Senior Data Scientist

Sword Health is looking for a Data Scientist to enable AI/ML projects to power the Sword health platform from end-to-end. You will work together on multiple vertical projects such as Product, Marketing, Finance and Clinical Outcomes to design, prototype and test novel clinical and digital models. Additionally,  you will dig deep in data statistical analysis that will help both business and patient care.

You will be working inside our Data Team at Sword that is helping our business to become more and more Data centric and you will have a tremendous impact on millions of lives.

• Lead data science projects from design, exploration, prototype and test novel clinical and digital interventions to understand member musculoskeletal health needs and behavioral tendencies.
• Leverage advanced programming and processing of large datasets towards those ends.
• Work alongside with data engineers, dana analysts, data scientists and product managers to deploy designed and well-tested ML models into practice, helping design appropriate frameworks to test and monitor ongoing model performance.
• Provide methodological, statistical, design and analytical guidance for new and ongoing operations and applied research projects.
• Work and collaborate with internal stakeholders (Finance, Marketing, Clinical operations, Growth) to develop strategies and data science products to solve real world problems.
• Partner with business groups in the company to identify opportunities to deploy bespoke models and create additional models to answer key questions about member behavior.

• 4+ years of experience in Data Science roles.
• Previous Experience using descriptive and inferential statistics in the context of a product.
• Previous Experience using machine learning to derive insights and find patterns in the data.
• Working knowledge of SQL as well as statistical packages (such as those in R or Python).
• Experience on leading complex and ambiguous initiatives with full autonomy.
• Excellent communication skills and able to communicate their findings with different stakeholders, including those who are non-technical from other teams.
• Experience on solving complex business problems with data, being able to use complex tools and techniques and expected to work independently and take ownership of projects.
• Expected to have project management skills, including the ability to plan, prioritize and lead multiple large-scale projects with cross-functional teams.

• Experience with irregular time-series/event data.
• Experience in working with cloud platforms.
• Genuine curiosity that drives you to experiment and try new things.

• A stimulating, fast-paced environment with lots of room for creativity.
• A bright future at a promising high-tech startup company.
• Career development and growth, with a competitive salary.
• The opportunity to work with a talented team and to add real value to an innovative solution with the potential to change the future of healthcare.
• A flexible environment where you can control your hours (remotely) with unlimited vacation.
• Access to our health and well-being program (digital therapist sessions).
• Remote or Hybrid work policy.

*Please note that this position does not offer relocation assistance. Candidates must possess a valid EU visa and be based in Portugal.