Senior Data Scientist

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Position Summary: Aetna Resources LLC, a CVS Health company, is hiring for the following role in New York, NY: Sr. Data Scientist to lead and participate in the development, validation and delivery of algorithms, statistical models and reporting tools. Solves complex analytical problems. Duties include: Designs 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. Defines 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 and develops 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 data science expertise and machine learning knowledge to improve patient care capabilities, optimize healthcare operations, and drive evidence-based decision-making. Develops and implements analytical frameworks, key metrics, and performance dashboards to monitor, measure, and evaluate healthcare quality, efficiency, and performance. Collaborates with stakeholders across the organization, including executives, clinicians, Information Technology (IT) professionals, and business analysts, to understand their needs and provide data-driven solutions. Delivers presentations and consultative services to existing and prospective constituents on data analytics results and solutions. Improves professional data science knowledge by staying up to date on innovative data analysis techniques, visualization tools and software, and object-oriented programming languages. Helps establish and implement programs that ensure departmental adherence to all applicable data governance policies and procedures by educating team members on data science best practices. Hybrid Position: remote work permitted but must live within commuting distance of designated office location and remain available to report to office as needed and required. Multiple positions. Requirements: Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Business Analytics, Computer Science and Engineering, or a related field and two (2) years of experience in the job offered or related occupation. Requires two (2) years of experience in each of the following: • Programming in SQL, Python, or R; • Docker, Kubernetes, JIRA, Rally, or Confluence; • Hive, Cassandra, Pig, MySQL or NoSQL; • PowerBI or Tableau; • Machine learning, statistical analysis, and predictive modeling; • Domain support for healthcare or retail organization; • Relational database concepts; • Contributing to largescale applications development, data science, or data analytics projects; • Data analytics on large data sets in healthcare, business, or retail sector; • Designing data models and solutions for analytical and reporting use cases; • Machine learning algorithms; • End-to-end data science lifecycle/workflow; • Developing data and analytics-based platform capabilities, services, or products; • Supporting large data, analytics, and technology modernization initiatives; • Feature engineering, model training, hyperparameter tuning, distributed model training, and supervised and unsupervised learning implementation; and • Quantitative analysis techniques, including clustering, regression, and pattern recognition. Pay Range: $111240.00/year to $222480.00/year.

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. 

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. 

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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.

This job does not have an application deadline, as CVS Health accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

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