Manager, Product Applied Science

The role

You will lead and coach a team of 4-6 Applied Scientists to build and own production systems. You will set technical direction and solve complex problems using machine learning, optimization, and heuristics to improve healthcare outcomes.

What you will do

• Lead, hire, coach, and develop a team of 4-6
• Own the Population Health team and their outputs
• Own the team roadmap and delivery
• Set technical direction and stay hands-on with code and data
• Define metrics to judge and validate solutions
• Deliver algorithmic step-changes for cost savings, steerage, and member engagement
• Turn ambiguous business goals into clear problem sets with stakeholders
• Represent team work to senior leadership
• Review team work with rigor

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of industry experience as an Applied Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, Research Scientist, or equivalent
• OR 4+ years of industry experience with a relevant advanced degree
• Deep technical credibility
• Strong judgment in choosing between statistical models, heuristics, optimization approaches, and simpler algorithmic methods
• Strong applied problem-solving skills
• Bias toward action
• Strong communication skills, including at the executive level

Nice to have

• PhDs preferred

Benefits

• Equity incentive
• Flexible PTO
• Medical/Dental/Vision plan options
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Teladoc Health

About the company

Garner partners with employers to redesign healthcare by applying clinical metrics to identify best-performing doctors. The company uses AI to steer members to higher-quality care and lower costs.