Senior Data Scientist Job at Trella Health, Remote

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  • Trella Health
  • Remote

Job Description

At Trella Health, we are passionate and committed to our mission: empowering meaningful change in healthcare. Since our founding in 2015, we continue to grow our team, enhance our solution and services offerings, accelerate into new markets, and expand our customer base. We are rapidly growing and are looking for new Trellavators to join our team!

“What is a Trellavator?” you ask. Innovate and elevate is the name of our game! We go above and beyond to collaborate with and support each other. We believe that when a colleague or customers succeeds, we succeed. By learning from others, building on our successes, and taking risks, we constantly raise the bar. After all, continuous improvement is in our DNA. Our word is paramount, we keep our commitments, and we always follow through. We have a strong, reliable support system that fuels growth, collaboration, and passion—and together, we create a positive environment where everyone at Trella Health, including the customers we support, can thrive. Are you ready to learn more about the opportunities with our team? Trell-yeah you are!

Position Overview:

We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join our Data Science & Engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for turning medical and pharmacy claims data into measures and actionable insights within our software as a Service (SaaS) solution. You will utilize your strong quantitative analysis, SQL, and Python skills to create and analyze scripts to compute metrics and impact downstream data sets. You will work cross-functionally with the data engineering, product, and data quality teams to ensure our data pipelines are accurate, efficient, and high quality. We're looking for someone who is intellectually curious and passionate about continuous learning, especially when solving problems within healthcare data. 

Location: This role is remote with a strong preference for candidates within commuting distance of Atlanta, GA; Philadelphia, PA; or Nashville, TN. We will also consider applicants based in other U.S. locations.

Reports to: Data Science Manager 

As a Senior Data Scientist at Trella, you will:


  • Work with vast national datasets of medical and pharmacy claims data to interpret, analyze, and build datasets that deliver actionable insights to Trella’s proprietary solutions.

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable Databricks workflows and jobs for processing healthcare claims data.

  • Develop and optimize PySpark and SQL pipelines for performance, reliability, and efficiency.

  • Implement data quality monitoring and validation frameworks to ensure completeness, accuracy, and consistency of claims data.

  • Support modernization by refactoring legacy SAS scripts into Databricks.

  • Act as a subject matter expert on healthcare data sources, calculations, and methodologies.

  • Collaborate with the product team to size and scope new analytic projects, defining specifications and requirements.

  • Continuously enhance your knowledge of the healthcare industry through independent research and professional development.

This job might be a fit for you if you have: 


  • 5+ years of experience in data science, preferably within healthcare space.

  • Advanced SQL and Python skills (e.g. writing complex data processing scripts and automating workflows).

  • Experience working with Databricks, including Spark SQL and PySpark for analytics, data modeling, and machine learning workflows.

  • A deep understanding of data lineage to track and visualize data dependencies, identifying upstream/downstream impacts.

  • Experience with statistical modeling including regression, imputation techniques, and risk scoring.

  • Strong knowledge of medical claims data (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial) as well as medical coding systems (ICD10, CPT, HCPCS, MS DRG, NPPES NPI).

  • Excellent problem-solving, time management, and communication skills.

  • Familiarity with software development tools like Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket.

  • A passion for using data to improve healthcare and a love for solving complex problems.

  • Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.

About Trella Health:

Trella Health provides unmatched, actionable market intelligence to post-acute care and value-based care providers of all sizes. Our industry leading analytics paired with CRM and EHR integration workflows positions us as the most advanced sales enablement platform for the post-acute care market. One of only a few companies to be deemed both a Qualified Entity by CMS and an Innovator under its Virtual Research Data Center Program, Trella has elite access to billions of performance metrics and referral data to enable competitive positioning across the market. Its standardized insights, representing 90% of all lives 65+ U.S. population, help customers identify, engage, and manage critical relationships and advance their organizations with certainty. 

Since launching our first product in 2016, we have experienced tremendous growth and have highlighted a few key data points to get an at-a-glance view of Trella:


  • Over 900 customers including 10 of the top 10 post-acute providers and 4 of the top 10 health systems

  • Over 120 team members and growing

  • Recognized as one of Modern Healthcare’s “Best Places to Work” in consecutive years and were ranked in the Top 50 startups in the US by LinkedIn

  • Headquartered in Atlanta, GA with remote hubs in Nashville, Philadelphia, the Philippines, and Latin America.

The Trellavator Experience:

At Trella Health, you can expect to join a welcoming team that truly embodies our core values. Our collaborative culture is anchored by trust, transparency, and inclusion—and we also have a lot of fun. No matter where you work, at Trella Health you can expect an awesome team, frequent virtual gatherings, engaging events, casual attire, and more.

We offer competitive salaries with a comprehensive benefits package to all employees and provide an environment that fosters work-life harmonization with Flexible Paid Time Off, along with remote-first work arrangements. As we continue to see exponential growth, our goal is to continue to put team members first and strive to offer our team members the best culture and benefits possible. Some of the benefits we provide are:


  • Health, Dental, Vision & Voluntary Benefits

  • Competitive Salary & Bonus Plans

  • 401k Retirement Savings

  • Flexible PTO & 10 Paid Holidays

  • Flexible Work Hours

  • Equity Shares

  • Paid Leave Programs

  • Marketplace for discounted retail and entertainment

Equal Opportunity Employer

Trella Health is an equal opportunity employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, handicap, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status as recognized by federal, state, or local laws.

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