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# Research Scientist at Counsel Health

- **Company:** Counsel Health
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/counsel/5c1c6f18-339a-4d5d-804b-57cb1b3444de

## Job description

ABOUT COUNSEL http://counsel.health/

Counsel’s mission is to multiply the world's healthcare capacity. We believe in a future in which every person has a personalized, AI-enabled doctor always in their pocket. To accomplish this, we’re building the first fully-vertical, AI-native medical group from the ground up. We’ve redesigned the entire clinical stack with custom AI tools that make our in-house physicians 10x faster and smarter. [learn more on our blog https://www.counselhealth.com/blog]

Since our founding in 2023, we have formed partnerships with leading healthcare organizations and are on track to serve hundreds of thousands of patients on our platform within the next year. We have raised over $35M from a16z, Google Ventures, Pear VC and other top-tier VC firms.

Our team combines deep expertise in medicine (Harvard, Mt. Sinai, Mass General, UCSF) and technology (MIT, Google, DeepMind, NVIDIA, Stripe, Meta) — and we’re looking for exceptional people to join us as we scale.

Join us as we build the future of AI in healthcare!

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## ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a talented, driven, and experienced Research Scientist to join us in defining the future of AI + human healthcare. As a Research Scientist at Counsel Health, you will bridge the gap between fundamental research and product innovation. You will set up large-scale tests, deploy promising ideas quickly, and apply the latest theories to develop new and improved health-focused AI products.

From creating experiments and prototyping implementations to designing new architectures, you will work on real-world problems that span the breadth of computer science—including machine learning, natural language processing, and agentic systems—while collaborating closely with our clinical and engineering teams.

## WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Model Evaluation: Evaluate AI models on relevant clinical tasks using both automated benchmarks and human-based assessments to ensure safety and efficacy.
- Drive Research Impact: Write research papers to share findings and demonstrate impact across the team and the broader research community.
- Build Health-AI Models: Build end-to-end health-focused AI models, including pre-training and post-training workflows, specifically tailored for clinical environments.
- Create Novel Agentic Systems: Build agentic systems for both our patients and physicians. For example, you might build a system that pre-drafts prescriptions for the physician based on a user’s presenting complaint, their past medical history and the suspected diagnosis.
- Prototype & Simulate: Develop prototypes or run simulations to assess research impact, finalize hypotheses, and refine methodologies.
- Knowledge Sharing: Help grow the research culture across teams by sharing research trends and practices within the community.

## WHO YOU ARE

- Advanced Degree: PhD degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Technical Expertise: Experience in coding with Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or R.
- AI/ML Specialization: Experience in agentic generative AI systems, Large Language Models (LLMs), and evaluation methodologies.
- Track Record: Publications in top-tier AI/ML conferences or journals, such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, or CVPR.

## WHAT YOU'LL BRING

- You have 5+ years of coding experience in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or R.
- You have 2+ year of experience owning and initiating research agendas.
- You have prior experience in healthcare research or working with clinical data.
- You are familiar with Healthcare Data formats, including FHIR and OMOP.
- You thrive on working alongside exceptional teammates and derive energy from collaborative environments.
- You are comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where you can flex into both research and practical implementation.

## ROLE LOCATION

NYC - hybrid, Boston - hybrid, or Ireland - remote

## WHAT WE OFFER

- Impact: Be at the forefront and contribute to groundbreaking, AI-driven healthcare experiences, directly interface with execs at the world's leading tech & healthcare orgs
- Growth: Significant opportunities for broad ownership and professional development within our rapidly scaling startup
- Compensation: Competitive salary + equity
- Benefits: Comprehensive healthcare, vision + dental, 401K, Unlimited PTO, Parental Leave

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## OUR VALUES

- Patients come first. We are clinicians 1st, technologists 2nd. We act with patient trust/safety at the center of every decision.
- Innovate with optimism. We are optimistic as we build the future of care delivery from first principles. Challenge the status quo when needed, no sacred cows.
- Right answer wins. Debate openly and pick the strongest path. We optimize for the company, not functions. We win and lose as a team.
- Simplicity over complexity. We choose clear, elegant solutions and avoid adding complexity that does not serve patients or the team.
- Do fewer things, well. We focus, and hold ourselves to the highest bar and pursue excellence in those areas.

## #LI-PINJOB

Recruitment Fraud Notice. Counsel Health only communicates with candidates using official @counselhealth.com http://counselhealth.com email addresses. We will never ask for payment or financial information during the interview process. If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from Counsel Health, please contact us at careers@counselhealth.com.

Counsel Health participates in E-Verify https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf. All newly hired employees are processed through the E-Verify system to confirm employment eligibility.

