Staff Data Scientist, Healthcare Economics

About us

Pomelo Care is the leading virtual medical practice for women and children, providing care across pregnancy, postpartum, pediatrics, menopause, and perimenopause. We combine proactive, 24/7 clinical care with technology that helps us reach patients earlier, identify risks sooner, and deliver personalized care throughout their journey. Our team includes clinicians, technologists, operators, and problem-solvers working together to make high-quality care more accessible for families nationwide.

About The Role:

Your north star: Own how Pomelo's clinical and economic impact is measured, proven, and presented - to our payer partners, to external partners, and in published research. We're looking for a data scientist experienced in healthcare outcomes assessment or program evaluation to join our Health Economics team. Trustworthy, actionable data plays a critical role in Pomelo's mission to improve pregnancy outcomes.

Why this role matters : This role goes far beyond reporting. The analyses you produce feed directly into renewal and expansion negotiations with national payers, shape how new risk-based and value-based offerings are structured, and become the evidence base we publish. You'll inherit a strong foundation of established methods and infrastructure, and you'll regularly need to build on it to answer novel questions, explore new methodologies, and communicate results to audiences with very different backgrounds. You will have direct influence on how we measure impact and tell our story externally.

What you'll do:

Own the question as well as the analysis. Take large, ambiguous mandates and break them into definitions, assumptions, and key questions to align stakeholders

Architect and execute analyses that assess the outcomes of Pomelo Care's programs in a scalable, repeatable way. Where existing approaches don't reach, you'll extend them or build something new, and stand behind those choices under scrutiny

Lead Pomelo's technical engagement with external partners: presenting directly, aligning on methodology and parameters, and building credibility with evaluation teams

Drive our evidence strategy end to end: partner-facing reporting, conference presentations, and peer-reviewed publications

Build data tables, pipelines, and dashboards that combine diverse health data sources and make insights accessible across teams

Identify opportunities to scale and automate insights in partnership with the data and analytics engineering teams

Serve as Pomelo's expert on statistics and health economics: define the methodologies we use for evaluation, mentor other data scientists, and guide where we invest technically

Who you are:

You are a collaborative problem solver and analytic thinker who is focused on driving impact, and excited to work at a startup. Specifically,

6+ years professional experience developing statistical models to answer complex healthcare problems using varied techniques (e.g., propensity score matching, linear and logistic regressions, k-means clustering, difference-in-differences, decision trees)

Experience with cost of care or clinical outcomes target setting at a payer, managed care organization, integrated delivery network, value-based care provider, or healthcare consulting firm

Experience presenting statistical analyses to external stakeholders with varied technical expertise

Proficient in Python or R

Proficient in SQL

You do your best work when the goal is ambiguous. You are comfortable telling others "here's what I recommend and why" rather than waiting to be told what to analyze

You have the technical depth to run a publication-grade evaluation and the judgment to know when a scrappy proof-of-concept is the better call. You never lose sight of why the work matters to the business

Excellent written and verbal communicator, comfortable across technical and non-technical audiences

Bonus points if you have any of the following

Formal training in statistics, econometrics, or actuarial science

Experience with risk-based or value-based contracting, including opportunity sizing and ROI modeling

Experience with medical claims data

Peer-reviewed publications in health outcomes or health economics

Experience with data dashboarding or visualization (e.g., Looker, Tableau, Metabase)

Experience working with dbt

Why you should join our team

By joining Pomelo, you will get in on the ground floor of a fast-moving, well-funded, and mission-driven startup that always puts the patient first. You will learn, grow and be challenged, and have fun with your team while doing it.

We strive to create an environment where employees from all backgrounds are respected. We value working across disciplines, moving fast, data-driven decision making, learning, and always putting the patient first.

Benefits and Perks:

Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their families

High deductible Health Plans with Health Savings Account (HSA) options

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Equity grant participation

401(k) program

Competitive vacation policy

16 weeks paid parental leave

Fully remote work flexibility (within the US)

Compensation:

The expected base salary range offered for this role is $220,000 - $250,000. This role is also eligible for equity, giving you an ownership stake in Pomelo’s mission. Actual compensation may vary based on relevant experience, skills, competencies, and certifications.

At Pomelo, we are committed to hiring the best team to improve outcomes for all mothers and babies, regardless of their background. We need diverse perspectives to reflect the diversity of problems we face and the population we serve. We look to hire people from a variety of backgrounds, including but not limited to race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, disability, and veteran status.

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