Job Description
At Definitive Healthcare (NASDAQ: DH) we're passionate about turning data analytics and expertise into meaningful intelligence that helps our customers achieve success and shape the future of healthcare. We empower them to uncover the right markets opportunities and people-paving the way for smarter decisions and greater impact.
Headquartered just outside of Boston Massachusetts Definitive Healthcare operates across North America Europe and India supporting a growing global client base of more than 2400 customers since our founding in 2011.
We're also a great place to work. In 2024 and 2025 we earned multiple workplace honors including Built In's 100 Best Places to Work in Boston (both years) a Stevie Bronze Award for Great Employers and recognition as a Great Place to Work in India.
We foster a collaborative inclusive culture where diverse perspectives drive innovation. Through programs like DefinitiveCares and our employee-led affinity groups we strive to promote connection education and inclusion.
We are looking for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to lead the design and implementation of cutting-edge AI/ML systems that deliver transformative business outcomes. In this role you will take ownership of end-to-end ML solutions from architecture and modeling to production and performance optimization.
From architecting end-to-end ML solutions to shaping technical strategy your work will have a broad and lasting impact on customer experience and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in applied machine learning deep software engineering expertise and a track record of mentoring teams and delivering production-ready models at scale. This is a high-impact full-stack ML role that blends research engineering and leadership with the opportunity to shape both the company's technical foundation and product direction.
What You'll Do
ML Systems Development & Deployment
- Lead the design and implementation of scalable production-grade ML systems in cloud environments with a focus on performance reliability and reproducibility.
- Collaborate with product managers and senior stakeholders to define and prioritize ML initiatives aligned with business goals.
Data Pipeline & Feature Engineering
- Oversee the architecture and evolution of data pipelines for multi-terabyte datasets ensuring efficiency and reliability.
- Guide the development of high-impact features and label sets across diverse domains such as healthcare and consumer analytics
Experimentation & Model Management
- Lead experimentation strategy including design of A/B tests advanced validation methods and lifecycle management using tools like MLflow and Databricks.
- Drive continual model improvement through advanced techniques such as automated retraining model decay analysis and bias mitigation. Innovation & Prototyping
- Champion rapid prototyping and proof-of-concept development to evaluate emerging technologies and ML techniques.
- Lead technical explorations into new ML architectures (e.g. foundation models causal inference time series deep learning).
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor working closely with product engineering data and executive teams to shape end-to-end ML solutions. Code Quality & Documentation
- Set standards for code quality performance and documentation and mentor junior engineers in best practices
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science Machine Learning Data Science or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- 5+ years of industry experience as an ML Engineer Data Scientist or Data Engineer with a focus on deploying and scaling ML systems.
- Deep expertise in Python SQL and PySpark for distributed data processing with proficiency in libraries like scikit-learn PyTorch and XGBoost.
- Proven experience designing robust ML pipelines leveraging tools like MLflow or equivalent.
- Strong command of ML frameworks (e.g. scikit-learn TensorFlow XGBoost PyTorch).
- Hands-on experience deploying models in cloud-based environments (AWS GCP Azure and Databricks).
- Proven ability to manage end-to-end ML lifecycles at scale including data ingestion training evaluation deployment and monitoring.
- Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with healthcare claims EHR or life sciences datasets.
- Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in Computer Science Data Science or related technical field.
- Strong knowledge of MLOps practices including CI/CD for ML automated retraining and model versioning.
- Experience with deep learning architectures for time series forecasting sequential data or hierarchical modeling.
- Proficient in designing evaluation protocols and defining performance metrics to rigorously assess model effectiveness and drive data-driven decision-making.
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced high-ownership environments and able to prioritize multiple high-impact projects
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range for this position is $112000 - $210000 per year which represents the base pay the company reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this role. Actual compensation will depend on relevant experience skills and qualifications.
This role is also eligible to participate in the company's annual bonus program subject to individual and company performance.
All employees receive standard benefits including medical dental and vision coverage unlimited paid time off and participation in the company's 401(k) plan with employer contribution.
Why we love Definitive and why you will too!
- Industry leading products
- Work hard and have fun doing it
- Incredibly fast growth means limitless opportunity
- Flexible and dynamic culture
- Work alongside some of the most talented and dedicated teammates
- Definitive Cares our community service group gives all of us a chance to give back
- Competitive benefits package including great healthcare benefits and a 401(k) match
What our Employees are saying about us on Glassdoor:
"Great Work atmosphere great work life balance excellent company to work for amazing top notch product incredible customer service lots of tools to help you succeed."
-Business Development Manager
"Great team. Amazing growth. Employees are treated very well."
-Research Analyst
"I have waited 36 years to work at a dream job for a dream company and I am so happy to have finally got there."
-Profile Analyst
If you don't fit all of these qualifications but believe you're still a great fit feel free to apply and tell us why in your cover letter.
If you are a California Colorado New York City or Washington resident and this role is a remote role you can receive additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role which we will provide upon request.
Definitive Hiring Philosophy
Definitive Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace with equal opportunity for all applicants and teammates. Our goal is to recruit the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool regardless of race color religion age gender gender identity sexual orientation or any other status. If you're interested in working in a fast growing exciting working environment - we encourage you to apply!
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Please note: All communications regarding the hiring process at Definitive Healthcare will come directly from one of our corporate recruiters or coordinators using an @definitivehc.com email address. We do not advertise open roles on Facebook and will never request money transfers or ask candidates to purchase equipment with a promise of reimbursement. If you receive any suspicious communication please contact [email protected] to verify your status in the application process.
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What We Do
We’re a healthcare technology company that provides industry-leading intelligence on the healthcare provider market. Why do we do it? Because understanding provider landscapes identifying opportunities and reaching the right points of contact can be difficult to do in a constantly changing market. But it doesn’t have to be. Our comprehensive data platform reduces market complexity and streamlines physician and facility insights. Our experienced team is here to help your organization turn those insights into acceleration—whether it’s advancing your go-to-market strategy or closing a new deal.We make healthcare actionable and accessible for our industry partners. How do we do it? We collect proprietary research secondary research and third-party data and organize all of this into a searchable user-friendly platform.Since 2011 we’ve partnered with 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical biotechnology and medical device companies. In that same period we’ve also partnered with 7 of the top 10 healthcare IT firms and over 2500 of the top healthcare providers healthcare staffing companies and consulting firms.
Why Work With Us
We will never stop improving the product we’ve worked so hard to develop for our customers. We’re thinking beyond simply providing more information; we’re building a solution designed to help users derive insights so their businesses can operate at a rapid pace. We are a collaborative and high energy environment with tons of opportunity for growth.
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Date Posted
04/22/2026
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