Staff Data Scientist, Actuarial

The role

You will lead efforts to quantify the economic impact of Nourish care. You will design claims-based studies, develop actuarial models, and translate findings into evidence for payer partners.

What you will do

• Lead Nourish's payer value studies by designing and executing claims-based analyses.
• Develop credible causal impact estimates using study designs, matched comparison groups, and risk adjustment.
• Build actuarial models to estimate potential cost savings, PMPM impact, and ROI for health plan populations.
• Produce clear study reports and executive summaries for health plan partners.
• Work with the Commercial team to communicate findings and address actuarial and clinical questions.
• Analyze patient populations and healthcare cost drivers to identify where Nourish generates the greatest savings.
• Partner with Analytics Engineering to develop reusable datasets and repeatable analytical workflows.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of healthcare actuarial or medical economics experience.
• Experience analyzing healthcare costs and utilization at a health plan, actuarial consultancy, employee benefits consultancy, or digital health company.
• Fluency in medical and pharmacy claims, eligibility data, and coding (ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS, NDC).
• Understanding of PMPM, cost trends, claims completion, risk adjustment, and healthcare savings analysis.
• Experience designing or conducting claims-based evaluations of care programs, healthcare vendors, or clinical interventions.
• Rigorous statistical and causal inference skills including observational study design and risk adjustment.
• Proficiency in writing clean, performant SQL and proficiency in Python or R.
• Ability to translate complex actuarial analyses into clear narratives for technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice to have

• Progress toward or completion of ASA or FSA

About the company

Nourish is a dietitian-led metabolic health clinic and AI-native digital health system. The company aims to improve people's health by making it easy to live a healthy lifestyle.