Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Rula is a mental healthcare company dedicated to providing evidence-based, compassionate care and improving mental health outcomes. The Data Scientist will support the Trust and Safety team by analyzing healthcare claims, reviewing billing patterns, identifying anomalies, and delivering risk insights to legal and compliance partners. The role will also develop models and guardrails that protect patient care, regulatory compliance, and the security of the business.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the core technical data expert responsible for protecting our platform, evaluating healthcare claims, and ensuring our operations meet the highest regulatory standards
- Reviewing billing patterns, identifying data anomalies, and delivering clear analytics to our legal and compliance partners
- Apply advanced data querying skills and a strong understanding of medical coding frameworks to safely navigate large, complex datasets
- Build the proactive models and protective guardrails that safeguard Rula’s legal standing, protect patient care, and ensure the business runs securely
Skills
- • 5+ years of related professional experience in an analytics, data science, or forensic data investigation role
- • Expert proficiency in SQL and Python/R for querying large datasets, building data logic, and identifying systemic anomalies
- • Demonstrated expertise with data visualization tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau, Hex, Mode) to build automated risk-monitoring pipelines and compliance dashboards
- • Strong data storytelling abilities, specifically a proven track record of translating complex, technical data discoveries into clear risk assessments for non-technical leadership and legal partners
- • Deep understanding of data integrity auditing practices, with experience tracking down discrepancies, gaps, or historical anomalies in complex data infrastructure
- • Prior experience working directly within a healthcare compliance, legal operations, or Trust & Safety environment (e.g., auditing for fraud, waste, and abuse)
- • Strong familiarity with medical coding frameworks (such as CPT, ICD-10, or HCPCS) and health insurance reimbursement pipelines
- • Experience working with healthcare claims data, such as insurance claims, billing records, or electronic health records
- • Experience within a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment with the ability to handle dynamic, ambiguous analytical priorities and build frameworks from scratch
- • A proven proficiency to connect analytics insights directly to corporate risk mitigation strategy, proactively influencing operational safeguards and platform guardrails
Benefits
- 100% remote work environment: Working hours to support a healthy work-life balance, ensuring you can meet both professional and personal commitments (must be based in United States, currently not hiring in Hawaii)
- Comprehensive health benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and FSA/HSA
- 401(k) plan access: Start saving for your future
- Generous time-off policies: Including 2 company-wide shutdown weeks each year for self-care (for most employees)
- Paid parental leave: Available for all parents, including birthing, non-birthing, adopting, and fostering
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Supporting your mental and physical health
- Quarterly department stipend: Fun team-building activities or in-person gatherings
- Community and employee resource groups: Participate in groups that celebrate employee identity and lived experiences, fostering a sense of community and belonging for all
- Home office stipend: New hire home office stipend & $50 monthly stipend to help cover internet or cell phone expenses
- Wellness at Rula program: Year-round wellness initiatives and a $50/month wellness stipend
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