Hybrid Data Scientist: Healthcare Analytics & Impact

Delta Dental of Michigan; Okemos (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Delta Dental of Michigan is seeking a Data Scientist in Okemos, MI, a hybrid role focused on building quantitative and predictive models using Python, SQL, and related tools. The position emphasizes communicating insights to senior stakeholders and improving data-driven decision making across benefit plans and community initiatives.

The candidate should have a master’s degree in a related field and at least three years of analytics experience, with knowledge of health insurance and dental

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in CS, Mathematics, Statistics or other quantitative field with a master’s degree preferred.
• Three years of experience with data and analytics.
• Experience with statistical modeling, machine learning, data mining, and clear communication of technical results.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements quantitative and predictive models.
• Leads data science initiatives and incorporates new techniques.
• Applies ML algorithms to solve business challenges.
• Designs data-driven experiments to validate findings.
• Communicates insights to senior stakeholders.
• Develops data collection and validation methods for structured and unstructured data.

Skills

Python

SQL

SAS

R

Statistics

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Math/Statistics or quantitative field

Master’s degree in Data Science/Business Analytics/Health Informatics or related

Tools

Python

SQL

SAS

R

Job description

Delta Dental of Michigan is seeking a Data Scientist in Okemos, MI, a hybrid role focused on building quantitative and predictive models using Python, SQL, and related tools. The position emphasizes communicating insights to senior stakeholders and improving data-driven decision making across benefit plans and community initiatives.

The candidate should have a master’s degree in a related field and at least three years of analytics experience, with knowledge of health insurance and dental