Principal Data Scientist

CVS Health; California; Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 288,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health in California seeks a Principal Data Scientist to lead advanced analytics for marketing measurement and AI enablement. You will work with Marketing, Product, Data Science and Data Engineering to drive technical excellence and governance across teams.

The role requires 10+ years of experience, expertise in machine learning and generative AI, and a strong background in statistics. You will mentor others, shape the analytics strategy and deliver scalable, auditable solutions to improve

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressively complex related experience, including measurement or applied AI/agentic solutions.
• Expertise in advanced analytics tools and languages to analyze large data sets from multiple data sources
• Expertise in innovating, implementing novel machine learning, and generative AI techniques

Responsibilities

• Lead development of complex algorithms and causal models for measurement and campaign impact.
• Establish analytical rigor and statistical methods to analyze large data sets.
• Build and deploy automation for agentic solutions in Marketing.
• Enable scalable agent orchestration with governance, access, and auditability.
• Expand and sustain the portfolio with enhancements for additional teams.
• Manage highly complex analytics projects from data exploration to evaluation.
• Advise across the organization on campaigns and solutions.
• Mentor team members and provide technical leadership.
• Provide thought leadership for analytic solutions and roadmap.
• Collaborate with peers and management to share complex information.

Skills

10+ years experience

Advanced analytics tools

Generative AI techniques

Education

Bachelor’s degree; Master’s preferred

Job description

We’re building a world of health around every individual - shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger - helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Consumer Analytics: Principal Data Scientist

We are looking for a Principal Data Scientist to join our Foundry team in Consumer Analytics at CVS Health. As a data science technical expert for measurement and AI enablement in Foundry, this individual contributor will partner closely with Marketing, Product, Data Science, and Data Engineering leaders to drive hands-on technical excellence across an organization of data scientists and engineers. This individual will build a culture of technical rigor, define key standards, and take on the most complex analytical and engineering work.

Description/Fundamental Components:

• Leads development and execution of new and/or highly complex algorithms and statistical and causal inference models for measurement and determines analytical approaches and modeling techniques to evaluate campaign impact and inform future decisions
• Establishes analytical rigor and statistical methods to analyze large amounts of data, using advanced statistical techniques and mathematical analyses, including bias control and cross-campaign insight methods
• Build and deploy automation and agentic solutions for Aetna Marketing: Develop agents and workflows using standard enterprise tools, frameworks and resources, and move approved use cases from pilot through scaled launch.
• Enable governed, scalable agent orchestration: Establish reusable frameworks for access, knowledge and risk management, along with measurement and auditability, so every agent aligns with CVS AI governance policies, including bringing existing agents into compliance.
• Expand and sustain the portfolio: Support enhancements and customizations needed to extend solutions to additional Marketing teams, and maintain the agent reports/dashboards, repositories, templates and playbooks that keep the program running.
• Manages highly complex analytical projects from data exploration, model building, performance evaluation and testing
• Applies in-depth knowledge of campaign end to end execution to consult and advise on additional efforts across the organization
• Motivates team members and probes into technical details, and mentors others to do the same
• Provides thought leadership and direction for analytic solutions, tools and studies, strategy and roadmap
• Anticipates and solves strategic and high-risk business problems with broad impact on the business area by applying leading-edge theories and techniques to investigate problems, detect patterns and recommend solutions
• Interacts with internal and external peers and management to share highly complex information/solutions related to areas of expertise and/or to gain acceptance of new or enhanced technology/ business solutions

Required Qualifications:

• 10 or more years of progressively complex related experience, including measurement or applied AI/agentic solutions
• Expertise in advanced analytics tools and languages to analyze large data sets from multiple data sources
• Expertise in innovating, implementing novel machine learning, and generative AI techniques

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational, management and leadership skills
• Comprehensive knowledge of the health care industry, products, systems, business strategies and products
• Experience measuring marketing or campaign effectiveness at scale
• Demonstrates advanced in-depth specialization in mathematical analysis methods, machine learning, statistical analyses, causal inference, experimental design, and predictive modeling
• Superior ability to communicate technical ideas and results to non-technical clients in written and verbal form, and to negotiate across the business and the external health care environment

Education:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Economics, Physics, Engineering, or related discipline. Master’s degree or PhD preferred

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is: $144,200.00 - $288,400.00 This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families. This full-time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility. Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 10/25/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that’s unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it’s our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.