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.

Our team is dedicated to enhancing mental wellbeing of our members by leveraging data-driven insights and advanced analytics. We strive to empower our organization with robust data management, business intelligence, and reporting solutions that identify opportunities for improving member mental health while effectively managing costs. Through collaboration and innovation, we are committed to transforming data into actionable strategies that support our mission of fostering a healthier, more resilient community.

What you'll do

• Implements systems that utilize data-oriented programming languages and visualization software to explore, analyze, and interpret large volumes of data in various forms and solve complex business problems.
• Assists in the deployment of data science initiatives by utilizing data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning techniques to extract data from multiple sources and deliver predictive models that inform solutions.
• Designs complex data solutions that meet client requirements and organizational quality standards by leveraging industry-leading tools, technologies, and best practices to profile and translate data.
• Applies in-depth data science and machine learning knowledge to improve patient care capabilities, optimize healthcare operations, and drive evidence-based decision-making.
• Develops analytical frameworks, key metrics, and performance dashboards to monitor, measure, and evaluate healthcare quality, efficiency, and performance.
• Communicates with internal and external stakeholders, including executives, clinicians, Information Technology (IT) professionals, and business analysts, to understand their needs and provide data-driven solutions.
• Coordinates the delivery of presentations and consultative services to existing and prospective constituents that outline data analytics results and solutions.
• Works to develop professional knowledge by staying up to date on innovative data analysis techniques, visualization tools and software, and object-oriented programming languages.
• Ensures departmental adherence to all applicable data governance policies and procedures by educating team members on data science best practices.
   

Required skills

• 2 - 4 years of experience as a Data Scientist
• Hands on experience with Python and/or R, expert level SQL and experience with predictive modeling, machine learning.
• Working knowledge of problem solving and decision making skills.
• This role can be remote in the US and must align to either central or Eastern time zone work schedules.

Preferred skills

• Prior experience working with data in the healthcare industry.

Education

• Bachelor's degree/specialized training/relevant professional qualification.
• Master's degree preferred.
   

Anticipated Weekly Hours

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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. 
 

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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