Data Scientist at Veterinary Practice Partners

Company Description:Veterinary Practice Partners (VPP) is a nationwide veterinary community revolutionizing vet practice ownership and support. With an expansive network of doctor partners and co-owned animal hospitals nationwide VPP is an established partner of choice. Through its co-ownership model VPP provides operational support across technology finance marketing learning and development recruiting and HR so that veterinarians can focus on providing high-quality patient care and fostering a strong culture at their individual practices. VPP has over 180 (and counting) partner hospitals with 4000 employees and continued growth. VPP is a dynamic profitable growth company with strong financial private equity backing. For more information on Veterinary Practice Partners visit .Summary:VPP is building an AI-enabled platform that helps our veterinary practices deliver the highest-quality animal care. Analyzing and operationalizing the data we know about our clients and hospitals into advanced analytics will be a critical pillar to this platform. Were looking for a hands-on marketing focused Data Scientist who can turn that vision into models experiments and shipped productpartnering closely with marketers veterinarians staff and designers/engineers in a try/fail-fast AI-driven development culture.What youll doWork closely with marketing growth operators and hospital staff to discover opportunities to enhance client acquisition retention and upsell.Build the engine. Develop predictive and prescriptive models across the client journey that power acquisition retention and advertising efficiency.Lean into AI at scale. Use LLMs and ML algorithms where each is strongestMeasure relentlessly. Design and run A/B tests and bandit experiments.Ship with a platform mindset. Create clean training datasets features and model artifacts.Continuously enrich signals. Explore first and third-party data and engineer features that capture clinical throughput client retention churn risk and velocity.Stay current. Track advances in algorithms evaluation GenAI safety and cost/performance tradeoffsand apply them pragmatically.QualificationsUndergraduate degree in a quantitative or technical field.3 to 5 years of hands-on data science experience with EDA predictive modeling and model-driven systems.Expertise leveraging advanced analytics to help optimize Google Ads and Social Media marketing campaigns.Experience working with digital marketing data including attribution modeling and/or MMM.Proficiency building tuning and refining models in Python (IE pandas scikit-learn XGBoost/LightGBM PyTorch).Strong SQL experience analyzing large-scale consumer or operational datasets.Proficiency with A/B testing and statistical inference; comfort designing pragmatic experiments.Metrics-driven development mindset with a data-first approach to problem solving.A team player who thrives in a dynamic fast-paced environment.Extreme growth mindset; deep humility with unwavering resolve to drive exceptional performance.Ideal Candidates will Possess:Background in healthcare or veterinary services; familiarity with PIMS or EHRExperience with Azure DatabricksHands-on experience developing model and feature notebooks using Cursor or other AI-driven coding assistantsPhysical RequirementsThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.The employee must be able to remain in a stationary position at least 50% of the The employee needs to occasionally move about home office to access office machinery stationary tools etc.While performing the duties of this Job the employee is regularly required to use hands to grasp handle or feel; reach with hands and arms. Hearing and visual acuity are also required.The employee will constantly be operating a computer and other office productivity.The employee may occasionally be required to lift and or move up to 10lbs by themselves.Notes:Reasonable accommodation may be made to perform the essential functions.This job description describes the ideal candidate for this position and in no way impliesany limits to a persons desire to apply.To meet the needs of the company employees may be assigned other duties in addition to or in lieu of those describedAny duties are subject to change at anyThis document does not create an employment contract implied or otherwise other than an at-will relationshipThis position pays an annual salary of $140000 to $16000 dependent upon experienceEqual Employment Opportunity:Veterinary Practice Partners (VPP) provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any legally protected characteristic. Key Skills Laboratory Experience,Immunoassays,Machine Learning,Biochemistry,Assays,Research Experience,Spectroscopy,Research & Development,cGMP,Cell Culture,Molecular Biology,Data Analysis Skills Employment Type : Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Monthly Salary Salary: 160 - 140000