Thank you for considering Progyny!

Progyny is hiring a Vice President of Applied Machine Learning to join the Business Strategy and Analytics team in New York City. Our team is at the forefront of key strategic initiatives of the nation’s leading fertility benefits management company. In this role, you will report to the GVP of Business Operations, Strategy, and Analytics, lead a focused team of data scientists, and play an integral role in the development and expansion of Progyny’s use applied ML methods to better understand member behavior and engagement. Your background in delivering actionable, targeted results from exploration and understanding of complex data sets will bring structure to R&D initiatives at forefront of our behavioral analytics and help ensure pull through to strategic, bottom-line improvement in business outcomes. The best candidates will have demonstrated experience working with NLP / free text data and a passion for seeing their generated insights turn into direct strategic initiatives. You will learn the nuances of fertility, dive into the complex world of healthcare analytics and contribute to meaningful changes in the way we approach the marketplace with our growing suite of fertility and women’s health products. 

What you’ll do... 

• Set the strategic vision for ML and related data science initiatives as we strive to analyze the patterns in member behavior most closely associated with effective outcomes to both drive outreach initiatives and inform internal training
• Lead a team of data scientists to ensure clear connection of their work to corporate goals, and set benchmarking standards to continuously evaluate progress against exploratory work tracks with the goal of effectively prioritizing precious team capacity against the most promising outcomes
• Work with both third-party and custom/in-house models to understand strengths and weaknesses of targeted investment in each (build vs buy), with the goal of balancing near-term progress vs long-term capability
• Work across teams, notably the Emerging Technologies Engineering function, to build the technical infrastructure needed to design and serve our preferred long-term train/test/deploy process
• Mine all artifacts of member engagement, from call transcripts, cases, digital event metrics, and raw financial data to produce the most complete possible picture of member behavior, assist with member segmentation / persona development, and inform multiple operational functions including marketing, call center, and more
• Present often complex analytical insights to key stakeholders in a way that is easy to understand and actionable

About you... 

• 10+ years of data science experience with a clear and demonstrated focus on machine learning
• Master’s or better in a quantitative scientific discipline required
• Experience leading research functions and evaluating the likelihood of meaningful discovery vs allocation of resources
• Semantic analysis, NLP, or other experience with free text assessment required; when working with commercial models, deep understanding of prompt structures is preferred
• Demonstrable expertise with Python required; experience with common data science and ML libraries (PyTorch, Tensorflow, or similar, as well as standard libraries like Pandas, SKLearn, etc) is expected as part of your experience
• Demonstrable proficiency with SQL is required
• Experience writing models designed to leverage distributed computing environments is strongly preferred
• Prior experience with data visualization tools (e.g. Power BI, Cognos, Tableau, Looker) preferred
• Enjoys learning, dissecting, optimizing, and ultimately owning existing modelling methodologies
• Organized and methodical with very strong attention to detail 
• Demonstrated ability to be adaptive and inquisitive; natural problem solver
• Ability to work autonomously with minimal direction on multiple endeavors at once
• Driven to deliver results with the ability to establish rapport, earn trust, and effectively collaborate with others

About us... 

Progyny a transformative fertility, family building and women’s health benefits solution, trusted by the nation’s leading employers, health plans and benefits purchasers. We envision a world where everyone can realize dreams of family and ideal health. Our outcomes prove that comprehensive, inclusive and intentionally designed solutions simultaneously benefit employers, patients and physicians.

Our benefits solution empowers patients with concierge support, coaching, education, and digital tools; provides access to a premier network of fertility and women’s health specialists who use the latest science and technologies; drives optimal clinical outcomes; and reduces healthcare costs.

Our mission is to empower healthier, supported journeys through transformative fertility, family building and women’s health benefits.

Headquartered in New York City, Progyny has been recognized for its leadership and growth as a TIME100 Most Influential Company, CNBC Disruptor 50, Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare, Forbes’ Best Employers, Financial Times Fastest Growing Companies, Inc. 5000, Inc. Power Partners, and Crain’s Fast 50 for NYC. For more information, visit www.progyny.com.

Our perks:  

• Family friendly benefits: Paid family and parental leave, fertility and family building benefits (including egg freezing, IVF, and adoption support), family care fund and Parents’ Employee Resource Group
• Health, dental, vision and life insurance options for employees and family
• Free in-person, virtual and text-based mental health and wellness support
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, personal days and summer flex time
• Company equity
• Bonus program
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Access to on-demand legal and financial advice 
• Company social events
• Flex days (3 days a week in the office) and onsite meals and snacks for employees reporting into our NY office

In compliance with New York City’s Wage Transparency Law, the annual salary [wage] range for NYC-based applicants is: $210,000 - $220,000. There are a variety of factors that go into determining a salary range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. Progyny offers a total compensation package comprised of base salary, cash bonus, and equity.  

Progyny is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, status as a protected veteran, criminal history consistent with legal requirements or any other basis protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance or an accommodation during the recruiting process, please send an e-mail to [email protected].

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