Healthcare Data Scientist

EPIC Brokers$110K — $140K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of healthcare and/or pharmaceutical analytics experience
  • Strong SQL query writing skills
  • Proficiency in Python or R for data analysis and modeling
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively
  • Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline required; master's preferred
  • Experience with complex healthcare data sets including claims data
  • Strong communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

  • Support development and maintenance of predictive and machine learning models
  • Analyze pharmacy and medical claims data to identify trends and opportunities
  • Assist with AI roadmap initiatives
  • Prepare, clean, and validate data sets for analytics and reporting
  • Develop reusable and testable analytical code
  • Maintain reference tables and other critical data sets
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into analytical approaches
  • Document analytical methods and communicate findings effectively
  • Stay current with developments in healthcare analytics and data science

Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility within the continental U.S.
  • Exposure to advanced healthcare analytics tools and methodologies
  • Opportunities for continuous learning and professional development
  • Collaborative work environment across diverse teams
  • Potential for travel (up to 10%) for company-related purposes
Full Job Description
JOB OVERVIEW:

Artemetrx is PSG's robust data and analytics platform that drives measurable financial results for clients through advanced healthcare data, reporting, and analytics. The Data Scientist will support the continued evolution of Artemetrx by helping develop, implement, and scale analytical capabilities that improve client decision-making, identify opportunities for cost and utilization management, and support the next generation of AI-enabled drug management tools.

This role is designed for a highly analytical, curious, and technically capable individual who can work with a variety of healthcare data sets, including medical and pharmacy claims data, to uncover insights, build predictive models, and support data-driven solutions. The Data Scientist will partner with clinicians, analysts, consultants, product leaders, and technical teams to translate business questions into analytical approaches, prepare and analyze complex data, and communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

LOCATION: Remote - Anywhere in the continental U.S.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:
  • At least 2+ years of healthcare and/or pharmaceutical analytics experience
  • Strong experience using SQL to write queries
  • Python or R experience, in particular experience building data analysis, machine learning, or forecasting models
  • Positive and outgoing disposition, eager to work as a team but also functions well working independently.


WHAT YOU'LL DO:

A detailed list of job duties includes (but is not limited to):
  • Support the development and maintenance of predictive, statistical, and machine learning models that address business and client needs across Artemetrx initiatives.
  • Analyze pharmacy and medical claims data as well as other healthcare data sets to identify trends, patterns, outliers, and opportunities that inform client strategy and improve health outcomes.
  • Assist with AI roadmap initiatives
  • Prepare, clean, transform, and validate data sets to ensure accuracy, completeness, and usability for advanced analytics, reporting, dashboards, and model development.
  • Develop clean, reusable, and testable analytical code using established data team standards, libraries, and modules.
  • Support Artemetrx through maintenance of reference tables and other data sets used within the product.
  • Use programming languages such as SQL or Python to extract, manipulate, and analyze large and complex data sets.
  • Collaborate with consultants, clinicians, analysts, product teams, data engineers, and other stakeholders to understand business problems, define requirements, and deliver actionable insights.
  • Document analytical methods, assumptions, data definitions, model logic, and results to support transparency, repeatability, and quality control.
  • Communicate analytical findings and recommendations through written summaries, presentations, dashboards, and stakeholder discussions.
  • Stay current with developments in healthcare analytics, data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and the pharmacy benefits management industry.


WHAT YOU'LL BRING:
Requirements
  • 2+ years of experience in data science, analytics, statistics, healthcare analytics, informatics, or a related analytical role preferred.
  • Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or a related quantitative discipline required; master's degree or relevant coursework preferred.
  • Experience working with healthcare data, pharmacy/PBM data, medical claims, financial data, or similarly complex data sets
  • Working knowledge of SQL for data extraction, querying, and data manipulation.
  • Proficiency with Python or R for data analysis, statistical modeling, machine learning, or automation.
  • Foundational understanding of statistics, predictive modeling, supervised and unsupervised learning, regression, classification, clustering, forecasting, and model evaluation techniques.
  • Experience preparing, cleaning, validating, and analyzing raw data with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Ability to translate business questions into analytical approaches and communicate results in a clear, concise, and practical manner.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity, resourcefulness, and ability to learn new tools, methods, and healthcare concepts quickly.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Advanced Excel skills a plus.
  • Ability for some travel, up to 10%.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Exposure to healthcare cost, utilization, clinical, pharmacy, PBM, or drug management analytics.
  • Experience with predictive modeling, time-series forecasting, claims analytics, anomaly detection, natural language processing, or AI-enabled reporting.
  • Familiarity with data privacy, data governance, HIPAA considerations, and secure handling of sensitive healthcare information.
  • Experience supporting dashboards, reporting automation, reusable analytical workflows, or model deployment processes.


COMPENSATION:

Exempt: The base salary range for this position is $110,000 - $140,000. This range represents the employer's good faith estimate of the compensation for this role at the time of posting.

Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, training, certifications, education, internal equity, and market data. This role may also be eligible for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package.

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