Data Scientist, Principal

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Job Posting Title

Data Scientist, Principal

Job Description

The Principal Data Scientist is an independent analytics professional who produces data-driven insights to make a positive impact on healthcare outcomes. They are responsible for designing and developing processes for analytic code development and optimization for machine learning, predictive modeling, and reporting for complex pharmacy and medical health insurance clinical programs and services (e.g., pharmaceutical manufacturer value based contracts, provider accountable care organization pharmacy metrics, medical policy, utilization management, medication adherence, and medication therapy management [MTM]) and quality metrics (e.g., URAC, HEDIS, PQA, and CMS star measures). This position may have direct supervisory responsibility for entry-level and mid- level analysts/data scientists.

Responsibilities

Conceptualizes advanced scientific model design, including advanced predictive modeling, with health claims data, applying statistical theories and methods to solve complex technical problems

Finalize model project deliverables and ensure findings are valid, reliable, and reproducible

Use and direct others in the use of open-source data science tools to create and maintain features, listings, tabulations, graphical summaries, and formal statistical estimates and tests

Perform and direct others in the performance of advanced predictive modeling for clinical program development/enhancement

Develop automated production analysis tools where appropriate and create production predictive modeling process for clinical programs

Mentor and coach less experienced Data Scientists and analysts; may have direct supervision over exempt level employees

Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’sdegree instatistics,mathematics,epidemiology,or relatedarea of study, or equivalent combination of educationand/orrelevantworkexperience;HSdiplomaor GED is required

8 yearsofrelatedexperience withlargedata sets, Python,SQL, open-source data science tools, and buildingpredictive models

Experience in leading collaborative coding, code review, and code documentation

Mustbe eligible towork inthe UnitedStateswithoutneed for work visa or residency sponsorship

Additional Qualifications

Excellentverbalandwrittencommunicationskills

Highlyanalyticalandresearchoriented

DemonstratedexpertisewithSQL and open-source data science tools

Provenexpertisebuildingcomplexpredictivemodels

Preferred Qualifications

Healthcare experience

Advanced SQL, health care data, and cloud data warehouse experience

Research Masters degree (e.g., M.S., M.P.H.) or equivalent

work experience

Python Experience

Minimum Physical Job Requirements

Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

Constantly required to sit, use hands to handle or feel, talk and hear

Frequently required to reach with hands and arms

Occasionally required to stand, walk and stoop, kneel, and crouch

Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Reporting Structure

Reports to Sr Director of Health Outcomes or Sr. Principal Health Outcomes Researcher in the Health Outcomes in the Enterprise Analytics and Reporting department

Potential pay for this position ranges from $109,000.00 – $174,000.00 based on experience and skills. Pay range may vary by 8% depending on applicant location.

To review our Benefits, Incentives and Additional Compensation, visit our Benefits Page (https://www.primetherapeutics.com/careers/benefits/) and click on the “Benefits at a glance” button for more detail.

Prime Therapeutics LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We encourage diverse candidates to apply, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, or any other basis protected by law.

We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives including qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records and any qualified applicants requiring reasonable accommodations in accordance with the law.

Prime Therapeutics LLC is a Tobacco-Free Workplace employer.

Positions will be posted for a minimum of five consecutive workdays.

Prime Therapeutics fast-paced and dynamic work environment is ideal for proactively addressing the constant changes in todays health care industry. Our employees are involved, empowered, and rewarded for their achievements. We value new ideas and work collaboratively to provide the highest quality of care and service to our members.

If you are looking to advance your career within a growing, team-oriented, award-winning company, apply to Prime Therapeutics today and start making a difference in peoples lives.

Prime Therapeutics LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We encourage diverse candidates to apply, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, or any other basis protected by law.

We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives including qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records and any qualified applicants requiring reasonable accommodations in accordance with the law.

Prime Therapeutics LLC is a Tobacco-Free Workplace employer.

If you are an applicant with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources at 1.866.469.1257 or email Careers@primetherapeutics.com.