Anticipated End Date:
2026-07-22
Position Title:
Data Scientist Senior
Job Description:
Data Scientist Senior
Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 1 day per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Ideal candidates will be able to report to our Pulse Point location in Indianapolis, IN. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.
Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.
The Data Scientist Senior is responsible for the development and implementation of predictive modeling algorithms and techniques to solve more complex business problems and optimize member experiences.
How you will make an impact:
Designs and lead predictive modeling projects to address more complex business problems determined by consultation with business partners.
Facilitates analysis by piping and processing massive data-streams in distributed computing environments such as Hadoop.
Recommends appropriate batch and real-time model scoring to drive actions.
Provides oversight in development of proprietary algorithms to build customized solutions that go beyond standard industry tools and lead to innovative solutions.
Develops advanced visualization of analysis output for business users.
Publishes results and address constraints/limitations with business partners.
Provides actionable insights to output produced to ensure established targets are met.
Determines the continuous improvement opportunities of current predictive modeling algorithms.
Collaborates with business partners to determine identified population segments and develop actionable plans to enable the identification of patterns related to quality, use, cost and other variables.
Mentors other data scientists.
Minimum Requirements:
Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Machine Learning, Econometrics, Physics, Biostatistics or related Quantitative disciplines and 5 or more years of experience in predictive analytics or equivalent., or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.
Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:
Expert knowledge of software such as SAS and SAS Enterprise Miner Lead and programming languages such as Python and R highly preferred.
Experience leading end-to-end data science project implementation highly preferred.
Experience managing a small team either through formal or informal reporting relationship preferred.
PhD and experience in the healthcare sector preferred.
Job Level:
Non-Management Exempt
Workshift:
Job Family:
RDA > Data Science
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