Sr. Data Scientist I

Overview

The Senior Data Scientist I plays a pivotal role in utilizing data to generate insights, applying advanced statistical or machine learning methodologies, solving complex business problems, and influencing decision-making across the organization. This position reports to the Data Science Manager of the Health Analytics unit.

Responsibilities

• Applies advanced data analytics techniques to extract insights and patterns from complexdata sets.
• Develops predictive models, machine learning algorithms, and statistical analyses tosolve business problems and improve decision-making.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for leveraging data andanalytics to drive innovation and business advancement.
• Mentors, collaborates and/or leads data analysts and junior data scientists in complexanalytical projects.
• Communicates complex findings and insights to non-technical stakeholders effectively,through visualizations, presentations, and reports.
• Stays up-to-date with the latest advancements in data science techniques and tools, andapplies them to enhance our data science capabilities.
• Ensures data quality and integrity by implementing data cleaning, preprocessing, andvalidation methods.
• Collaborates and supports the Health Analytics team in ad-hoc analysis, code &algorithm review, or any other needed support.
• Conducts complex statistical analysis and complex reporting independently or withminimal supervision.
• Designs and develops data collection strategies, aggregation, analysis, and reporting toensure data integrity and enhance information value
• Works collaboratively with business partners, other analysts, and IT to gather andintegrate data from disparate sources
• Participates in design and interpretation of data analyses; provides recommendations forimprovement of data quality and reporting.
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of health plan operations, including claims processing,utilization management, quality improvement activities and pay for performanceprograms.
• Critically analyzes data, draws conclusions and effectively articulates results.
• Presents data and conclusions to non-technical audience; uses data visualizations andsummaries to highlight key findings.
• Creates and maintains thorough and consistent documentation of programs used to createreports and analyses.
• Manages and prioritizes workload while meeting deliverables and expectations.
• Works collaboratively across departments to understand and meet the organization’sanalytic needs.
• Takes on various assignments, either collaboratively or independently as required.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics,or a related field. At least four (4) years of experience in advancedpredictive analytics, with a proven track record of delivering impactfulinsights and solutions.

Special Skills, Licenses and Certifications

Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, or SQL, andfamiliarity with data manipulation and analysis libraries. Strongknowledge of statistical analysis, machine learning techniques, andpredictive modeling. Experience with data visualization tools likeTableau, Power BI, or Matplotlib. Excellent problem-solving skills andthe ability to think analytically. Experience with big data technologies(Hadoop, Spark) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.Valid California driver’s license with proof of insurance coverage inconformity with State law.

Performance Based Competencies

Strong communication skills and the ability to effectively communicatecomplex ideas to different audiences. Ability to work on multipleprojects and assignments simultaneously and meet deadlines.

Work Environment And Physical Demands

A majority of work time is spent in front of a computer monitor.Ability to use a computer keyboard. When required, ability to move,carry, and/or lift objects of varying sizes.

All HealthPlan employees are expected to:

• Provide the highest possible level of service to clients;
• Promote teamwork and cooperative effort among employees;
• Maintain safe practices; and
• Abide by the HealthPlan’s policies and procedures as they may from time to time be updated.

HIRING RANGE:

$136,296.78 - $177,185.82

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER NOTICE

The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an employee may be required to perform.  The employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business, competitive considerations, or work environment change.