Lead Data Scientist - Clinical Intervention Development

Humana Inc. is seeking a Lead Data Scientist for Clinical Intervention Development, based in Jersey City, NJ, but allows remote work. The role involves using advanced analytics to transform complex data into solutions that improve health outcomes and reduce costs. Responsibilities include collaborating with clinical leaders, developing statistical methodologies, and communicating findings to stakeholders. Candidates should have extensive experience in data science, healthcare data, and strong communication skills.
DescriptionThe Lead Data Scientist uses mathematics, statistics, modeling, business analysis, and technology to transform high volumes of complex data into advanced analytic solutions. The Lead Data Scientist works on problems of diverse scope and complexity ranging from moderate to substantial.ResponsibilitiesLocation: work at home anywhereThe Clinical Trend and Analytics team leverages advanced scientific techniques, forecasting, and machine learning to predict financial and clinical outcomes in order to guide investments that improve health outcomes and reduce costs. In this exciting start-up environment, you'll have the opportunity to develop data science processes from the ground up and work directly with decision-making executives to shape the future of Humana's most important strategic initiatives.As the Lead Data Scientist, you will collaborate with clinical leaders, program owners, and other analytic resources to set objectives, approaches, and work plans. You will research, build, and evaluate new statistical methodologies to assess causal relationships between clinical risk factors and a variety of health outcomes. These findings will be incorporated into the work Humana does to improve the health and wellbeing of Humana's members. You will package your results and communicate them to technical and non-technical business partners and executive decision-makers.ResponsibilitiesInfluence organizational strategy by championing innovative ideas with analytical teams, business partners, and clinicians. You are recognized as a leader who helps drive results for both the analytics organization as well as our business partners.Support our key business partners within Humana's Enterprise Clinical Management organization to find opportunities to improve health outcomes and lower healthcare costsGain trust and respect by measuring, validating and explaining your results, taking ownership of the end-to-endRequired Qualifications6 or more years of professional experience leveraging large sets of structured and unstructured healthcare dataExperience leading large data science projects, managing requirements across stakeholders to define the analytic approach and technical solutionsDemonstrated ability to handle multiple projects, manage expectations, and deliver results in a fast-paced, dynamic environmentAbility to scope, frame, and deliver data analyses that leverage large datasets including medical claims, pharmacy claims, and/or laboratory resultsDemonstrated understanding of advanced statistical methods used to estimate causal relationships in observational dataDemonstrated ability to bring together and combine disparate datasetsDemonstrated ability to develop a nuanced study designs that are used to answer specific clinical questionsClear oral and written communication skills. Experience interpreting and communicating results of complex analyses to technical and non-technical business partners and executive decision makersPreferred QualificationsStrong business acumen, including a deep understanding of healthcare payer economicsDemonstrated familiarity with clinical concepts related to a broad range of clinical conditions and disease states - experience with oncology, behavioral health and chronic conditions would be particularly valuableMaster's or PhD Degree in a quantitative discipline such as Economics, Epidemiology, Clinical Informatics, and/or related fields. Clinical degrees also preferred.Experience developing and validating machine learning models and toolsExperience with cloud-based ecosystems (GCP, AWS, Azure, Databricks)Experience working in Agile environmentsExperience working with EMR dataAdditional InformationHumana is an organization with careers that change lives-including yours. As an innovator in the fast-paced industry of healthcare, we offer our associates careers that challenge, support and inspire them to use their passion for helping others and to lead their best lives. If you're ready to help people achieve lifelong well-being, and be a part of an organization that is growing and poised to make an impact on the future of healthcare, Humana has the right opportunity for you.Scheduled Weekly Hours40