Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Insight is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to lead the delivery of production artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions for healthcare and life sciences organizations. The role focuses on healthcare and clinical analytics, including designing, deploying, monitoring, and managing machine learning models through production while advising technical and executive stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and delivery of production AI/ML solutions for healthcare and life sciences
- Develop and manage ML experiments using Azure Machine Learning
- Manage model lifecycle activities including model registration, deployment, monitoring, and validation
- Build scalable ML workflows using Databricks, MLflow, Delta Lake, and feature pipelines
- Implement and improve MLOps and CI/CD processes
- Ensure ML solutions are reproducible, scalable, and production-ready
- Work directly with healthcare and business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions
- Advise technical teams and executive stakeholders on AI/ML strategy and delivery
- Support the transition of models from research/experimentation into production environments
- Follow appropriate practices for healthcare data, PHI, responsible AI, and governance
Skills
- 10+ years of experience in Data Science, Machine Learning, Healthcare Analytics, or a related field
- Strong healthcare or clinical data experience — candidates with only generic analytics experience will not be a fit
- Hands-on experience with Azure Machine Learning, including:
- Experiment tracking
- Model registry
- Model deployment
- Model monitoring
- Strong hands-on Databricks experience
- Experience with:
- MLflow
- Delta Lake
- Feature engineering/feature pipelines at scale
- Strong MLOps background, including:
- CI/CD
- Version control
- Model registry
- Reproducibility
- Production ML lifecycle
- Experience taking ML solutions from experimentation → deployment → production
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Comfortable advising and presenting to both technical teams and executive stakeholders
- Azure AI Engineer Associate certification
- Azure Data Scientist Associate certification
- Databricks Machine Learning Professional certification
- Production experience with:
- NLP
- LLMs
- Generative AI
- RAG
- Experience working with PHI-sensitive healthcare data
- Knowledge of Responsible AI, AI governance, and healthcare data security
- Consulting or client-facing delivery experience preferred
Benefits
- Remote (US)
- Independent candidates can work on 1099
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