About

Palash Jain is a Senior Data Engineer at Medidata Solutions with a Master of Science in Information Technology and Management from Jindal School of Management, University of Texas, Dallas. He has over 5.68 years of relevant experience in data engineering, data science, research, and quality assurance. Palash has worked as a Data Scientist at Blue Cross Blue Shield for Florida for the past two years. During his tenure, he developed an Artificial Neural Network to predict claim overpayment, increasing in-house savings by 20%. He has also worked on developing models for detecting fraud, waste, and abuse. Palash is an expert in Python, Apache (Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Airflow, etc.), Anaconda, Jupyter, MLFlow, TensorFlow, Keras, sklearn, SQL, Docker, Machine Learning & Statistics, Unit & Integration Testing, and Github. He has analyzed and used different machine learning algorithms like XGBoost, Random Forest, Linear Regression, Clustering, Logistic Regression, and Decision Trees. He has also designed a retrospective analysis to identify the effect of COVID-19 on Behavioral Health of the members. Palash has worked as an IT Intern for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida for one year and as an Associate Consultant at Oracle Financial Services Software for two years. He is a positive thinker and an avid learner, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. He strongly believes in the value of data to drive decisions and catalyze change. Palash is currently seeking Data Science roles to employ the techniques he has learned through his work experience and his graduate coursework to assist organizations in solving business problems while expanding his knowledge in the domain. Palash's technical skills include Python, SQL, Oracle, Spark, and Hadoop. He is proficient in using tools like Tableau, Jupiter Notebook, Power BI, and MLFlow. He is also well-versed in libraries like Tensorflow, Keras, Sklearn, Pandas, Numpy, Matplotlib, and Pyspark. Palash's specialties include business analysis, data analysis, analytical skills, requirements gathering, relationship building, problem-solving, organization skills, communication skills, quality assurance, leadership skills, project management skills, problem-solving skills, presentation skills, and quick learn-ability. He is certified in SAS Certificate in Data Mining and Business Intelligence, Google Certified AdWords Professional, and Google Analytics Individual Qualification. Palash completed his Master's Degree in Information Technology and Management from the University of Texas in