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# Staff Data Scientist, Actuarial at Nourish

- **Company:** Nourish
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Posted:** 2026-10-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-01
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/usenourish/jobs/5467658008

## Job description

## About Us

Health is the most important thing in life, and the American healthcare system is completely broken - poor outcomes, high cost, bad patient experience. We're building a new system from the ground up.

Our mission is to improve people’s health by making it easy to live a healthy lifestyle.

Nourish is the country's largest dietitian-led metabolic health clinic. We’re an AI-native digital health system matching patients with 10,000+ Registered Dietitians, physicians, medications, lab testing, and AI agents to deliver insurance-covered care across all 50 states. Founded four years ago, we've completed millions of appointments, tripled year-over-year, and partnered with health plans covering 200M+ Americans across 250+ health systems.

In 2026 we raised a [$100M Series C](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260512183360/en/Nourish-Raises-%24100M-Series-C-to-Reverse-Chronic-Disease-with-AI-Native-Metabolic-Clinic), bringing total funding to $215M. The round was led by [Menlo Ventures](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmenlovc.com%2F&esheet=54534855&newsitemid=20260512183360&lan=en-US&anchor=Menlo+Ventures&index=2&md5=a7f691ce61b1b69ee68a13a576315d2e), with participation from [Thrive Capital](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fthrivecap.com%2F&esheet=54534855&newsitemid=20260512183360&lan=en-US&anchor=Thrive+Capital&index=3&md5=db2cd91478da9785a5cc9b584dea6320), [Index Ventures](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indexventures.com%2F&esheet=54534855&newsitemid=20260512183360&lan=en-US&anchor=Index+Ventures&index=4&md5=f6be905422c6f378ec1b4bdc03024bbf), [J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fam.jpmorgan.com%2Fus%2Fen%2Fasset-management%2Fmod%2Fgrowth-equity-partners%2F&esheet=54534855&newsitemid=20260512183360&lan=en-US&anchor=J.P.+Morgan+Growth+Equity+Partners&index=5&md5=1a7d1b0269d6145b0d067a9a65a2fa5c), [Maverick Ventures](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.maverickventures.com%2Findex&esheet=54534855&newsitemid=20260512183360&lan=en-US&anchor=Maverick+Ventures&index=6&md5=65afa52b074a924da58983522f5ff138), [Y Combinator](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ycombinator.com%2F&esheet=54534855&newsitemid=20260512183360&lan=en-US&anchor=Y+Combinator&index=7&md5=1da67b43f2e7bb379a32a7237fafef10), [BoxGroup](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boxgroup.com%2F&esheet=54534855&newsitemid=20260512183360&lan=en-US&anchor=BoxGroup&index=8&md5=e3212ef4cc6adb74a20f06b6b22341b6), [Atomico](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fatomico.com%2F&esheet=54534855&newsitemid=20260512183360&lan=en-US&anchor=Atomico&index=9&md5=3239e86a77677eeb8958c8bf283d81ba), [Daybreak](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.daybreakventures.com%2F&esheet=54534855&newsitemid=20260512183360&lan=en-US&anchor=Daybreak&index=10&md5=56300ef7f1766268053b30f4c406d8f2), and [Operator Partners](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.operatorpartners.com%2F&esheet=54534855&newsitemid=20260512183360&lan=en-US&anchor=Operator+Partners&index=11&md5=e7e55dbffcf68c8100f12d4da422b1ed).

Learn more about our Series C here: [Nourish Blog](https://www.nourish.com/blog/nourish-announces-series-c), [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-19/nutrition-care-startup-raises-100-million-to-help-glp-1-treatment), [Fierce Healthcare](https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/finance/nourish-raises-100m-plans-expand-care-model-physicians), [Digital Native](https://www.digitalnative.tech/p/99180948-121a-4646-869f-a19d176c1c55), [The Pulse Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4KZBAKUgwitLPlDErDDtUg?si=c3985e925a304576).

This is not a job for everyone. We hold an extremely high bar because we believe talent density is our biggest competitive advantage. We're looking for people who actively choose hard, ambiguous problems, who run toward unglamorous work, give and receive candid feedback, and bring relentless resilience without the ego. Our work is important, but we are not self-important. We do this because we’re solving one of the hardest problems in the world, and the problem matters. If that's you, we disproportionately reward it.

## About the Role

Can nutrition care meaningfully improve health outcomes while reducing healthcare costs? This question is critical to Nourish's mission and our ability to bring care to millions more patients.

