CVS Health

Principal Decision Scientist - Commercial Product and Pricing Strategy

CVS Health$144K — $288K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years in Product Management, Management Consulting, or Analytics roles
  • Successful track record in leading analytics projects with diverse stakeholders
  • Expertise in healthcare domain data is preferred
  • Familiarity with AI, machine learning, and decision science
  • Experience with Google Cloud Platform tools, including BigQuery and Vertex AI
  • Advanced education in Mathematics, Statistics, or related fields is desired

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategy for AI and advanced analytics in underwriting transformation
  • Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to enhance tools with AI capabilities
  • Act as analytics product owner, aligning business needs with initiatives
  • Guide data scientists on analytical approaches that balance rigor and impact
  • Define and report on metrics tied to business and operational goals
  • Establish reporting frameworks for product performance and financial impact
  • Translate complex analytical insights into actionable narratives for varied audiences

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement savings options
  • Wellness programs
  • Support resources for emotional and financial well-being
Full Job Description
Description

Position Summary

CVS Health's Analytics & Behavior Change (A&BC) team is an organization working to solve some of the most challenging problems at the intersection of technology and healthcare. A&BC leverages AI, advanced analytics, clinical informatics, and hypothesis-driven approaches to transform data into actionable, customer-centric insights that drive growth, improve health outcomes, and expand access to healthcare across all CVS Health businesses. Our teams build next-generation data and AI products that help power CVS Health to make healthier happen for 100+ million customers.

The Principal Decision Scientist for Commercial Pricing and Product will act as internal consultant, product manager, and analytics leader across a range of programs supporting underwriting, actuarial, and sales functions, working to improve growth, retention, and margin. Success requires an entrepreneurial approach, ownership mindset, strong problem-solving abilities, and an ability to build trust-based relationships with senior executives. This leader operates at the intersection of product strategy, advanced analytics, and stakeholder alignment, ensuring insights are scalable, actionable, and directly tied to performance and financial outcomes.

Key responsibilities

Product, Data Science & Analytics Leadership
  • Lead AI, data science, and advanced analytics strategy for underwriting transformation products-from problem framing through deployment and value realization.
  • Partner closely with Product and Engineering teams to shape new internal platforms or embed AI-enabled capabilities into existing tools.
  • Serve as an analytics product owner, translating underwriting and business needs into well-defined analytics initiatives.
  • Guide data scientists on appropriate analytical approaches, balancing rigor, interpretability, and business impact.


Business Strategy and Operations Leadership
  • Define, track, and report product, operational, and business metrics aligned to organizational and underwriting transformation goals.
  • Establish scalable reporting frameworks and dashboards that provide transparency into product performance, financial impact, and delivery outcomes.
  • Exploring and delivering emerging technologies that can help transform BI and reporting to leveraging AI to build reporting layers that are flexible, dynamic and can enable user driven exploration.


Consultative Leadership & Stakeholder Management
  • Consult with internal clients to identify opportunities to implement data science solutions to business problems at an expert level
  • Facilitate continuous, cross-functional communication across Product, Engineering, Underwriting, Finance, Actuarial, and Executive teams.
  • Build trusted partnerships with stakeholders at all organizational levels, serving as a strategic thought partner for data-driven decisions.
  • Translate complex analytical insights into clear, actionable narratives for both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Deliver executive-ready insights that clearly articulate progress, risks, and tradeoffs.
  • Ability to structure data analysis, driving analytics insights and analytical solutions to help data scientists determine the best analytical solution


Required Qualifications
  • 7+ years of demonstrated success in Product Management, Management Consulting, Analytics or equivalent roles
  • A track record of leading analytics projects from concept to delivery while coordinating across a diverse set of stakeholders.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Expertise in the healthcare domain and related data.
  • Familiarity with AI, machine learning, and decision science applied to real-world business problems.
  • Experience advocating for and establishing engineering best practices in analytics teams.
  • Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) tools, including BigQuery and Vertex AI.
  • Training in advanced statistics, machine learning, and optimization.
  • Strong executive communication and storytelling skills.


Education Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Economics, Physics, Engineering, or related discipline.
  • Master's degree or Ph.D. preferred.


Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$144,200.00 - $288,400.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company's equity award program.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full-time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 05/31/2026

About CVS Health

Omnicare provides comprehensive pharmaceutical services to patients and providers across the United States. As the market-leader in professional pharmacy, related consulting and data management services for skilled nursing, assisted living and other chronic care settings, Omnicare leverages its unparalleled clinical insight into the geriatric market along with some of the industry's most innovative technological capabilities to the benefit of its long-term care customers. Omnicare also provides key commercialization services for the bio-pharmaceutical industry through its Specialty Care Group.

CVS Health Careers

Joining CVS Health presents a unique opportunity to advance your career in a company where innovation, leadership, and growth go hand in hand. As a leader in the healthcare industry, CVS Health is more than just a pharmacy. We are a team of professionals dedicated to improving lives and optimizing health outcomes.

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Our employees enjoy a range of benefits that reflect our commitment to their well-being and success. From health and wellness benefits to professional development programs, CVS Health is dedicated to ensuring our team members have the resources they need. Our inclusive culture encourages collaboration and continuous learning, making CVS Health a place where you can grow and succeed.

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Size
300,000 employees
Market Cap
$122 billion
Industry
Net Income
$7.1 billion
Founded
1963
5 Year Trend
+10.5%
Revenue
$268.7 billion
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