Senior Data Scientist

Premier, Inc; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life and disa­

401k retirement program

Paid time off

Participation in Premier's employee‑in

Tuition reimbursement and professional

Perks and discounts

On-site and online exercise classes

Job summary

Premier, Inc is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to serve as a subject matter expert in advanced analytic models for both structured and unstructured data. The role focuses on development, delivery, and integration of data solutions to support client operations and strategic initiatives, with emphasis on data exploration and high-dimensional datasets.

Requirements include 4+ years of experience, a Bachelor's and a Master's degree, and strong skills in statistical modeling, clinical data, data

Qualifications

• Statistical models: probabilistic and predictive models incl. multiple regression, t-tests, z-tests, log modeling, Naive Bayes, Monte Carlo Simulation (R or Python)
• Clinical Data: UB and 1500 claims, HL7, CDA, EHR, etc. and standard healthcare taxonomies
• Data Analysis: advanced querying techniques (ad hoc, ETL, 3-tier application context), Oracle, DB2, Postgres, SQL Server & Netezza
• Health care research experience, with large patient data sets

Responsibilities

• Development and Implementation: collaborate with Data Science leadership, PM, Dev, Research to create ML algorithms and models
• Strategy and Design: act as SME within business domains; data exploration for strategic initiatives
• Requirements Analysis: gather and document requirements with business/IT; design solutions
• Knowledge Sharing: provide data guidance, mentoring and training
• Data Operations: develop estimates and work plans; establish best practices and review deliverables

Skills

Statistical models

Clinical data

Data analysis

Healthcare research

Education

Bachelor's degree (Required)

Master's degree

Tools

Oracle

DB2

Postgres

SQL Server

Netezza

Job description

Senior Data Scientist

What you will be doing:

The Senior Data Scientist is a Subject Matter Expert that advises on both structured and unstructured analytic models to solve complex data problems in a way that ensures consistency, reusability, and quality across the organization. This position will have responsibility for the development, delivery, enhancement, integration, integrity, maintenance, and support of the operation of information technology (IT) infrastructure, data, products, solutions, and services to support client operations and business activities. This position will be a senior individual contributor and subject matter expert for strategic initiatives around data exploration, data analysis, and complex, high dimensional datasets.

• Data Modeling
• Application Methodology Development
• AI, Machine Learning, and statistical modeling

Key Responsibilities

Responsibility #1- 35%

Development and Implementation

• Collaborates with Data Science leadership, Product Management, Development, and Research teams in the creation and implementation of machine learning algorithms and statistical models.
• Leads the design and implementation of complex data solutions across teams while maintaining consistency within Premier methodology (e.g. prediction, probabilistic data matching, identifying outliers, confidence scoring, etc.)
• Work with developers and architects to translate prototypes into new products, services, and feature, and provide guidelines for large scale implementation.
• Use a flexible, analytical approach to design, develop, and evaluate predictive models, ML, AI, NLP and advanced algorithms that lead to optimal value extraction from the data.
• Produce innovative solutions driven by exploratory data analysis from complex and highly dimensional datasets

Responsibility #2 - 25%

Strategy and Design

• Serves as a subject matter expert within various business domains (Cost, Clinical, MDM, etc.)
• Participate in data exploration and conceptual design for strategic initiatives
• Apply knowledge of statistics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, programming, data modeling, simulation and advanced mathematics to recognize patterns, identify opportunities, pose business questions, and make valuable discoveries leading to prototype development and product improvement
• Generate and test hypotheses and analyze and interpret the results of product experiments

Responsibility #3 - 20%

Requirements Analysis

• Acts as an active member of the team throughout the design and implementation of the solution.
• Participate in build vs. buy decisions with outside vendors as it relates to analytic-based solutions
• Facilitate & lead meetings with the business/customers and IT teams in order to gather and document requirements
• Analyze business requirements, procedures and problems, to design solutions and make recommendations
• Develop features and stories based on requirements to feed product backlogs
• Conduct impact assessments across all existing applications, integration and data warehouses resulting from the solution implementation

Responsibility #4 - 10%

Knowledge Sharing

• Provide data, data relationships, and data science practice advice, demonstrations and presentations to colleagues, clients, and management. Conduct research, as needed
• Provide mentoring and training

Responsibility #5 - 10%

Data Operations

• Develop project estimates and work plans
• Identifying, developing, reviewing, and evolving best practices, standards, operating procedures, and processes
• Participating in the review of team member deliverables

Required Qualifications

Work Experience:

Years of Applicable Experience - 4 or more years

Education:

Bachelors (Required)

Skills:

• Statistical Models: probabilistic and predictive statistical models including multiple regression, t-tests, z-tests, log modeling, Naive Bayes and Monte Carlo Simulation (using R or Python)
• Clinical Data: UB and 1500 claims, HL7, CDA,EHR, etc. and standard healthcare taxonomies
• Data Analysis: advanced querying techniques (ad hoc, ETL, and 3-tier application context), Oracle, DB2, Postgres, SQL Server & Netezza
• Health care research experience, with large patient data sets

Experience:

• Statistical methodology Design/development
• Data analytics and standardization
• Consulting and Conflict Management

Education:

• Master's degree

Additional Job Requirements:

• Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time
• Be adaptive and change priorities quickly; meet deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Operate computer programs and software
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences in person and in electronic formats.
• Day-to-day contact with others (co-workers and/or the public)
• Making independent decisions
• Ability to work in a collaborative business environment in close quarters with peers and varying interruptions

Working Conditions: RemoteTravel Requirements: Travel 1-20% within the USPhysical Demands: Sedentary: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves remaining stationary most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if movement is required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Premier's compensation philosophy is to ensure that compensation is reasonable, equitable, and competitive in order to attract and retain talented and highly skilled employees. Premier's internal salary range for this role is $90,000 - $150,000. Final salary is dependent upon several market factors including, but not limited to, departmental budgets, internal equity, education, unique skills/experience, and geographic location. Premier utilizes a wide-range salary structure to allow base salary flexibility within our ranges.

Qualified full-time and part-time employees also receive access to the following benefits:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k retirement program
• Paid time off
• Participation in Premier's employee incentive plans
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities

Premier at a glance:

• Granted World's Most Ethical Companies, Ethisphere, 2008-2026
• Named U.S. News & World Report, Best Companies to Work For (2023, 2024, 2025)
• Accredited by Forbes: America's Best Management Consulting Firms 2024-2025
• Given Modern Healthcare Best in Business Awards: Consultants- Healthcare Management
• Awarded Cigna Workforce Designation Gold Level Recipient (2016,2017,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2025)

For a listing of all of our awards, please visit the Awards and Recognition section on our company website.

Employees receive:

• Perks and discounts
• Access to on-site and online exercise classes

Premier is looking for smart, agile individuals like you to help us transform the healthcare industry. Here you will find critical thinkers who have the freedom to make an impact. Colleagues who share your thirst to learn more and do things better. Teammates committed to improving the health of a nation. See why incredible challenges require incredible people.

Premier is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful discrimination because of their age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, pregnancy status, genetic information, status as a victim of domestic violence, covered military or protected veteran status (e.g., status as a Vietnam Era veteran, disabled veteran, special disabled veteran, Armed Forces Serviced Medal veteran, recently separated veteran, or other protected veteran) disability, or any other applicable federal, state or local protected class, trait or status or that of persons with whom an applicant associates. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Premier complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities, where they apply. EEO / AA / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer.

Premier also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability or those who have a sincerely held religious belief. If you need assistance in the application process, please reply [e-mail] contact Premier Recruiting at 704.357.0022.

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