Decision Scientist - Utilization Management

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Position Summary: 

If you’re eager to make a real impact in the health care industry through your own meaningful contributions, explore a role in technology with CVS Health. Our journey calls for technical innovators and data visionaries: come help us pave the way. 

As a Decision Scientist, you will collaborate with the data science and data engineering teams to leverage advanced analytics, experimentation, causal inference, and strategic problem solving to grow products at CVS Health. 

A successful candidate will be one which is able to think independently and critically, enjoys ambiguous problems with data, is highly adaptable, and loves to collaborate with both technical and non-technical leaders. 
 

As a Senior Decision Scientist, you will:

• Develop analytic solutions to optimize Utilization Management in healthcare
• Explore, examines and interprets large volumes of data in various forms 
• Perform analyses of structured and unstructured data to solve moderately complex business problems 
• Utilize advanced statistical techniques and mathematical analyses 
• Develop data structures and pipelines to organize, collect and standardize data that helps generate insights and addresses reporting needs 
• Use data visualization techniques to effectively communicate analytical results and support business decisions 
• Create and evaluates the data needs of assigned projects and assures the integrity of the data 
• Explore existing data and recommends additional sources of data for improvements 
• Document projects including business objectives, data gathering and processing, detailed set of results and analytical metrics 

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant analytic experience
• 2+ years' experience in SQL 
• 1+ year experience programming using Python 
• 1+ year of business experience leading analyses and initiatives with track record of business impact using data driven insights 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform, big query, and other cloud-based tools
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, experience presenting information to various audiences 
• Ability to effectively resolve problems and roadblocks as they occur 
• Interest in statistical analysis, data engineering and data visualization 
• Ability to work with large data sets from multiple data sources 

Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in Business Analytics, Economics, Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related discipline. 

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$86,520.00 - $173,040.00

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. 
 
In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into caring for our colleagues and our communities.  The Company offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits.  Eligible employees may enroll in the Company’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also available for eligible employees.  The Company provides a fully-paid term life insurance plan to eligible employees, and short-term and long term disability benefits. CVS Health also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, free development courses, a CVS store discount, and discount programs with participating partners.  As for time off, Company employees enjoy Paid Time Off (“PTO”) or vacation pay, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Number of paid holidays, sick time and other time off are provided consistent with relevant state law and Company policies.  
 
For more detailed information on available benefits, please visit Benefits | CVS Health

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 10/11/2024

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.