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# Data Scientist

- **Company:** CHG HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.
- **Location:** Salt Lake City, UT, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $104,000 - $201,300
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Big Data, Data Cleansing, Data Visualization, Database Queries, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Raw Data, SQL Databases, Feature Engineering, Snowflake, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8906b968b37b07ce

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, or a related quantitative field
 * 3-5 years of experience building and validating machine learning or statistical models
 * 3-5 years of experience using Python or R for data analysis and modeling
 * 3-5 years of SQL experience writing medium to complex queries
 * Demonstrated experience with data preprocessing, feature engineering, and data visualization tools or libraries

Preferred

 * Master's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, or a related field
 * Experience deploying models to production
 * Experience with Snowflake and dbt
 * Familiarity with big data technologies and cloud platforms

## Description

CHG shook things up in 1979 by inventing the locum tenens staffing model. We connect doctors with patients who need their care. As the largest physician staffing firm in America, our providers treat millions of patients each year.

Our industry is growing and demand is high. This means you'll have plenty of opportunities to grow and develop in your career. Keeping healthcare healthy can be as fun as it is rewarding, CHG is looking for a Data Scientist to join our Data Science team. You will build and ship models that help Sales and other business partners make better, faster decisions. Working alongside data engineers and analysts, you will turn raw data into reliable features, test your ideas, and explain the results in plain language. At this level, you own projects from question to production with light guidance, and you help newer teammates grow., * Design, build, and validate machine learning and statistical models that solve defined business problems

 * Explore large datasets to find trends and insights, and partner with data engineers to create and refine the features your models need
 * Design and analyze experiments to measure the impact of data-driven initiatives
 * Present findings to non-technical stakeholders in a clear way that supports decisions
 * Work with engineers, product managers, and business partners in an agile environment to put models into products and processes, following CHG data privacy and security standards

Qualifications

 * Explore critical relationships and make strategic recommendations
 * Work closely with the strategic analytics team and other key stakeholders
 * Set clear evaluation metrics and test your own work thoroughly before it ships
 * Explain technical results to non-technical audiences
 * Keep up with new data science and machine learning methods and bring ideas to the team