Principal Data Scientist

At CVS Health, we're building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation's leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

POSITION SUMMARY
CVS Health is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Data Scientist to join and technically lead our growing team. This Principal Data Scientist will be responsible for security strategies utilizing industry security standards, normative comparisons with industry peers, best practice research and Aetna specific business and technology requirements.  Additionally, this Principal Data Scientist will help to define, drive and deliver all aspects of the data science product lifecycle, from requirements gathering, education, and strategy, to study design, solution architecting, programming, testing, implementation, delivery, and iteration of data science analytics products.

What We Expect of You:

• Coordinate advanced data science projects and develops deliverables, taking ownership of assigned tasks and ensuring their successful completion.

• Drive data science strategies and methodologies for specific projects, applying domain knowledge and expertise to drive impactful outcomes.

• Develop methods for conducting risk assessments for data science initiatives, identifying potential vulnerabilities and proposing mitigation strategies.

• Apply advanced knowledge of data governance policies and procedures to ensure compliance, privacy, and ethical use of healthcare data.

• Conduct advanced analysis of the organization's data science needs, capabilities, and gaps to identify opportunities for improvement and provide recommendations for optimization.

• Plan major risk assessments for data science initiatives, identifying potential vulnerabilities and proposing mitigation strategies.

• Advise senior management of multiple departments to contribute data-driven insights, expertise, and solutions to address healthcare challenges.

• Manage team performance through regular, timely feedback as well as the formal performance review process to ensure delivery of exceptional services and engagement, motivation, and team development.

• Master industry trends and emerging technologies, continuously enhancing skills and knowledge to contribute effectively as an independent contributor in the field of data science.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of expertise in machine learning, statistical analysis, security, and network data to model risk-driven models of workforce behavior and provide context to security analysts to drive business decisions.

• 8+ years of programming experience in Python and experience with machine learning libraries such as scikit-learn, TensorFlow, and PyTorch.

• 8+ years of customer interfacing experience (internal or external), demonstrating excellent ability to communicate technical ideas and results to non-technical audiences.

• 5+ years' experience with Gen AI/LLM/NLP/MLOps or similar methodologies.

• 5+ years of proven experience in providing strategic leadership by proactively recommending innovative research techniques and customer engagement opportunities. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience developing computational methods and algorithms.

• Extensive experience in software development.

• Experience developing and applying data science methods to anomaly detection and/or times series problems.

• Experience in Cloud computing environment.

• Master's degree in data science, Mathematics, Statics. PhD.

Education

Bachelor's degree from accredited university or equivalent work experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

Bring your heart to CVS Health Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand — with heart at its center — our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver.  Our Heart At Work Behaviors support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable.  We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day.  CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.  We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job opportunities.

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

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. 
 

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.

• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

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