Company Overview and Culture 

EXL (NASDAQ: EXLS) is a leading data analytics and digital operations and solutions company. We partner with clients using a data and AI-led approach to reinvent business models, drive better business outcomes and unlock growth with speed. EXL harnesses the power of data, analytics, AI, and deep industry knowledge to transform operations for the world's leading corporations in industries including insurance, healthcare, banking and financial services, media and retail, among others. EXL was founded in 1999 with the core values of innovation, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect. We are headquartered in New York and have more than 55,000 employees spanning six continents. For more information, visit http://www.exlservice.com.

About EXL Health

We leverage Human Ingenuity and domain expertise to help clients improve outcomes, optimize revenue and maximize profitability across the healthcare ecosystem.  Technology, data and analytics are at the heart of our solutions.  We collaborate closely with clients to transform how care is delivered, managed and paid.  

EXL Health combines deep domain expertise with analytic insights and technology-enabled services to transform how care is delivered, managed, and paid.  Leveraging Human Ingenuity, we collaborate with our clients to solve complex problems and enhance their performance with nimble, scalable solutions.  With data on more than 260 million lives, we work with hundreds of organizations across the healthcare ecosystem.   

We help payers improve member care quality and network performance, manage population risk, and optimize revenue while decreasing administrative waste and reducing health claim expenditures. We help Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) manage member drug benefits and reduce drug spending while maintaining quality. We help provider organizations proactively manage risk, improve outcomes, and optimize network performance. We provide Life Sciences companies with enriched data, insights through advanced analytics and data visualization tools to get the right treatment to the right patient at the right time.

EXL Health is looking for a Data Scientist. This is a virtual, work from home role in the US.

Overview:

• Exl Health is seeking a Data Scientist to join a dedicated team in building future healthcare Cloud platform. This individual must have practical experience and knowledge to deliver products and services.
• Our digital team is constantly developing and converting legacy processes to AI based healthcare products. This individual would be involved in model building through data driven insights and learnings.

Responsibilities:

• Solution, design and develop new ML/NLP models
• Design, train and implement ML/Deep learning architectures in multiple platforms like AWS, Databricks, etc.
• Establish evaluation metrics, analyze the performance, & brainstorm on future steps/expansion
• Perform EDA & data visualization to answer pressing business questions
• Build multi-feature ML classification model for various Clinical programs/Clients
• Solution, design and develop NLP model to work on unstructured medical records
• Deliver results with analytic insights, interpretations, and recommendations; presents in a professional manner with a high customer service focus
• Review analytic deliverables; identify and resolve data issues and provide recommendations for investigations
• Design, develop, evolve, and implement processes ensuring compliance with governance policies
• Propose new and state-of-the-art technologies and processes that will improve efficiency and enhance the reporting platform

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4-year degree or Masters equivalent experience in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, economics, business analytics or statistics
• 5+ years of experience in building machine learning/NLP models
• Experience with building and deploying ML classification model
• Strong understanding of Statistics, Segmentation, Clustering, Predictive models (liner, logistic), machine learning models (Random Forest, Ensemble)  and deep learning fundamentals
• Fluency in Python and ML/NLP libraries (Tensorflows, Keras. Scikit-Learn, Pytorch, Spark NLP)
• Experience with distributed data warehouses or data lakes and Cloud databases
• At least an year of experience in working in Databricks platform for ML models
• Must be well oriented with healthcare data – Claims, ICD, Procedure codes.
• Familiarity with Payment Integrity – Clinical Programs is a plus
• Strong interpersonal skills, including excellent written and communication skills are needed.

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, economics, business analytics or statistics; advanced degree is preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in building machine learning/NLP models
• At least an year of experience in working in Databricks platform
• Fluency in Python and related ML/NLP libraries

What We Offer:

• EXL Health offers an exciting, fast-paced and innovative environment, which brings together a group of sharp and entrepreneurial professionals who are eager to influence business decisions. From your very first day, you get an opportunity to work closely with highly experienced, world-class Healthcare consultants.
• You can expect to learn many aspects of businesses that our clients engage in. You will also learn effective teamwork and time-management skills - key aspects for personal and professional growth
• We provide guidance/coaching to every employee through our mentoring program wherein every junior level employee is assigned a senior level professional as advisors.
• The sky is the limit for our team members. The unique experiences gathered at EXL Health sets the stage for further growth and development in our company and beyond.