Lead Data Scientist

Highmark Health • Carolina, PA

21h • Onsite

About The Position

This job builds new analytical solutions which inform business processes and operations at the heart of our advanced analytics capability. The incumbent designs, executes and synthesizes point analytics to support specific business questions, programs or initiatives. The incumbent is a data-driven problem solver who understands and utilizes the Organization's business partner’s strategies, goals and processes to answer critical business questions by leveraging and synthesizing the large volume and variety of data available to them. Draws on tools and methods from statistics, machine learning and deep learning to perform analysis, create predictive models, visualize data, and drive projects through to delivery of the intended outcome. Continuously scans and tests new data sources, tools, and analytical techniques and partners with leading institutions and experts to contribute to our portfolio of next-generation analytic projects.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Analytics, Mathematics, Physics, Computer and Information Science, Engineering Technology or related field OR Bachelor's Degree + 3 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a Master's Degree
• 5 years of Data Science
• 3 years Data Science (if PhD Education)
• Proficiency of a substantial number of advanced analytical techniques and mastery of a few, evidenced by in-depth knowledge and delivery record (for example regression models, tree-based learning, neural networks, clustering techniques, natural language processing)
• Analysis of business problems/needs
• Analytical and Logical Reasoning/Thinking
• Collaborative Problem Solving
• Data Analysis with SQL, BigQuery
• Statistical Analysis with Python, R
• Written & Oral Presentation Skills
• Basic proto-typing/front end skills

Nice To Haves

• Doctoral degree in Analytics, Mathematics, Physics, Computer and Information Science, Engineering Technology or related field

Responsibilities

• Work directly with the business to understand their business processes and aims, then identify how analytical solutions could help deliver value for them.
• Outline complex new use cases + creating high level impact estimates.
• Identify data elements needed and where to get them (including proxies).
• Assemble data sets independently using knowledge of Highmark operational and analytic data structures.
• Deliver the analytical solution to several complex business problems simultaneously.
• Document objectives, assumptions and processes and enriching/expanding our standards as needed.
• Select and apply the appropriate advanced modeling/machine learning techniques to these data sets to deliver business insight, ensuring that the final analysis is well researched, accurate, and documented.
• Consult with the business to contextualize and translate the results of our analysis in a form which the business can understand and act upon.
• Plan, prepare and deliver/coordinate all elements of several analyses largely independently in such a way that it is delivered on time, to a high standard and ready to implement on a production basis (including dissemination through the Organization's user systems).
• Identify the best route to implementation (developing the analytical solution accordingly).
• Expertise and in-depth understanding of subject, be the face of major projects within ED&A, external presence/earned credibility (conferences, white papers, local/national associations); mentoring/teaching others.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

Benefits

• Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior