Staff Data Scientist - Finance & Accounting

About the role

Headway’s mission is to build a new mental healthcare system accessible to everyone. We focus on solving the biggest barrier to care: insurance. Our software automates the administrative work of credentialing, claims, and payment reconciliation, allowing over 75,000 providers to serve over 1 million patients. We are now expanding our efforts to reimagine the entire experience of finding a therapist and to ensure our platform is scalable and compliant.

Responsibilities

• Drive insights and decisions through strategic analysis, reporting, and predictive modeling.
• Design a metrics framework connecting our revenue infrastructure to financial outcomes, identifying gaps in data and reporting.
• Define and drive the measurement strategy for collections loss, setting targets for improvement and translating insights into cross-functional initiatives.
• Build forecasts to inform staffing decisions and estimate progress towards goals.
• Partner cross-functionally to ensure our revenue systems provide the necessary auditability and data traceability for GAAP compliance and audit readiness.
• Translate complex technical findings into clear, actionable recommendations for executive stakeholders.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in data science or analytics roles.
• Working knowledge of core finance and accounting concepts.
• Experience with healthcare Revenue Cycle Management (RCM).
• Proven success partnering cross-functionally with Finance, Accounting, Product, Engineering, and Operations teams.
• Proficiency in forecasting and predictive modeling techniques.
• Experience with data modeling, ideally using dbt.
• Hands-on technical fluency in SQL and Python or R.
• Experience adopting and championing AI-assisted tools to accelerate and automate data workflows.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Finance, or related field.
• Experience with healthcare industry data and analytics.
• Knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting principles.
• Experience with healthcare billing and coding.

Skills

• Data modeling and analysis.
• Predictive modeling and forecasting.
• SQL and Python/R programming.
• Financial reporting and analysis.
• Collaboration and stakeholder management.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Equity compensation.
• Flexible PTO.
• Parental leave.
• Training and professional development opportunities.

Pay

The expected base pay range for this position is $212,000 - $265,000, based on a variety of factors including qualifications, experience, and geographic location.

Schedule

Full-time position.