Data Scientist
$82K-$133K (Glassdoor est.)
DrFirst is an innovative Health IT company with a mission to create user-friendly solutions so that doctors can treat their patients quickly, efficiently and safely. Over 220,000 healthcare professionals, 67,000 pharmacies and 60% of the healthcare IT vendors in the market depend on us every day to reduce clinical errors and improve patient outcomes.
Our culture is entrepreneurial, team oriented, collaborative, and fast-paced. We look for talented people who are passionate about data and developing world class software. If you want to build applications that save patients’ lives, we want to talk to you!

Your role on the team is to understand and analyze the complex data available to DrFirst derived from its electronic medical records system. This data combines doctor prescribing and patient medication adherence history, allowing our team to understand both the doctor’s intention for patient Rx treatment and the actual patient behavior in filling prescriptions. Since DrFirst’s products intervene at the critical time between the doctor writing a prescription in the office and the patient picking it up at the pharmacy, we are able to uniquely influence patient medication adherence behavior. Your work will impact thousands of doctors and touch the lives of millions of patients across the country.
Who will love this job
A passionate data enthusiast who thinks and speaks in data
A dedicated engineer who knows how to implement his/her ideas
A self-starter who thrives in an informal, innovative environment and can work on multiple projects and project types with limited oversight
A team player who exhibits a can-do mentality and is always willing to help the group

Build. We apply various machine learning approaches to solve the problems at hand and build solutions. Understanding the variety of internal and external data sources and accurately combining then retrieve, prepare, and process a variety of data source to form a complete patient profile.
Perform exploratory data analysis, generate and test working hypotheses, and uncover data issues, interesting trends and relationships to create a predictive framework.
Deploy. Our data scientists are involved in all aspects of the model building process, from conception to deployment. We think it’s important to be close to implementation and have a line of sight into how our models integrate with our products.
Learn. Our team is full of life-long learners. We are looking for people who always have an eye out for what’s next. Keeping up with trends and best practices in the machine learning, data science and health data communities is a way of life here.
Solve. The problems we are solving are unique and complex. This takes critical thinking, root cause analysis, and issue dissection with the team to come up with the best solution.
Deliver. We are committed to producing world class products. Being skilled at managing competing priorities, pivoting and adjusting quickly, and thinking about the big picture are keys to success.

Masters/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Physical Sciences, Operations Research or another similar quantitative field
Proficiency in Python is required, knowing Bash is a plus
Passionate about data and analytics
Deep understanding of statistics
Comfortable working with Linux or MAC OS
Basic understanding of databases and data engineering
Basic understanding of software engineering and familiarity with SDLC, Agile, XP, Git and issue tracking
Experience with NLP is a plus

- 70% Desk/phone work
- 30% Standing/moving throughout the office
*This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

We offer comprehensive benefits to keep you healthy as you grow in your life and career. Your merit-based compensation will reflect the impact your work has on the company and our customers.
Learn more about our benefits and professional development opportunities here.
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