Data Scientist

1. Works as the lead Data Scientist and strategist for the assigned program, to foster and develop a solid and sustainable machine learning foundation and competency for Fraser Health.
2. Works closely with clinical and leadership teams across the health authority to strategize, develop, and implement artificial intelligence (AI) products.
3. Identify, clean, and integrate large sets of structured and unstructured datasets from disparate sources for use in ML models and products. Enhance data collection procedures to include information that is relevant for building advanced ML models.
4. Uses advanced ML processes to convert data from non-functional forms, such as scanned image text, to functional forms ready for use in further ML models.
5. Uses advanced ML models to identify patterns, trends, and opportunities that can make predictions or reduce workload to make a significant impact across various clinical domains within Fraser Health
6. Leads the process of implementation of ML models into production by collaborating and guiding developers.
7. Identifies, engages, and collaborates with specific stakeholders as required for the development of AI products
8. Communicates analytic solutions to leadership and informs leadership of AI product status throughout the various stages of the product lifecycle.
9. Make recommendations to leadership regarding strategic actions to maintain the ML development pipeline, analytic architectures, and life cycle to avoid potential negative consequences and system failures increase positive impact of ML systems.
10. Maintains detailed project status plans in order to achieve ML development cycle timelines avoiding development delays
11. Assess and implements improvements as needed to already existing AI products and creates anomaly detection systems to track performance and data accuracy.
12. Keeps up-to-date with latest technology trends and methods.

Education and Experience

PHD in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or another quantitative field, 5-7 years of experience working with large datasets and machine learning models. An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will also be considered.

Competencies

Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

Professional/Technical Capabilities

• Advanced skills in AI product design and the analysis of quantitative data for the purpose of creating actionable insights and measureable impact.
• Thorough knowledge of the principles, processes, procedures and methods involved in data mining, data analysis, statistical methods, and machine learning.
• Demonstrated expertise in planning, organizing and coordinating AI product activities.
• Demonstrated proficiency with using advanced machine learning methods, machine learning software packages, and manipulation of large datasets.
• Knowledge and experience in statistical and data mining techniques including but not limited to: GLM/Regression, Random Forest, Boosting, Trees, text mining, network analysis, simulation, scenario analysis, clustering analysis, decision trees, neural networks, etc.
• Experience writing computer code, querying databases, and using statistical computer languages: Python, SLQ, R, etc.
• Experience using web services: Redshift, S3, Spark, DigitalOcean, etc.
• Experience with distributed data/computing tools: Map/Reduce, Hadoop, AWS, Hive, Spark, Gurobi, MySQL, etc.
• Experience visualizing/presenting data for stakeholders using: Jupyter, Matplotlib, D3, ggplot, Periscope, Business Objects, etc.
• Demonstrated expertise in knowledge synthesis and translation activities.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary environment.
• Ability to analyze complex issues and develop recommendations using facilitation and consensus building.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and analytical skills including statistical analysis and evaluation methodology.
• Ability to prepare and present information to multiple audiences.

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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