Lead Data Scientist — Remote Analytics & Strategy Leader

Humana; United States; On-site; USD 157,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to transform large volumes of data into advanced analytic solutions, advising executives and shaping strategy across policy adherence, compliance, and operational decisions.

This role develops data sets, creates reports and projections, supports business strategy, and partners with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable analytics that drive measurable improvements.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a quantitative field.
• 8+ years of data analytics experience transforming data into insights.
• 5+ years of SQL experience.
• 4+ years of project leadership.
• Experience with statistics, modeling, and ML for large data.
• Ability to influence executives and manage diverse stakeholders.
• Independent judgment with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Shaping analytics strategy to provide actionable insights for policy adherence.
• Designing and implementing policy adherence metrics using advanced data modeling.
• Developing valuation models to measure savings from outlier removal.
• Collaborating with National BH/Contracting/Medicaid/ND&PPS teams to apply metrics in operations.
• Guiding roadmap decisions for scalable analytics solutions.
• Managing stakeholders across data sources, compliance, and business units.

Skills

SQL

Data modeling

Machine learning

Analytics

Leadership

Education

Master's Degree

Doctorate (preferred)

Tools

Databricks

Job description

Humana is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to transform large volumes of data into advanced analytic solutions, advising executives and shaping strategy across policy adherence, compliance, and operational decisions.

This role develops data sets, creates reports and projections, supports business strategy, and partners with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable analytics that drive measurable improvements.