STEM OPT Senior Data Science Engineer Jobs
Senior Data Science Engineer roles qualify for STEM OPT when your degree falls under an eligible CIP code in computer science, statistics, or a related STEM field. Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify, and the 24-month extension gives you up to 36 months total to build experience, clear H-1B visa cap-gap, and transition to long-term sponsorship.
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We’re looking for a driven, entrepreneurial Senior Data Science Engineer, AI to join our team and help eliminate the financial complexity of healthcare. We value creative, outside-the-box thinkers that back their ideas with technical knowledge and action.
Responsibilities:
- Work cross-functionally with Product and subject matter experts to conceptualize, prototype, and build data solutions
- Unify and augment multi-source healthcare datasets (e.g., claims, contract rates, demographics) into high-quality, Analytics-ready data models that power internal and external products
- Build and maintain data engineering systems that support AI use cases, including scalable ingestion pipelines, feature generation, and downstream products
- Contribute to building, maintaining, and testing data pipelines
- Draft internal and external technical documentation
- Seek and prioritize technical and product feedback from internal customers
- Iterate quickly with an eye towards value
What you'll bring to the role:
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience/knowledge. We are happy to work with strong candidates with non-traditional educational backgrounds
- 4+ years of experience developing data models, pipelines, and end-to-end analytical solutions using Python and SQL
- Familiarity with modern AI tooling and frameworks (e.g., OpenAI APIs, vector databases like Pinecone/Weaviate, embedding workflows, RAG architectures)
- Understanding of evaluation strategies and monitoring for LLM-based systems (e.g., hallucination mitigation, eval frameworks, feedback loops)
- Ability to design data systems with scalability, performance, and cost efficiency in mind, particularly for compute- and data-intensive workloads
- Strong grasp of data architecture and engineering practices, including ETL/ELT workflows, orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, dbt), and cloud-based storage (e.g., S3, Redshift)
- Entrepreneurial mindset: you prioritize tasks with an eye for evolving business needs. You can problem solve independently
- Comfortable working remotely in a collaborative, technical team
Bonus points:
- Revenue cycle, healthcare payments and/or medical billing experience
Benefits:
- Competitive pay with equity options
- Stellar health care plan options (Medical, Dental & Vision), with FSA, DCFSA, & HSA options
- Company-sponsored disability & life insurance
- Unlimited PTO
- 401(k) + 4% Matching
- Fully remote work + flexible working hours
- $750 work-from-home setup budget
- Paid biannual in-person company summits
- Quarterly $150 co-hanging stipend to meet up with coworkers
- Monthly $100 health and wellness benefit
- Generous paid family leave
- Annual $1,200 learning & development stipend
About Turquoise Health
Turquoise Health is a Series C price transparency platform for finance leaders across healthcare. Backed by a16z, Oak HC/FT, Adams Street, Yosemite, Bessemer Venture Partners, and others, we power price transparency for 300+ enterprise organizations and are building the infrastructure for a more open, efficient healthcare marketplace. We're a remote-first, US-based team that values transparency, empathy, inclusivity, creativity, and ownership. We operate on US business hours and work with clients entirely based in the US. For this role, we are seeking US-based candidates.
We strongly encourage BIPOC, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ folks to apply for any open roles of interest. Healthcare affects all people differently, but it significantly affects those in underserved communities. With a robust, diverse team, we are stronger and better equipped to change the future of healthcare for all.
Disability Accommodation Email
Turquoise is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. If you require assistance or an accommodation with the hiring process, please contact recruiting@turquoise.health
Compensation Range: $170K - $185K
This is a fully remote role within the United States.
We’re looking for a driven, entrepreneurial Senior Data Science Engineer, AI to join our team and help eliminate the financial complexity of healthcare. We value creative, outside-the-box thinkers that back their ideas with technical knowledge and action.
Responsibilities:
- Work cross-functionally with Product and subject matter experts to conceptualize, prototype, and build data solutions
- Unify and augment multi-source healthcare datasets (e.g., claims, contract rates, demographics) into high-quality, Analytics-ready data models that power internal and external products
- Build and maintain data engineering systems that support AI use cases, including scalable ingestion pipelines, feature generation, and downstream products
- Contribute to building, maintaining, and testing data pipelines
- Draft internal and external technical documentation
- Seek and prioritize technical and product feedback from internal customers
- Iterate quickly with an eye towards value
What you'll bring to the role:
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience/knowledge. We are happy to work with strong candidates with non-traditional educational backgrounds
- 4+ years of experience developing data models, pipelines, and end-to-end analytical solutions using Python and SQL
- Familiarity with modern AI tooling and frameworks (e.g., OpenAI APIs, vector databases like Pinecone/Weaviate, embedding workflows, RAG architectures)
- Understanding of evaluation strategies and monitoring for LLM-based systems (e.g., hallucination mitigation, eval frameworks, feedback loops)
- Ability to design data systems with scalability, performance, and cost efficiency in mind, particularly for compute- and data-intensive workloads
- Strong grasp of data architecture and engineering practices, including ETL/ELT workflows, orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, dbt), and cloud-based storage (e.g., S3, Redshift)
- Entrepreneurial mindset: you prioritize tasks with an eye for evolving business needs. You can problem solve independently
- Comfortable working remotely in a collaborative, technical team
Bonus points:
- Revenue cycle, healthcare payments and/or medical billing experience
Benefits:
- Competitive pay with equity options
- Stellar health care plan options (Medical, Dental & Vision), with FSA, DCFSA, & HSA options
- Company-sponsored disability & life insurance
- Unlimited PTO
- 401(k) + 4% Matching
- Fully remote work + flexible working hours
- $750 work-from-home setup budget
- Paid biannual in-person company summits
- Quarterly $150 co-hanging stipend to meet up with coworkers
- Monthly $100 health and wellness benefit
- Generous paid family leave
- Annual $1,200 learning & development stipend
About Turquoise Health
Turquoise Health is a Series C price transparency platform for finance leaders across healthcare. Backed by a16z, Oak HC/FT, Adams Street, Yosemite, Bessemer Venture Partners, and others, we power price transparency for 300+ enterprise organizations and are building the infrastructure for a more open, efficient healthcare marketplace. We're a remote-first, US-based team that values transparency, empathy, inclusivity, creativity, and ownership. We operate on US business hours and work with clients entirely based in the US. For this role, we are seeking US-based candidates.
