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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Head of US Healthcare Data Science (AI SaaS Healthcare Products - **Company:** Shift - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $200,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Machine Learning, Object-Oriented Software Development, Open Source Technology, Management of Software Versions, Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Data Lakes, Machine Learning Operations, Data Pipelines, Databricks - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/head-of-us-healthcare-data-science-ai-saas-healthcare-products-shift-technology-8759441 ## About the Role * You are an inspiring technical leader with 7+ years of Data Science experience, including a proven track record of leading teams of 7+ members for the past 5+ years with a deep understanding of Healthcare Insurance Payment Integrity / Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA). * Advanced Generative AI Expertise: Proven hands-on experience designing and scaling production-level Large Language Models (LLMs), RAG systems, and autonomous multi-modal agent workflows. * Enterprise Technical Leadership: Strong background in object-oriented programming (OOP) and machine learning fundamentals, with a deep understanding of the full ML lifecycle (monitoring, versioning, and deployment). * Strategic Databricks & ML flow Mastery: Deep familiarity with managing enterprise AI environments utilizing Mosaic AI, Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, and leveraging MLflow for end-to-end experiment tracking and prompt engineering. * Exceptional Communication: A demonstrated ability to co-create products alongside clients, manage complex stakeholder expectations, and act as a bridge between deep technical execution and commercial business needs. Highly desired skills... * Active contributions to open-source agentic frameworks or the broader AI research community. * Experience navigating complex healthcare compliance landscapes (HIPAA, HITRUST) within cloud-hosted SaaS environments (Azure/Databricks). ## Description * Define the AI Strategy: Own and execute the technical and strategic roadmap for the US Health payment integrity division, shifting the product line from passive anomaly detection to autonomous, multi-modal AI agents. * Lead Architectural Innovation: Champion the design and productization of robust data pipelines optimized for LLMs, ensuring the team successfully deploys advanced agentic frameworks (LangChain/LangGraph, OpenAI Agent SDK, MCP, A2A). * Enforce Responsible AI: Establish and oversee rigorous evaluation frameworks (including LLM-as-a-judge methodologies) to ensure all agentic decisions are completely unbiased, legally sound, secure, and fully explainable to enterprise clients. * Cultivate a High-Performance Team: Mentor, grow, and empower senior and junior data scientists. Foster a culture of high autonomy, rapid MVP prototyping, and continuous experimentation with next-generation AI stacks. * Client Advocacy & Executive Bridge: Lead high-impact client workshops, present cutting-edge prototypes, and translate complex technical architectures into clear, value-driven outcomes for healthcare payer executives and C-suite stakeholders. * Model-Agnostic Governance: Maintain a modular, agile product strategy, ensuring Shift's infrastructure allows for seamless integration and swapping of underlying capabilities as the market evolves. ## Related Videos - [Empowering Retail Through Applied Machine Learning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/976-empowering-retail-through-applied-machine-learning) - [Inside the AI Revolution: How Microsoft is Empowering the World to Achieve More](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/869-inside-the-ai-revolution-how-microsoft-is-empowering-the-world-to-achieve-more) - [Your imaginations is (no longer) the limit: how Generative AI empowers people to be creative](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/741-your-imaginations-is-no-longer-the-limit-how-generative-ai-empowers-people-to-be-creative) - [Cutting LLM Costs Without Cutting Quality: How to Beat Proprietary LLMs with Fine-Tuned Open Source](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100151-cutting-llm-costs-without-cutting-quality-how-to-beat-proprietary-llms-with-fine-tuned-open-source) - [Enabling intelligent logistics automation: home-grown Industrial IoT platform at Austrian Post](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2018-enabling-intelligent-logistics-automation-home-grown-industrial-iot-platform-at-austrian-post) - [The shadows that follow the AI generative models](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/624-the-shadows-that-follow-the-ai-generative-models) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Stephan Gillich - Bringing AI Everywhere](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/489-stephan-gillich-bringing-ai-everywhere) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [What Industries Outside of AI Are Hiring The Most AI Experts?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/98-what-industries-outside-of-ai-are-hiring-the-most-ai-experts) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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