Staff Data Scientist

As our first Staff Data Scientist youll be building a new branch of our business and product suite. Youll play a critical role in shaping the future of AI-driven features across our platform defining the strategy tools and infrastructure that will power intelligent systems throughout our AWS-based ecosystem. Reporting directly to the CTO youll collaborate closely with engineers analysts and product leaders to build scalable production-ready AI solutions that transform how we operate and deliver value.

This position offers a base salary of $190000 and includes company equity.

The Day-to-Day

Youll be at the forefront of establishing our AI and data science capabilities blending scientific thinking with engineering execution. This includes (but is not limited to):

• Architect build and deploy ML and AI modelsfrom classical ML (SVMs Random Forests Decision Trees) to advanced deep learning techniques (Transformers CNNs RNNs).
• Integrate LLM-powered agents and prompt engineering techniques into user-facing products and internal tools.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to identify high-impact opportunities for AI and data science across the business.
• Analyze structured and unstructured data using SQL Python statistics and advanced mathematical techniques to extract insights and drive action.
• Evaluate and implement state-of-the-art AI tools and frameworks (e.g. LangChain Hugging Face OpenAI) and stay current on emerging trends in LLMs prompt engineering and ML Ops.
• Build secure scalable and maintainable AI systems aligned with best practices in software and data engineering.
• Lead research and prototyping initiatives to explore innovative AI applications for the business.
• Write clean efficient testable code while upholding modern engineering standards.
  
  

To Be Successful

Do these things sound like you Yes Good youre well on your way to being a successful Staff Data Scientist with us!

• You are passionate about applying AI in real-world settingsturning research and theory into impactful scalable systems.
• You have 8 years of experience in data science machine learning or AI engineering.
• You have a proven ability to design train and deploy Deep Learning and Transformer models using PyTorch TensorFlow or similar tools.
• You possess a strong background in traditional machine learning models and statistical analysis with tools like Scikit-Learn.
• You have hands-on experience designing and integrating LLM-based agents and working with modern foundation models (e.g. GPT Claude Gemini).
• You are proficient in Python and SQL with a solid foundation in math statistics and computer science.
• You are skilled in choosing the right tools and building robust pipelines using cloud servicespreferably within AWS.
• You have an engineering-focused mindsetyou write production-grade code with scalability testing and security in mind.
• You are a strong communicator able to translate complex AI concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• You are legally authorized to work permanently in the US without employer sponsorship.
• And you have a bachelors degree in computer science math engineering or a related field (or something totally differentyou just have to be great at what you do!).

To Thrive

Were an entrepreneurial creative and passionate group and if these things sound like you you wont just fit in. Youll thrive with us.

• Youre a builder and a pioneercomfortable navigating ambiguity charting a path forward and laying a foundation for others.
• Youre excited by the opportunity to influence technology choices and help define what AI means for our company and products.
• Youve worked in an Agile environment and can lead as well as collaborate.
• Youre familiar with CI/CD pipelines and ML Ops tools (e.g. MLflow SageMaker Weights & Biases).
• You have experience using AWS managed services particularly for AI and data pipelines.
• Youre excited to explore and apply the latest breakthroughs in AI whether academic or open source.
• Youre competitive but also a team player who is fun energetic and super coachable.
• Youre no stranger to playing hard and working harder while treating others with respect and dignity.

Our Advantage

If youre asking yourself what are the perks of working with us Dont worry. Weve got you covered.

• We are a Best Places to Work recipient because we understand the meaning of work hard play hard!
• Youll get some skin in the game with employee equity.
• We stand behind and celebrate our core values.
• Theres transparent communication from the top down.
• Youll have a collaborative smart and forward-thinking team to share ideas with.
• Youll have a direct meaningful impact as we scale.
• Youll experience a culture filled with opportunities to connect in-person and virtually.
• We have a casual dress code.
• We offer hybrid and remote work schedules.
• And weve got you covered in all the most important benefits: health 401k match wellness disability employee discounts time away and more!

Our Commitment to You

Be yourself. Always.
We want you to apply even if you do not meet every requirement. We are committed to building an inclusive varied culture that welcomes promotes supports and celebrates the diverse backgrounds of our employees. It is what drives innovation ignites creativity and ultimately gives us a competitive advantage.

We want you to be you because how boring would life be if we were all the same

About Us

Create Membership Plans that Patients and Providers Love

As everyone knows dental health is critical to overall health. Unfortunately dental insurance is too complicated too confusing and too expensive for dentists and patients alike. As a result 40% of US consumers do not have dental coverage 50% of US consumers do not visit a dentist each year and dentists continue to struggle with practice success while managing complicated insurance plans with low reimbursement fees coverage limits and claims denials.

Company Overview

Our mission is to make professional oral care accessible to everyone with a membership model that patients and providers love.

We are doing something about this. We connect dentists directly with patients to eliminate the inefficiency cost and hassle of workarounds. Using our cloud-based platform dentists easily design implement and grow a successful membership plan with their own dental care plans offering them directly to patients. The result is affordable comprehensive dental coverage that works for dental practices and enables patients to get the professional oral care they need.

As the established leaders in the dental membership space Kleer and Membersy support a combined footprint of over 20000 dentists and millions of patients across all 50 states and cover the entire spectrum of dental practices from independent solo practices to the largest DSOs in the country.

Kleer and Membersy came together in 2024 to provide an unmatched dental membership solution and experience. Leveraging their complementary strengths industry expertise and scale Kleer and Membersy will create significant value for DSOs independent dental practices and their patients by expanding access to care for all uninsured and underinsured Americans including more than 76 million adults without dental insurance.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race color creed religion national origin ancestry citizenship status age sex or gender (including pregnancy childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions) gender identity or expression (including transgender status) sexual orientation marital status military service and veteran status physical or mental disability genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local laws and ordinances.

Abilities required

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation can be provided to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of the job.

While performing the responsibilities of the job the employee is required to talk and listen. The employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand walk and reach with arms and hands. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision including intensive computer usage.