We strongly encourage BIPOC, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ folks to apply for any open roles of interest. Healthcare affects all people differently, but it significantly affects those in underserved communities. With a robust, diverse team, we are stronger and better equipped to change the future of healthcare for all.
Disability Accommodation Email
Turquoise is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. If you require assistance or an accommodation with the hiring process, please contact recruiting@turquoise.health
Compensation Range: $170K - $185K
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization as a Senior Data Science Engineer
Verify your CIP code before applying
Check that your degree's CIP code appears on the DHS STEM OPT designated degree program list. Computer science, statistics, and applied mathematics codes commonly support Senior Data Science Engineer roles, but data-adjacent business degrees may not qualify without a secondary STEM credential.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting offers
Ask recruiters directly whether the hiring entity, not just the parent company, is enrolled in E-Verify. Subsidiaries and staffing intermediaries sometimes operate under separate Employer Identification Numbers, so E-Verify enrollment at the wrong entity level can invalidate your STEM OPT extension.
File your I-983 training plan before day one
Your DSO must sign the I-983 before you start work. For Senior Data Science Engineer roles, map your training goals to specific project deliverables, model development cycles, and mentorship structures. A vague plan risks SEVP audit findings that can jeopardize your authorization.
Target employers with H-1B filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Senior Data Science Engineer roles by employers whose DOL Labor Condition Application history shows consistent STEM sponsorship. This removes companies that hire OPT students as short-term contractors but decline to support the H-1B transition you'll need before your 36 months run out.
Use OFLC Wage Search to benchmark your offer
Look up the prevailing wage for your SOC code and geographic area in OFLC Wage Search before negotiating. Your employer's LCA must certify at least the prevailing wage level, so an offer below that threshold is a compliance problem, not just a negotiation issue.
Start cap-gap planning at 24 months, not 36
If your employer files an H-1B petition before your STEM OPT expires and you're selected in the lottery, cap-gap rules extend your work authorization through September 30. Submit all supporting documents to USCIS promptly so there's no gap between your OPT end date and the H-1B start date.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Senior Data Science Engineer role qualify for STEM OPT?
Yes, if your degree is listed on the DHS STEM OPT designated degree program list under an eligible CIP code, and the role requires that STEM knowledge in a direct, substantive way. Degrees in computer science, statistics, data science, and applied mathematics commonly support this role. Check your I-20 to confirm the CIP code your DSO recorded, because that code, not your job title, determines eligibility.
What E-Verify requirement applies to my STEM OPT employer?
Your employer must be actively enrolled in E-Verify at the specific worksite location where you'll work. Enrollment at a parent company or affiliated entity doesn't satisfy the requirement if you're employed by a subsidiary with a different EIN. Verify enrollment status directly with your recruiter or HR contact before signing an offer letter, since working for a non-enrolled employer voids your STEM OPT extension.
What goes into the I-983 training plan for a data science role?
The I-983 must describe the practical training goals, the skills you'll develop, and how those skills connect to your STEM degree. For a Senior Data Science Engineer position, this typically includes objectives around machine learning model development, data pipeline architecture, experimental design, and performance evaluation. Your employer's authorized representative and your DSO both sign the form, and it must be completed before your first day of work.
How does cap-gap work if I'm on STEM OPT and selected in the H-1B lottery?
If your employer files a timely H-1B petition on your behalf and USCIS selects it in the lottery, cap-gap automatically extends your work authorization from your OPT end date through September 30 of that year. Your H-1B then takes effect October 1. You can continue working during the cap-gap period as long as the petition remains pending or approved. Keep your I-20 and EAD documents current throughout this window.
Where can I find Senior Data Science Engineer jobs with verified STEM OPT sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lists Senior Data Science Engineer roles filtered for employers enrolled in E-Verify and with documented STEM sponsorship history based on DOL Labor Condition Application data. You can also cross-reference the O*NET profile for this occupation to identify the SOC code and confirm that your target roles align with your degree's CIP code before applying.