Data Scientist

Transform Healthcare with Cutting-Edge AI and ML Technologies Are you passionate about transforming healthcare through cutting-edge AI and ML technologies? We are seeking a highly skilled Data Scientist to drive innovative initiatives and improve healthcare outcomes. This role offers an exciting opportunity to apply your expertise in AI/ML, enhance our MLOps and LLMOps frameworks, and contribute to the responsible use of AI across our health system. Key Responsibilities: Lead AI/ML Initiatives: Develop, evaluate, and validate AI/ML models that support and enhance clinical, operational, and financial processes across the UCLA Health system. Lead projects end to end, from framing the problem to delivering high-quality outputs on schedule. Enhance MLOps, LLMOps & Responsible AI Governance: Apply and advance our ML and LLM operations paradigms and uphold our AI governance framework, ensuring ethical and scalable AI practices are integrated into every model developed and deployed. Bias & Fairness Testing: Conduct rigorous statistical bias and fairness evaluation strategies for models developed by UCLA Health teams and external vendors, ensuring equitable AI solutions that reflect the diversity of our patient population. Deliver Actionable Insights: Interpret model outputs and effectively communicate insights to stakeholders at various technical levels. Use strong storytelling, visualization, and communication skills to drive alignment and impact across clinical, operational, and executive audiences. Drive Collaboration & Innovation: Foster a culture of collaboration across departments by sharing knowledge, best practices, and new developments in AI/ML. Operate effectively in agile, cross-functional teams and help structure clear, actionable work plans to guide team execution. Leverage Advanced AI/ML Techniques: Utilize large language models (LLMs), generative AI, and agentic AI frameworks to solve complex healthcare challenges in an ever-evolving technological landscape. Identify AI/ML Solutions for Stakeholder Needs: Collaborate with clinical, financial, and operational teams to identify AI/ML opportunities that address key business challenges and improve outcomes. Guide project scoping and execution to ensure relevance, feasibility, and impact.

UCLA Health provides world-class patient care, conducts pioneering research, and offers outstanding medical training programs. We are one of the most comprehensive academic medical centers in the nation, with hospitals consistently ranked among the best. We serve a diverse and growing population with advanced medicine, leading-edge technology, and a commitment to innovation and excellence.