As our Actuarial Data Scientist, you'll lead the effort to quantify the economic impact of Nourish care. You'll design rigorous claims-based studies, develop actuarial models, and translate your findings into compelling evidence that demonstrates the value of Nourish to existing and prospective payer partners.

You'll be our first dedicated actuarial data science hire, with the opportunity to shape how we measure, validate, and communicate our impact. Your work will directly influence our payer partnerships, commercial strategy, and understanding of where our care creates the most value.

This is a hands-on role, working closely with our Commercial and Clinical teams, partnering with Analytics Engineering, and reporting to our Head of Data.

Our data team is based in NYC and works from the office 3+ days a week, so we're looking for people who are excited to join us onsite and be part of that culture.

## Key Responsibilities

- Lead Nourish's payer value studies: Design and execute rigorous claims-based analyses to quantify the impact of Nourish care on medical and pharmacy spending, healthcare utilization, and total cost of care.
- Develop credible causal impact estimates: Apply appropriate study designs, matched comparison groups, risk adjustment, and causal inference methods to isolate the incremental impact of Nourish care.
- Model financial impact for prospective partners: Build actuarial models to estimate potential cost savings, PMPM impact, and ROI for specific health plan populations.
- Translate evidence into compelling narratives: Produce clear study reports and executive summaries for health plan partners. Work alongside our Commercial team to communicate findings, explain methodologies and limitations, and address actuarial and clinical questions.
- Identify where Nourish generates the greatest savings: Analyze which patient populations, conditions, and healthcare cost drivers offer the greatest potential for savings, and translate findings into actionable recommendations for our Commercial and Clinical teams.
- Build a scalable analytical foundation: Partner with Analytics Engineering to develop reusable datasets, standardized methodologies, and repeatable analytical workflows that enable rigorous, efficient evaluations across payer populations.

We'd Love to Hear From You If You...

- Have 5+ years of healthcare actuarial or medical economics experience: You've worked at a health plan, actuarial consultancy, employee benefits consultancy, or digital health company, and have deep experience analyzing healthcare costs and utilization.
- Know healthcare claims data inside out: You're fluent in medical and pharmacy claims, eligibility data, and coding (ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS, NDC). You understand PMPM, cost trends, claims completion, risk adjustment, and the nuances that can make or break a healthcare savings analysis. Progress toward or completion of ASA or FSA is a plus.
- Have designed or conducted claims-based evaluations of care programs, healthcare vendors, or clinical interventions. You understand what it takes to build a credible savings case, ideally having evaluated programs from the payer's perspective.
- Bring rigorous statistical and causal inference skills: You're comfortable with observational study design, matched comparison groups, risk adjustment, and methods for addressing selection bias and confounding.
- Are a hands-on, technically strong analyst: You write clean, performant SQL and are proficient in Python or R. You enjoy working directly with complex datasets and can independently drive an analysis from raw data through to actionable findings.
- Can translate complex actuarial analyses into clear, persuasive narratives for technical and non-technical audiences. You can confidently defend your methodology, explain limitations, and address tough questions from health plan actuaries.
- Thrive in an entrepreneurial, cross-functional environment: You're comfortable with ambiguity, take ownership from problem definition to delivery, and enjoy building new capabilities from the ground up.
- Are motivated by impact and mission: You believe in the power of food as medicine to transform healthcare and are excited to improve lives at scale by contributing to Nourish's mission

More Information

[The Nourish Bar](https://app.notion.com/p/A-Guide-to-The-Nourish-Bar-36ecc837c1d0810f9f24e75b240c666c?pvs=21)

[Our Values](https://app.notion.com/p/Values-84cef6ac8c384f4d8f595a8c0061c62c?pvs=21)

[Why Nourish Exists](https://app.notion.com/p/Why-Nourish-Exists-84442a27abc34e2b95b2ad3d3dfb1214?pvs=21)

[How We Work](https://www.notion.so/a461b591089f412dbc2c55ab7167f74e)

[Comp Philosophy](https://www.notion.so/38e34a54930f45cf93f41fd7f7e28a83)

[Benefits](https://app.notion.com/p/36dcc837c1d0810198e4e69580095e2a?pvs=21)

## About Nourish

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Nourish is a digital health company that provides insurance-covered, AI-powered virtual nutrition counseling by connecting patients with Registered Dietitians via telehealth.
- **Entity Type**: Private (funding stage not disclosed, backed by leading venture capital firms)
- **Headquarters**: New York City, United States
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Digital Health / Telehealth / Nutrition Care
- **Target Customers**: B2C (patients with insurance in all 50 states), B2B (health systems, employers)
- **Mission/Purpose**: To help everyone live a healthier, longer, and happier life by making it easy to eat well; addressing the root cause of chronic disease through accessible nutrition care.

