Data Scientist

About Thalamus
Our mission is to help the right doctors practice at the right hospitals to treat the right patients. We leverage a passion for technology, medical education, equity, and data-driven research to optimize physician recruitment, starting with the medical residency recruitment process.
Our philosophy is that the opportunity to practice medicine in an ideal environment should be accessible to all, and ample medical research has shown that this results in patients getting better healthcare outcomes overall. We built a comprehensive interview management platform, backed by evidence-based research, to innovate, streamline, and optimize the residency recruitment process.





Thalamus is the market leader in graduate medical education recruitment technology, empowering over 8,000 residency and fellowship programs at 800+ health systems and all new physicians throughout the US annually. As we expand beyond GME into broader physician recruitment, our unique dataset—spanning the full profiles of residency/fellowship applicants and programs—positions us to revolutionize hiring in healthcare through AI/ML and data-driven insights. This furthers our mission to ensure the right doctor ends up at the right hospital to treat the right patients.
We are building a data science team from the ground up, and we are looking for an exceptional Senior Data Scientist to lead the way. This is a rare opportunity to shape the data function of a high-growth, product-led, mission-driven, and growth-stage company that is solving one of the most critical workforce challenges in healthcare, and costs the US healthcare system upwards of $300B annually.
As our Senior Data Scientist, you will be a strong individual contributor with deep experience in data-driven analytics, product design and AI/ML modeling. You will play a key role in transforming Thalamus’s proprietary data into valuable insights, supporting health systems and physicians in making smarter hiring decisions and job searches respectively. The data science team will be a pillar on Thalamus’s product team, while working closely with its engineering, data engineering, CX and research functions as well.
You will...

Build from 0 to 1
Own and maintain Thalamus’s data warehouse and data science practices and processes.
Access raw data, and then transform it, analyze it, and render it in a compelling way.
Evaluate A/B experiments to determine success of product feature launches.
Build predictive models to provide insight and lay groundwork for future AI/ML-powered products to optimize GME and broader physician recruitment.
Collaborate with key internal stakeholders in Product, Engineering, Data Engineering, Go-to-Market, and Customer Experience teams.
Evaluate key product and business metrics to inform strategy, including building dashboards to identify root causes of and changes in metrics.
Build data-as-a-service offerings in collaboration with product and engineering
Supplement Thalamus’s proprietary data with external public and private datasets

You should have...

7+ years of data science experience, including data pipeline development, analytics infrastructure,, modeling, and visualization, with a strong track record in startups.
Proven success building and scaling data science functions within a high-growth, fast-paced, ambiguous environment, thriving on autonomy and impact.
Proven ability to proactively manage your own priorities and dependencies in alignment with cross-functional dependencies and product/business impact
At least 2 years of experience in the delivery of analytics solutions in healthcare, particularly in medicine working with physicians.
Ability to translate complex data into actionable business insights
5+ years with python, best practices for coding and documentation, 5+ years database experience (postgres, sqlserver, and snowflake) and distributed databases/warehousing (hadoop, databricks).
Ability to manipulate large data sets with high dimensionality and complexity
Experience integrating third-party datasets into existing data ecosystems
Hands-on experience with AI/ML techniques, including LLM, NLP, OCR and predictive analytics
Strong data visualization skills using tools such as Tableau
Strong technical understanding to partner with technical teams and discuss trade-offs/prioritization
Working in Azure or AWS
Bachelor's degree in data science, statistics, computer science, or related field

Bonus

Experience in healthcare, GME, or physician recruitment
Exposure to data monetization and B2B SaaS data-as-a-service models

The salary range for this position is $210,000 - $250,000 and a grant of stock options. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, and geographic location.







Our Commitment ...
Thalamus is a mission-driven organization centered on the belief that our company should model what we want of the US healthcare system, that the diversity of providers aligns with patient populations. We believe this is best achieved by building a team with a diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and experiences, including “distance traveled.” Thalamus is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status (including registered domestic partnership status), sex and gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), gender identity and gender expression (including transgender individuals who are transitioning, have transitioned, or are perceived to be transitioning to the gender with which they identify), age, sexual orientation, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, and any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law. We encourage those who really want to make an impact and who exemplify our core values to apply for our open positions.
Actual base salary offered will be determined by: experience, skills, and work location. This range is for base salary, our total compensation includes equity and benefits. We welcome you to apply even if your expectations are outside our listed range.
Thalamus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures and throughout employment. If you need assistance or any accommodation, please let us know.
Thalamus does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies without a fully executed recruitment agreement in place. In the absence of such agreement, Thalamus reserves the right to pursue and hire any candidates without an obligation to pay fees. Agencies are requested not to contact Thalamus hiring managers or employees regarding recruiting services.

*This position is based in the United States, and you must be legally authorized to work in the United States.






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