Remote Principal Data Scientist: Healthcare AI & Analytics

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); Remoto; USD 113.000 - 193.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Optum Life Sciences in the United States seeks a Principal Data Scientist to serve as a trusted advisor, delivering analytics solutions for a primary data platform. You will partner with clients, product and engineering teams to drive adoption and influence platform direction.

The role handles large-scale healthcare data, develops predictive and prescriptive models, and stays current with AI and cloud technologies. Flexible remote work is offered with in-office requirements in major hubs.

Competenze

• 8+ years in a client-facing data science, analytics, or consulting role.
• Hands-on with cloud analytics platforms and AWS services (SageMaker, EMR, S3).
• Experience with healthcare claims, clinical data, RWD, or healthcare analytics.
• Strong knowledge of AI, ML, statistical modeling, and advanced analytics.
• Proficient in SQL, Python, R, and Spark for data analysis and modeling.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; translate tech to business value.
• Ability to manage multiple client engagements and projects.

Mansioni

• Serve as the primary data science consultant for internal and external users.
• Analyze structured and unstructured healthcare data to identify trends and insights.
• Apply advanced statistics, ML, and simulations to solve business problems.
• Develop prototypes and scalable analytics solutions for product value.
• Utilize SQL, Python, R, Spark, and JSL models for analysis and onboarding.
• Stay current with AI, ML, cloud tech, and AWS service guidance.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Client Services for delivery and rollout.
• Gather client requirements and translate them into actionable recommendations.
• Provide guidance and best practices to maximize adoption and value.

Conoscenze

Client-facing data science

Cloud platforms (AWS)

Healthcare data analytics

SQL

Python

R

Spark

Communication skills

Strumenti

SageMaker

EMR

S3

John Snow Labs (JSL) models

Descrizione del lavoro

Optum Life Sciences in the United States seeks a Principal Data Scientist to serve as a trusted advisor, delivering analytics solutions for a primary data platform. You will partner with clients, product and engineering teams to drive adoption and influence platform direction.

The role handles large-scale healthcare data, develops predictive and prescriptive models, and stays current with AI and cloud technologies. Flexible remote work is offered with in-office requirements in major hubs.