Lead Data Scientist

Job DescriptionLooking for opportunities to use cutting edge technologies analyzing petabytes of data in a world class Hadoop cluster/Cloud? Interested in generating analytical insights that inform provider networks and engagement strategies that support consumers on their individualized health and wellness journey? CVS/Aetna's Analytics and Behavior Change Team delivers strategically impactful programs and tools that expand convenient access to high-quality and affordable care for all members across multiple channels across all stages of life.This position will be a Lead level role within the data science team to develop a world class experimentation, optimization and personalization platform. The candidate will work with a team of data scientists to develop analytics module with a full suite of A/B testing features, build machine leaning models to provide real time recommendations for users and create a self-learning optimization engine. We are looking for a candidate with strong fundamentals in statistics, and causal inference. Ideal candidate would have a graduate degree in Statistics or academic / industry experience as an applied statistician or MLEThis is a unique opportunity to work on new transformation initiatives with CVS Health as a result of the recent company mergerMentoring and collaboration o Collaborates with other data scientists, champions 360-feedback across teamo Guide the team to decide the right statistical methodology and algorithm for the analysisExperience with A/B testing and ETL o Apply and innovate with statistical methods to reduce the time and data volume needed to draw reliable conclusions from experimental changes to the producto Create features, and build data pipelines as an input for data science modelDesign and develop causal inference models, descriptive and predictive modelso Conduct deep dives, evaluate scenarios and potential future outcomes using statistical and ML modelso Build recommendation engines and reinforcement learning based optimization engines to surface the next best action for the user o Design analytics approaches with scalability and productionalization in mindStakeholder management o Consults with business partners to understand problems and goals, understand business value, and translate into business opportunities to be captured through predictive analytics solutionso Demonstrates a strong ability to communicate technical concepts and implications to business partnersRequired QualificationsBachelor's degree4+ years of experience in statistical data analysis, model evaluation, ETL, and building machine learning models or research experience in the academic settingExperience with big data, using Spark, Hadoop and Hive.Expertise in using R, Python. PySpark to manipulate large data sets and develop statistical modelsExcellent problem-solving skills, critical thinking and conceptual thinking abilitiesSuperior skills to effectively communicate technical ideas and results to non-technical clients in written and verbal formCOVID RequirementsCOVID-19 Vaccination RequirementCVS Health requires certain colleagues to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including any booster shots if required), where allowable under the law, unless they are approved for a reasonable accommodation based on disability, medical condition, religious belief, or other legally recognized reasons that prevents them from being vaccinated. You are required to have received at least one COVID-19 shot prior to your first day of employment and to provide proof of your vaccination status or apply for a reasonable accommodation within the first 10 days of your employment. Please note that in some states and roles, you may be required to provide proof of full vaccination or an approved reasonable accommodation before you can begin to actively work.Preferred QualificationsMaster's degree Statistics/ Mathematics/Computer Science6+ years of experience in statistical data analysis, model evaluation, ETL, and building machine learning models or research experience in an academic settingExperience with Cloud technologies like AWS/GCP/AzureExperience on the end-to-end lifecycle of model developmentHave a strong understanding of experiment design and advance methodologies to run more experiments and get results faster without compromising data qualitySolid understanding of health care industry, products, and systemsEducationBachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Economics, Physics, Engineering, or related discipline. Master's degree or PhD preferredBusiness OverviewBring your heart to CVS HealthEvery one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand - with heart at its center - our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver.Our Heart At Work Behaviors support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable. We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day. CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Created: 2025-10-04