Lead Data Scientist, CVS Health

CVS Health

Location:
United States, Chicago, IL

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

106605.00 - 284280.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Oak Street Health is looking for a lead data scientist to join our care and risk modeling team. This team is responsible for delivering high quality modern data solutions through collaboration with engineers, analysts, and product teams in a fast-paced, agile environment leveraging cutting-edge technology to reimagine how Healthcare is provided. As a lead data scientist you will be responsible for guiding a team of data scientists and analysts in developing and refining heavily utilized models such as DataIQ (link). In this position, you will be responsible for taking on new initiatives associated with enhancements, expansion, maintenance and scaling. As a member of our team, you will make an immediate impact as you help expand our data science capabilities across our whole care model. This is a fast-paced role with high growth, visibility, impact, and where many of the decisions for new projects will be driven by you and your team from inception through production.

Job Responsibility:

Lead our care and risk modeling team through design, development, and deployment of new functionalities
Function as a thought partner for business stakeholders to determine impactful applications of statistical analysis and machine learning
Iterate with clinical and population health partners to tailor models and tools to address program requirements
Wrangle and analyze large structured and unstructured datasets in a highly repeatable fashion
Work closely with other development teams to create the platform vision and evolve the product roadmap
Develop and mentor a team of junior data scientists
Demonstrate strong communication skills (both written and verbal) and a positive, solution-oriented attitude

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Economics, Physics, Engineering, or related discipline
7+ years of relevant data science or analytics experience
1+ years of technical mentoring experience
Experience using SQL and Python in a cloud (GCP, Azure, AWS) to solve analytical problems
Experience solving analytics problems in the healthcare domain using clinical data
Experience leading analytics projects from concept to delivery by coordinating across a diverse set of stakeholders

Nice to have:

Master’s degree preferred in a related field
Experience with model productionalization lifecycle (Assessment, Deployment, Monitoring, Retraining)
Extensive experience with SQL-based relational databases
Understanding of the use and misuse of statistics for causal inference
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
Understanding of the use and misuse of statistics for causal inference
Someone who embodies being “Oaky”

What we offer:

Affordable medical plan options
401(k) plan (including matching company contributions)
Employee stock purchase plan
No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching
Paid time off
Flexible work schedules
Family leave
Dependent care resources
Colleague assistance programs
Tuition assistance
Retiree medical access

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 14, 2025

Expiration:
November 05, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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