Principal Data Scientist - Remote Health AI & Analytics

Optum; Eden Prairie (MN); Remote; USD 113,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum Insight in Eden Prairie, MN or remote seeks a Principal Data Scientist to partner with clients, product and engineering teams to deliver innovative analytics solutions. The role emphasizes AI/ML, cloud technologies, and healthcare data, driving product adoption and value realization across large datasets.

The position requires deep statistical knowledge, proficiency in SQL/Python/R/Spark, and strong communication to translate complex concepts into business value.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in a client-facing data science, analytics, or consulting role
• Cloud-based analytics platforms and AWS services experience
• Healthcare claims, clinical data, real-world data experience preferred
• Strong AI/ML, statistics, modeling knowledge
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, R, and Spark for data analysis
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple client engagements and priorities
• Analytical, problem-solving and proactive mindset

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary data science and technology consultant for internal and external users
• Analyze healthcare datasets to identify trends and insights
• Apply advanced ML methods and predictive modeling to solve problems
• Develop prototypes and scalable analytical solutions for product enhancement
• Utilize SQL, Python, R, Spark and JSL models for analysis and onboarding
• Stay current with AI, cloud, and AWS services to provide recommendations
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Client Services teams to support development
• Translate client requirements into actionable recommendations for product/engineering
• Provide guidance and best practices to maximize adoption and value
• Support troubleshooting and platform optimization while maintaining client relationships

Skills

Cloud AWS

SageMaker

SQL

Python

R

Spark

Communication

Client-facing

Analytical thinking

Healthcare data

Tools

John Snow Labs

Hadoop

Job description

Optum Insight in Eden Prairie, MN or remote seeks a Principal Data Scientist to partner with clients, product and engineering teams to deliver innovative analytics solutions. The role emphasizes AI/ML, cloud technologies, and healthcare data, driving product adoption and value realization across large datasets.

The position requires deep statistical knowledge, proficiency in SQL/Python/R/Spark, and strong communication to translate complex concepts into business value.