Data Science II

Opportunity Overview:

Full-time position, in-office. This position will require the candidate to engage critical thinking skills, be intellectually curious, and demonstrate great attention to detail.  Requires excellent communications skills both written and oral. Must possess the ability to work with a diverse group of talent both in-person and globally. This is a hands-on manager role, that requires the manager to engage in the work of the team being managed. 

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years Hands on in Python and data science like tools pandas, NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib and strong exposure in regular expressions. 

• 3+ years Hands-on experience in Machine learning algorithms like SVM, CART, Bagging and Boosting algorithms, NLP based ML algorithms and Text mining. 

• Hands on expertise to integrate multiple data sources in a streamlined pipeline. 

• Strong knowledge in OOPs and creating custom python packages for serverless applications. 

• Strong Knowledge in SQL querying. 

• Hands on experience in AWS services like Lambda, EC2, EMR, S3 and Athena, Batch, Textract and Comprehend.  

• Strong Expertise in extracting text, tables, logos from low quality scanned multipage pdfs (80 - 150 dpi) and Images. 

• Good Understanding in Probability and Statistics concepts and ability to find hidden patterns, relevant insights from the data. 

• Expertise in Image Processing tools like OpenCV, scikit-image etc. 

• Knowledge in Training NLP based Machine Learning and Deep Learning models to enhance and validate the text extraction process from Images and PDFs. 

• Inquisitive thinking, passion to consistently learn and implement latest technologies and ability to manage multiple projects. 

• Ability to handle and work with the team.  

 

Good to Have 

• Knowledge in applying state of art NLP models like BERT, GPT - x, sciSpacy, Bidirectional LSTMs-CNN, RNN, AWS medical    Comprehend for Clinical Named Entity Recognition (NER). 

• Strong Leadership Skills. 

• Deployment of custom trained and prebuilt NER models using AWS Sagemaker. 

• Knowledge in setting up AWS Textract pipeline for large scale text processing using AWS SNS, AWS SQS, Lambda and EC2. 

• Should have Intellectual curiosity to learn new things. 

• ISMS responsibilities should be followed as per company policy. 

 

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Nacharam, Hyderabad, Telangana*: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)
  *we will be opening a new office in the HITEC City area in early 2026

 

Interview Process*:

 

1. Connect with the Hiring Manager for a Preliminary Phone Screening
2. Behavioral Interview(s)
3. Case Study
4. Interview with Senior Leadership

 

*Subject to change

 

 

About ZignaAI, a Cohere Health Company:

 

Cohere Health’s clinical intelligence platform delivers AI-powered solutions that streamline access to quality care by improving payer-provider collaboration, cost containment, and healthcare economics. Cohere Health works with over 660,000 providers and handles over 12 million prior authorization requests annually. Its responsible AI auto-approves up to 90% of requests for millions of health plan members.

 

With the acquisition of ZignaAI, we’ve further enhanced our platform by launching our Payment Integrity Suite, anchored by Cohere Validate™, an AI-driven clinical and coding validation solution that operates in near real-time. By unifying pre-service authorization data with post-service claims validation, we’re creating a transparent healthcare ecosystem that reduces waste, improves payer-provider collaboration and patient outcomes, and ensures providers are paid promptly and accurately.

 

Cohere Health’s innovations continue to receive industry wide recognition. We’ve been named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list and in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked as a Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startup for 2023 & 2024. Backed by leading investors such as Deerfield Management, Define Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Longitude Capital, and Polaris Partners, Cohere Health drives more transparent, streamlined healthcare processes, helping patients receive faster, more appropriate care and higher-quality outcomes.

 

The Coherenauts, as we call ourselves, who succeed here are empathetic teammates who are candid, kind, caring, and embody our core values and principles. We believe that diverse, inclusive teams make the most impactful work. Cohere is deeply invested in ensuring that we have a supportive, growth-oriented environment that works for everyone.

We can’t wait to learn more about you and meet you at ZignaAI, a Cohere Health company!

Equal Opportunity Statement: 

Cohere Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all.  To us, it’s personal.