Manager of Data Science

Employee Location: Boulder, CO Reporting To: VP of Data Science & AI Job Type: Full-time, Hybrid in office Boulder, CO Work Authorization: Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future sponsorship ABOUT BRANCHLAB BranchLab is building the future of healthcare commercialization. BranchLab is a healthcare AI company focused on predicting health outcomes to improving how regulated organizations make decisions. Our mission is to enable better healthcare decisions by applying AI in a way that is privacy-safe, rigorous, and designed for real-world use. THE OPPORTUNITY We are seeking a Data Science Manager to lead a team of data scientists and drive the development and deployment of innovative disease modeling approaches using rigorous statistical, epidemiological, and machine learning techniques. These models will be used for privacy-first pharmaceutical commercialization. The ideal candidate will have experience developing and deploying models into production, experience in a player-coach role turning innovative research projects into products, and the ability to evangelize data science and create vision and motivation. You will work closely with cross-functional leaders to define and execute on our product strategy. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES · Work with cross functional leadership to understand business needs and prioritize the most impactful projects to develop products that drive business impact · Lead large-scale data science projects from planning to execution and delivery of productionized ML/AI models · Build and retain a team of high performing data scientists · Communicate about results and deliverables to internal and external stakeholders · Research industry trends and standards to proactively drive areas of improvement MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS · PhD in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Epidemiology, or related field (or equivalent practical experience) · 7+ years of experience building machine learning or statistical models deployed in production environments · 2+ years of management experience · Experience working on healthcare claims and EHR data across a variety of therapeutic areas · Strong SQL, Python, and best practices for developing code for software products · Strong statistical and machine learning fundamentals · Demonstrated ability to translate business priorities into data science products in cross-functional collaboration · Excellent oral and written communication PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS · Experience translating research into production to build novel deep learning models WHY JOIN BRANCHLAB? · Competitive salary + significant equity · Gain hands-on experience at a fast-growing company, with clear opportunities for career growth · Work alongside top-tier engineers, data scientists, and privacy experts If you are a curious and analytical data scientist eager to work with privacy-first healthcare data, we’d love to hear from you.