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Data Scientist

Ready to help us transform healthcare? Bring your true colors to blue.

The Data Scientist has a background in Data Science, or other quantitative disciplines, with strong technical skills. Extended experience in working with large and complex data sets to assist data-driven decision making is required. Also essential is the ability to design analytic frameworks with close attention to detail, to diligently validate and effectively present results. The Data Scientist in this position is required to constantly innovate, challenge assumptions, generate new hypothesis and process improvements, as well as collaborate with others towards shared goals.

Your day to day will involve:

• Working with a rich dataset and a robust well-established Enterprise Data Warehouse to identify emerging drivers of health care trend and cost, market pressures, and profitability by designing, compiling, and executing own analysis or reporting.
• Designing compelling visualizations and building innovative models to influence and analyze new products, provider payment structures, and health care delivery mechanisms that will lower cost and improve the quality of care provided to our members, making a clear recommendation on path forward with supporting rationale.
• Assisting in performance of financial projections and analysis for well-defined projects, making recommendations to various customers/departments.
• Leading development of processes/analyses to determine financial performance or evaluate cost/benefit, working to ensure consistent representation across the entire business.
• May be responsible for leading projects relating to complex issues and trends, driving projects to completion, communicating results and facilitating implementation.

This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties.

We're looking for:

• A minimum of 4 years professional experience, preferably in healthcare or related industry.
• Minimum of 4 years' experience in data analysis/extraction/manipulation using tools like SAS, SQL, R, Python, etc. strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years' experience developing data visualization in tools such as Tableau and analytic automation (scripting, macros) strongly preferred.
• Proven problem-solving competence, proactive strategical thinking. Self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, experience to initiate and drive projects with minimal oversight and guidance.
• Strong time management and multi-tasking skills to execute on a variety of projects under specific time restraints.

What you bring:

• Ability to communicate (written & verbal) and collaborate with various business partners, including clinical and technical and non-technical staff required.
• Proven ability to constantly innovate.
• Master's degree required with a focus in Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field.
• Min. 3 years of Data Science functional experience (familiarity with Payer industry is preferred, but not a must).
• Minimum education requirements: high school degree or equivalent required unless otherwise noted above.

Location: Boston

Time Type: Full time

Salary Range: $114,414.00 - $142,120.00

The job posting range is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs and affordability.

This job is also eligible for variable pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and a suite of well-being benefits to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Why Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA?

We understand that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can prevent amazing candidates coming our way, so please don't hesitate to apply. We'd love to hear from you. You might be just what we need for this role or possibly another one at Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be brilliant. We encourage you to bring us your true colors, your perspectives, and your experiences. It's in our differences that we will remain relentless in our pursuit to transform healthcare for ALL.

As an employer, we are committed to investing in your development and providing the necessary resources to enable your success. Learn how we are dedicated to creating an inclusive and rewarding workplace that promotes excellence and provides opportunities for employees to forge their unique career path.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is an Equal Employment Employer - veterans/disability. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts's legal duty to furnish information.

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