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Justin Li

@justinli1

Lead data scientist driving AI/ML solutions that cut costs and accelerate clinical and infrastructure outcomes.

United States
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What I'm looking for

I seek a product-focused AI/ML role where I can lead cross-functional teams to deploy scalable, high-impact models that improve operational efficiency and customer outcomes.

I am a Lead Data Scientist with 9+ years building production AI/ML systems across healthcare, cloud infrastructure, real estate, and SaaS. I specialize in delivering measurable business impact by combining advanced modeling, scalable data engineering, and clear product-focused metrics.

At Cohere Health I led generative AI and real-time decisioning pipelines that improved authorization turnaround by 70%, delivered 30–40% administrative cost savings, and enabled 90% auto-approvals across millions of requests—while maintaining >99% precision in critical clinical extraction tasks.

I have a track record of shipping high-scale telemetry and analytics features at Chronosphere, driving infrastructure cost reductions and faster time-to-detection, and of creating predictive customer analytics and retention models at startups. I bring strong cross-functional leadership, mentorship, and a product-first approach to data science.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Current

Lead Data Scientist

Cohere Health

Jan 2023 - Present (2 years 8 months)

Spearheaded AI-powered intake and decisioning pipelines that sped prior authorization turnaround by 70% and delivered 30–40% administrative cost savings; architected FHIR API integrations and AI copilots that achieved >85% real-time approvals and slashed nurse review time by 50% while maintaining >99% precision.

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Data Scientist

Inspiring Apps

Mar 2018 - May 2020 (2 years 2 months)

Rebuilt analytics for a real-estate fintech app to boost weekly active users 22% and milestone tracking 35%, deployed churn models with 88% precision and cut transaction drop-off by 18% while creating real-time financial dashboards that halved reporting lag.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Florida logoUF

University of Florida

Master of Science, Artificial Intelligence

2014 - 2016

Completed a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence focusing on advanced machine learning and AI techniques to solve real-world problems.

University of Florida logoUF

University of Florida

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

2009 - 2013

Earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with coursework in programming, algorithms, and systems.

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