Applied Scientist III

The role

You will design, develop, and deploy algorithmic systems that power Garner's products. You will own production systems end-to-end, including framing problems, choosing approaches like ML or optimization, and improving them against real-world outcomes.

What you will do

• Own ambiguous, high-stakes problems end-to-end
• Frame healthcare and business constraints into objectives and decision frameworks
• Define and validate metrics to judge solution performance
• Choose appropriate approaches including machine learning, optimization, heuristics, or simple rules
• Find novel ways to solve hard problems and prove out approaches
• Review others' work with rigor and build evaluation tooling
• Build a deep understanding of the healthcare economy

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of industry experience as an Applied Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, Research Scientist, or equivalent; or 2+ years of industry experience with a relevant advanced degree
• A bias toward action
• Strong applied problem-solving skills
• Deep technical range and fluency across Garner's data
• Strong judgment in choosing between statistical models, heuristics, optimization approaches, and simpler algorithmic methods
• Strong communication skills to synthesize complex algorithmic ideas for stakeholders

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 proprietary clinical metrics to identify best-performing doctors. The company uses AI to steer members to higher-quality care and lower costs.