Principal AI Data Science Engineer, Go-To-Market

USA-MiniMed Distribution Corp. 1018; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 261,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Short-term incentive (STI)

Paid time off

Job summary

MiniMed is seeking a Principal AI Data Science Engineer, Go-to-Market Analytics, to apply statistical modeling, ML, and forecasting across customer, market, and commercial data. Based at the Northridge, CA headquarters, you will lead analytical initiatives four days on-site weekly, partnering with commercial leaders to drive data-driven decisions.

You will own predictive models, customer targeting, and market opportunity assessments to inform launches and resource allocation, with emphasis on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with 5+ years in data science, analytics, or related field.
• Experience owning cross‑functional initiatives and translating analyses into business actions.
• Proficiency in Python, R or similar; strong SQL and data visualization skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, validate, and maintain predictive models and forecasts for growth, revenue, and customer behavior.
• Own targeting, prioritization, and tiering methodologies to allocate resources effectively.
• Quantify market opportunities and support investment decisions and strategic initiatives.
• Translate analytics into actionable recommendations for launch planning, territory design, and growth priorities.
• Improve forecasting accuracy using historical data, trends, and leading indicators.
• Identify risks and opportunities across accounts, territories, and market dynamics.

Skills

Data science

Forecasting

Python

SQL

Data visualization

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree or PhD

Tools

dbt

Cloud data warehouses

Tableau/Power BI

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 30 Oct 2026

At MiniMed, you can begin a lifelong career of exploration and innovation, while helping make a difference in the lives of people living with diabetes around the globe. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation for a more connected, compassionate world.

About the Role

As Principal AI Data Science Engineer, Go-to-Market Analytics, you will apply statistical modeling, machine learning, and forecasting to customer, market, and commercial data. Your work will inform customer targeting, territory design, product launches, resource allocation, and growth planning across MiniMed. You will partner with commercial leaders to translate complex analysis into clear, actionable decisions. This role is based at our Northridge, CA headquarters and requires on-site work four days per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, validate, monitor, and maintain predictive models and forecasts that assess growth opportunities, revenue potential, customer behavior, market dynamics, and competitive threats.
• Own customer targeting, prioritization, and tiering methodologies to focus commercial resources on the highest-value opportunities.
• Quantify market opportunities and evaluate business impact to support investment decisions and strategic initiatives.
• Translate analytical findings into recommendations that guide resource allocation, launch planning, territory design, and growth priorities.
• Partner with commercial leaders to improve forecasting accuracy and growth planning using historical performance, market trends, and leading indicators.
• Build early-warning intelligence to identify underperforming accounts, competitive share shifts, territory opportunities, market changes, adoption trends, and emerging commercial risks.
• Establish and maintain analytical methodologies that are accurate, explainable, well documented, and responsive to changing market conditions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 7 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in data science, analytics, business analytics, operations analytics, customer analytics, insights, or a related field, including ownership of complex, cross‑functional initiatives.
• Experience using AI-enabled tools to accelerate analytical workflows, including data investigation, automation, dashboard development, data visualization, or insight generation.
• Proficiency in Python, R, or a similar programming language, with experience applying statistical or machine learning methods to large, complex datasets and business problems.
• Experience using SQL and modern analytics environments, including dbt, cloud data warehouses, and data visualization platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in data science, analytics, statistics, or another relevant quantitative discipline.
• Experience applying natural language processing techniques to business problems.
• Experience deploying and maintaining analytical or machine learning models in cloud environments, including knowledge of MLOps practices such as version control, testing, monitoring, and model governance.
• Experience in the medical technology, medical device, or healthcare industry, particularly using customer, provider, market, or sales data to inform commercial strategy.
• Experience developing, validating, monitoring, and interpreting predictive models or forecasts, and translating outputs into actionable business recommendations.
• Experience applying analytics to commercial challenges such as customer segmentation and targeting, revenue forecasting, market opportunity sizing, or resource allocation.
• Experience managing the analytical lifecycle from problem definition and data preparation through implementation, documentation, performance monitoring, and stakeholder communication.
• Ability to communicate complex technical findings as clear, actionable recommendations for business leaders and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment regarding data quality, privacy, responsible AI use, and model limitations.
• Ability to adapt quickly in a fast‑paced, evolving environment as priorities and business needs change.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co‑workers.

Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation

MiniMed offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package At MiniMed, we put people first. A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values: We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help create.

We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every stage of your career and life.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$138,000.00 - $234,000.00

For roles located in California, Seattle WA, Washington DC, Boston MA, and New York City, the salary range is $153,000 - $261,000 USD.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Short Term Incentive (STI).

At MiniMed, we are committed to supporting the well‑being and financial security of our employees. Regular employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible for a robust benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, as well as access to a Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, life insurance, long‑term disability leave, and a dependent daycare spending account.

In addition, all regular employees enjoy incentive plans, a 401(k) plan with company match, short‑term disability coverage, paid time off and holidays, participation in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and access to our Employee Assistance Program.

Eligible employees may also benefit from our Non‑qualified Retirement Plan Supplement and Capital Accumulation Plan, subject to IRS minimum earnings requirements.

Please note that "regular employees" refers to those who are not temporary staff, such as interns, and some benefits may not apply to employees in Puerto Rico.

For further details about our comprehensive benefits, we encourage you to visit the link below.

MiniMed Benefits Overview

MiniMed is a full‑stack insulin delivery company dedicated to supporting people living with diabetes through every step of their journey — when and how they need it.

For more than 40 years, we’ve been committed to redefining what’s possible: intelligent dosing systems designed for real life, predictive insights that stay a step ahead, and always‑on support when it’s needed most.

At the heart of everything we do is a simple Mission: to make every day a better day for people with diabetes.

Learn more about our business, and our mission here.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of MiniMed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, familial status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

In addition, MiniMed will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

If you are applying to perform work for MiniMed in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which MiniMed reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment.

MiniMed will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

MiniMed is a full‑stack insulin delivery company dedicated to supporting people living with diabetes through every step of their journey — when and how they need it.

With a heritage rooted in technology, empathy, and a relentless pursuit of innovation, we’re focused on one thing: making every day a better day for people with diabetes.

From our intelligent dosing systems that stay one step ahead to our always‑on support when it’s needed most, we’re committed to building a connected system of care that works together and fits into everyday life, so people with diabetes can move through the day with fewer interruptions.

Fewer second guesses. And more freedom to live in the moment.

We’re here to make better days possible for people with diabetes. Joyful, messy, fully lived days. Days where things feel lighter, easier.

For more than four decades, we’ve been driven by this mission, delivering groundbreaking advancements in technology to help people live more fully, freely, and with greater confidence.

At MiniMed, diabetes care is personal for us. Many of our employees have a connection to diabetes, whether they’re living with it themselves or through family members and friends, and we all show up each day to help make the lives of our coworkers and loved ones easier. Our people‑first priority.

At MiniMed, we put our customers at the forefront of all we do, and that focus extends to our team as well. We’re dedicated to creating a culture of belonging and providing our people with all the career‑building resources you might need.

No matter what your role at our company, you’re making a difference in the lives of people with diabetes. Our innovative inventions improve their day‑to‑day by helping lift the mental load and allowing diabetes to fade into the background, empowering them to live life on their own terms.

Our focus on the future. We’re chasing the dream of a world where people with diabetes can be free of that never‑ending battle of balancing blood sugar. A world where better days are the norm, not the exception.

Fresh faces and new viewpoints will help create our cutting‑edge solutions and define the next generation of breakthroughs in care, so that a better day can start today.

It is the policy of MiniMed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

In addition, MiniMed will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Field Requirements

For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.

E-Verify

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