Senior Data Scientist — Healthcare Analytics Leader

American Addiction Centers; Charlotte (NC); On-site; CAD 88,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical benefits

Retirement plan with employer match

Educational assistance

Job summary

Advocate Health seeks a senior data scientist with a PhD in Statistics or related field to lead large-scale healthcare analytics projects. You will translate business questions into analytical methods, develop models, and communicate findings to senior leaders.

Responsibilities include building scalable data pipelines, validating models, and delivering insights that improve patient outcomes and efficiency. Strong programming in SAS/R and experience with healthcare data are required.

Qualifications

• PhD in Statistics, Epidemiology, Health Services Research, Economics or related field.
• 10+ years of professional experience or equivalent.
• Experience with SAS and/or R and data mining tools is required; SAS cert preferred.

Responsibilities

• Translate business questions into analytical questions and actionable insights.
• Develop scalable data analyses, models, and validation pipelines.
• Present complex results to senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Create graphics and scorecards for reporting and decision making.
• Lead multiple projects concurrently with changing priorities.

Skills

Statistics

Data analysis

Communication skills

Public speaking

Education

PhD in Statistics or related field

Tools

SAS

R

Enterprise Miner

Job description

Advocate Health seeks a senior data scientist with a PhD in Statistics or related field to lead large-scale healthcare analytics projects. You will translate business questions into analytical methods, develop models, and communicate findings to senior leaders.

Responsibilities include building scalable data pipelines, validating models, and delivering insights that improve patient outcomes and efficiency. Strong programming in SAS/R and experience with healthcare data are required.