spark/pyspark

• MLflow

• Spark NLP or other NLP experience

• Database design

• Data visualization experience

• Software engineering skills

• Cloud platforms – AWS or GCP

Pay Range: $73,000.00 - $80,000.00 
This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting.  Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, skills, certifications, and geographical location. The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.   

Real Chemistry is proud to be Great Place to Work® certified; check out what our people shared about our culture and workplace on our Great Places to Work Profile here.

Working with HART: Since the pandemic, we have adapted to how our people told us they want to work. We have offices in cities with many employees and clients – New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Manchester, UK and London, UK – that serve as hubs where and when they need us, and we encourage employees who live less than a 45-minute commute of a Real Chemistry office to go in at least two days per week. Outside of these offices, we have regions, where people work remotely but come together quarterly for collaboration, culture and learning opportunities. We call this our Hybrid and Regional Teams approach. Real Chemistry believes we are best together – and our workplace strategy fosters connection and collaboration in person – but also supports flexibility for our people.

Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, including options for medical, dental, and vision plans, a generous 401k match, flexible PTO, and entitlement to a five-week sabbatical program after 5 years of service. Other perks include student loan debt contributions, mental wellness coaching and support, and access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning. Additional benefits for those just starting or continuing with their family building journey include access to enhanced fertility support, Bright Horizons family support programs, as well as expanded paid leave for new parents including personalized coaching support through Your 4th Trimester ®. Learn more about our great benefits and perks at: www.realchemistrybenefits.com

Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity employer. We continually strive to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable work environment where our employees feel empowered to leverage all they bring from their personal lived experience and professional expertise, to make our team the best in the industry. We encourage motivated and qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Real Chemistry operates. Should you require accommodations throughout the interview process please let your recruiter know.