Data Scientist - Trust & Safety (Remote)

We are seeking a Data Scientist to support Rula’s new Trust and Safety team. In this role, you will serve as the core technical data expert responsible for protecting our platform, evaluating healthcare claims, and ensuring our operations meet the highest regulatory standards. This person will be responsible for reviewing billing patterns, identifying data anomalies, and delivering clear analytics to our legal and compliance partners. This person will apply advanced data querying skills and a strong understanding of medical coding frameworks to safely navigate large, complex datasets. You will be joining a highly collaborative, deeply supportive team environment where you will report directly into the Sr. Analytics Manager of Business Intelligence. What makes this role uniquely exciting is its direct connection to our organizational trust: your daily work will build the proactive models and protective guardrails that safeguard Rula’s legal standing, protect patient care, and ensure the business runs securely.

Responsibilities

Serve as the core technical data expert responsible for protecting our platform, evaluating healthcare claims, and ensuring our operations meet the highest regulatory standards; Review billing patterns, identifying data anomalies, and delivering clear analytics to legal and compliance partners; Apply advanced data querying skills and a strong understanding of medical coding frameworks to safely navigate large, complex datasets; Build proactive models and protective guardrails that safeguard Rula’s legal standing, protect patient care, and ensure the business runs securely

Requirements

5+ years of related professional experience in an analytics, data science, or forensic data investigation role; Expert proficiency in SQL and Python/R for querying large datasets, building data logic, and identifying systemic anomalies; Demonstrated expertise with data visualization tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau, Hex, Mode) to build automated risk-monitoring pipelines and compliance dashboards; Strong data storytelling abilities, specifically a proven track record of translating complex, technical data discoveries into clear risk assessments for non-technical leadership and legal partners; Deep understanding of data integrity auditing practices, with experience tracking down discrepancies, gaps, or historical anomalies in complex data infrastructure

Nice to have

Prior experience working directly within a healthcare compliance, legal operations, or Trust & Safety environment (e.g., auditing for fraud, waste, and abuse); Strong familiarity with medical coding frameworks (such as CPT, ICD-10, or HCPCS) and health insurance reimbursement pipelines; Experience working with healthcare claims data, such as insurance claims, billing records, or electronic health records; Experience within a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment with the ability to handle dynamic, ambiguous analytical priorities and build frameworks from scratch; A proven proficiency to connect analytics insights directly to corporate risk mitigation strategy, proactively influencing operational safeguards and platform guardrails

Benefits

100% remote work environment; Attractive pay and benefits; Comprehensive health benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and FSA/HSA; 401(k) plan access; Generous time-off policies including 2 company-wide shutdown weeks each year for self-care; Paid parental leave for all parents including birthing, non-birthing, adopting, and fostering; Employee Assistance Program (EAP); Quarterly department stipend; Community and employee resource groups; Home office stipend including new hire stipend and $50 monthly stipend for internet or cell phone expenses; Wellness at Rula program with $50/month wellness stipend