Benjamin Cooper
Data Scientist | Applied AI in Healthcare
I'm a Data Scientist focused on applied AI in healthcare — from supporting and helping train teams on a company-wide agentic AI system to applying ML and predictive modeling to real clinical and product challenges. My goal is to use AI tools thoughtfully to help teams make better, faster decisions.
Education
I am completing a Master of Science in Data Science in Biomedicine at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine as a Biodesign AI Fellow (expected Dec 2026), deepening my expertise in applying advanced AI and analytics to biomedical challenges.
Experience
Arcadia
Data Health Partner
May 2025 – Present
Triage and resolve data issues while pair programming with an agentic system. Contributing developer on a company-wide AI agentic harness, fixing bugs and shipping features. Support data processes for national customers covering over 30 million lives, and automate data validation reducing time to customer by 80%.
Boston Children's Hospital
Healthcare Data Analyst
Oct 2023 – Jan 2025
Crafted reports and visualizations to enable data-driven decision-making across all hospital departments. Facilitated completion of a state-run Medicaid program to capture over $25 million for the hospital. Led analytics for the US News & World Report Pediatric Hospital Survey submission. Developed dashboards to track website metrics during the transition from GA4 to Adobe Analytics.
Cipher Skin
Data Scientist
Sep 2020 - Mar 2023
Developed algorithms for calculating physiological metrics like heart rate and SpO2 from PPG data for wearable technology. Designed data structures, developed signal processing software for iOS applications, and created compelling visualizations and live demos.
Personal Projects
My commitment to data-driven solutions extends beyond my professional work. I build projects that demonstrate my proficiency in Python, data visualization, API integration, and web technologies. These include Project Hairy Hope (a No-Shave November fundraiser platform I built to raise money for men's health charities, featuring community voting and progress tracking), a comprehensive Productivity Tracker with interactive KPI badges and Chart.js visualizations, and a physics-based Double Pendulum Simulator.
Looking Forward
I am always eager to explore new challenges and contribute to projects that sit at the intersection of data science and healthcare innovation. My goal is to continue developing solutions that make a tangible difference in people's lives.