## About Counsel Health

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Counsel Health delivers AI-enabled, physician-supervised primary care through a secure messaging-based experience, combining medical AI with licensed physicians for fast, affordable, and personalized care.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A, raised $25M in October 2025)
- **Headquarters**: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Healthcare / Virtual Care / AI-Enabled Telemedicine
- **Target customers**: B2B (health plans, employers, health systems) and B2C (individuals seeking direct primary care)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To make high-quality personalized medical advice available to everyone at all times, like having a doctor in the family.

## Products & Services
- **[Counsel AI + Physician Platform]**: A chat- and voice-based virtual care platform where medical AI handles initial triage and guidance, and board-certified physicians can join the conversation within minutes for diagnosis, prescriptions, referrals, and follow-up. Available via web and mobile app. Pricing: $0 for AI chat (unlimited), $29 per 7-day visit when a doctor is involved, or $199/year for premium membership (includes unlimited AI + physician visits). [counselhealth.com](https://www.counselhealth.com/)
- **[Enterprise/Partnership Offering]**: A white-label or integrated “front door to care” for health plans, employers, and health systems, replacing nurse triage lines and legacy telehealth. Includes audit-ready guardrails for payer compliance and measurable savings (average $381 per engaged member per year). [hitconsultant.net](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/10/16/counsel-health-raises-25m-to-launch-physician-supervised-ai-care-platform/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – $36M ($11M Seed in October 2024, $25M Series A in October 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) led both rounds; Google Ventures (GV) participated in Series A. [hitconsultant.net](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/10/16/counsel-health-raises-25m-to-launch-physician-supervised-ai-care-platform/)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Over 100,000 members served nationwide as of October 2025.
  - 96% issue-resolution rate, average physician response time of 2 minutes.
  - Headcount grew ~190% year-over-year (from ~13 to 38 employees as of mid-2026).
  - Active job postings: 14 (as of July 2026), with strong engineering and clinical hiring.
  - LinkedIn followers: 10,521 (+152.8% yearly).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Physician-supervised AI**: Unlike pure chatbots (ChatGPT, WebMD), Counsel’s AI is trained on clinical guidelines and patient records, with seamless escalation to licensed physicians. This ensures safety, compliance (HIPAA, SOC 2), and high-resolution rates.
- **Integrated care record**: Unified health data from patient portals and past interactions, enabling continuous, personalized care.
- **No insurance friction**: Simple transparent pricing ($29/visit) without prior authorizations or insurance requirements.
- **Enterprise-grade safety**: Designed for payer compliance and risk standards, making it attractive for health plan adoption.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expand physician network and AI capabilities** to scale care to millions of members.
- **Deepen enterprise partnerships** with payers, employers, and health systems (already serving over 100,000 members).
- **Geographic expansion**: Currently available in most U.S. states (excluding AR, DC, KS, MS, RI, WA, WI, and partial availability in CO, FL, TX via partnerships).
- **Product development**: Adding lab testing, chronic disease management, and specialist referrals to broaden the care spectrum.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Mission**: Opportunity to build the “modern front door to healthcare” with a strong emphasis on safety, privacy, and evidence-based medicine. The company is mission-driven to make high-quality care accessible to everyone.
- **Growth Trajectory**: Rapidly scaling startup (190% headcount growth YoY) backed by top-tier VCs (a16z, GV). Employees can have significant impact in a small but growing team (38 people).
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Not explicitly stated, but the team is distributed across multiple countries (US, Nigeria, Ireland, Iran, South Africa). Likely remote-friendly with a hub in Boston.
- **Engineering Culture**: Heavy focus on AI, data, and fullstack engineering (multiple open roles for Software Engineers, Analytics Engineer, Product Manager). The tech stack involves medical AI, HIPAA/SOC 2 compliance, and building scalable enterprise integrations.
- **Perks**: Unlimited AI chat for free, physician visits at $29 (or $199/year), transparent pricing, and a focus on user privacy (no data sold, no AI training on user data).

## Sources
1. [counselhealth.com](https://www.counselhealth.com/) – Official website (pricing, features, FAQ)
2. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/counsel](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/counsel) – Careers page (open roles, company description)
3. [linkedin.com/company/counselhealth](https://www.linkedin.com/company/counselhealth) – LinkedIn profile (employees, growth, funding, locations)
4. [hitconsultant.net](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/10/16/counsel-health-raises-25m-to-launch-physician-supervised-ai-care-platform/) – News article on Series A funding and platform launch
5. [tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/counselhealth/__kpyaylTBUpzlLgfhyoSMbkl8a93LIrA83HREcPt9O1g) – Tracxn profile (funding details, founders not listed)

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