Sentara is hiring for a Senior Data Scientist to help advance their work applying machine learning, deep learning, and NLP to deliver better healthcare outcomes and drive data-driven decision-making. The role will leverage expertise in statistical analysis and machine learning to collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex healthcare challenges and enhance patient care.
Requirements
- 5+ years building production software/ML systems, including 1+ years of experience with LLMs/GenAI.
- Proficient in Python and one major DL/LLM stack (e.g., PyTorch/Transformers); experience with LangChain/LlamaIndex, vector DBs, and cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP).
- Demonstrated delivery of RAG, prompt engineering, evaluation frameworks, and guardrails in production.
- Strength in APIs, distributed systems, and ML Ops (K8s, CI/CD, monitoring).
- Experience with EPIC health platform is highly preferred.
- Experience with ML platforms and ML Ops: Demonstrated experience in assessing and improving ML platforms, identifying gaps, and architecting solutions to address them.
- Experience with SQL and big data platforms such as Postgres, Redshift and Snowflake.
- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodology and best practices.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
- Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
- Life Insurance
- 401k/403B with Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
- Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Resources Plan
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