## Products & Services
- **Nourish Telehealth Platform**: A virtual care service connecting patients with a dedicated Registered Dietitian for one-on-one telehealth appointments. 94% of patients pay $0 out of pocket through insurance coverage. Available in all 50 states with a network of 10,000+ dietitians.
- **Nourish Mobile App**: A companion app for between-session support, allowing patients to message their dietitian, view session summaries, track macros (including photo-based tracking), set goals, and access curated content.
- **Nourish AI Assistant**: A 24/7 AI-powered assistant that provides support and answers questions about nutrition goals between appointments.
- **Lab Work Integration**: Patients can access lab work at a local clinic and analyze results with their dietitian directly within the app.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Over 500,000 people have been helped by Nourish dietitians; 94% of patients pay $0 out of pocket; network of 10,000+ dietitians.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Backed by leading venture capital firms and unicorn startup founders from Headway, Spring Health, Rightway Health, Alto Pharmacy, Oscar, Notion, Flatiron, Cadence, and more.
- **Growth Signals**: Rapid headcount growth of +170.2% year-over-year (reaching 1,424 employees as of mid-2026), with monthly growth of +5.1%. Demonstrates strong clinical outcomes: 80% of patients see health improvements in 30 days, 90% achieve progress towards goals after 3 months. Average A1C reduction of 1.3% and average weight loss of 8% for patients not on GLP-1s after 12 months.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Insurance-First Model**: Deep integration with hundreds of insurance plans makes care accessible ($0 out of pocket for 94% of patients), removing a major barrier to entry in the nutrition space.
- **Clinical Outcomes Focus**: Publishes strong outcome data (A1C, weight loss, cholesterol, blood pressure reduction) which builds trust and validates the model for payers and providers.
- **Large Provider Network**: 10,000+ dietitians allows for personalized matching and rapid scalability across all 50 states.
- **AI-Enhanced Care**: The 24/7 AI assistant provides a scalable layer of support between sessions, differentiating the patient experience from traditional telehealth.
- **Integrated Care Coordination**: Works with patients’ external care teams (primary care, specialists) to ensure a seamless, holistic patient experience.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling Clinical Operations**: Hiring for roles like Director of Care Strategy, Metabolic Health Nurse Practitioners, and Physicians, indicating a move to expand the scope of care beyond nutrition (e.g., metabolic health).
- **Technology & Product Investment**: Actively hiring for Engineering, Product, Design & Analytics roles (Engineering Manager, Senior Backend Engineer, Staff Software Engineer) to continue building out the AI assistant, app experience, and platform infrastructure.
- **Health Systems & Commercial Growth**: Building out a Health Systems team and a Commercial Strategy team to partner with employers and healthcare organizations.
- **Revenue Strategy & Finance**: Hiring for Revenue Strategy and Finance roles, suggesting a focus on monetization, payer contracting, and sustainable business growth.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Work**: The company is tackling a massive, meaningful problem (“broken healthcare system” / “poor nutrition is the #1 driver of chronic disease”) with a clear mission to improve health outcomes.
- **Strong Growth & Trajectory**: With 170% year-over-year headcount growth, the company is in a rapid scaling phase, offering significant career growth opportunities and impact.
- **Competitive Compensation**: Offers a competitive salary plus equity package.
- **Benefits Package**: Includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, 20 days annual leave, generous parental leave programs, learning and development allowance, home office allowance, and a $20 in-office lunch stipend.
- **Flexible Work Policy**: Offers flexibility in how and where you work. Many roles are listed as “Remote” or “New York, NY or Remote,” indicating a remote-friendly culture with physical hubs in NYC and San Francisco.
- **Culture & Values**: Emphasizes a growth mindset, data-driven decision making, patient-first empathy, and a collaborative clinical community. The company is building a “digital health system that is patient-friendly, prioritizes lifestyle change, delivers outcomes, and lowers costs.”

## Sources
1. [nourish.com - About Us](https://www.nourish.com/about)
2. [nourish.com - Careers](https://www.nourish.com/careers)
3. [nourish.com - Homepage](https://www.nourish.com/)
4. [LinkedIn - Nourish](https://www.linkedin.com/company/usenourish)
5. [Greenhouse - Jobs at Nourish](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/usenourish)

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