Senior Director of Data Science (Core Insurance & Network)

Oscar Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Oscar Health seeks a Senior Director of Data Science for Core Insurance & Network to drive analytics across Claims, Authorization, Pharmacy, and Network. You will set strategy, align leaders, and partner with Analytics, Engineering, and Product to improve affordability, performance, and member/provider experience.

You will own portfolio outcomes, guide scalable DS solutions, and uphold governance, privacy, and security standards while developing talent and leading cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience applying analytics, experiments, modeling, or large-scale data processing to business decisions.
• 12+ years in data science, analytics, or a quantitative field with strategy delivery of cross-functional data products.
• 7+ years in data work within healthcare and 7+ years coordinating with multiple stakeholders.
• 5+ years of people management, leading managers and analytics teams; leadership in health insurance is valued.
• Master’s or PhD in a quantitative/technical field or equivalent applied experience.

Responsibilities

• Set strategy, roadmap, outcomes, and resource allocation for Core Insurance and Network DS portfolio.
• Lead a multi-team organization through managers and senior technical leaders; develop talent and culture.
• Partner with Analytics, Engineering, and Product to align priorities and tradeoffs.
• Own portfolio impact with analytics, ML, and governance to improve affordability and experience.

Skills

Team leadership

Healthcare data

Data strategy

SQL

Python

R

Machine learning

Stakeholder management

Education

Master's degree

PhD

Equivalent experience

Tools

Python

R

Job description

• The Senior Director of Data Science, Core Insurance & Network leads data science across Oscar’s Core Insurance and Network businesses, including Claims, Authorization Services, Pharmacy, Payment Integrity, and Network
• This leader sets strategy across multiple teams, develops leaders, and partners across the business and technology organization, including Analytics, Engineering, and Product, to improve affordability, operational performance, and member and provider experience
• As a member of Data’s senior leadership team, they own portfolio priorities, organizational health, and impact
• You will report into the VP, Data
• Set the strategy, roadmap, outcomes, and resource allocation for the Core Insurance and Network data science portfolio
• Lead a multi-team organization through managers and senior technical leaders; develop talent, plan succession, and build an inclusive, high-performing culture
• Partner with leaders across the technology organization and across Core Insurance and Network to align priorities and resolve tradeoffs
• Own measurable portfolio impact, applying analytics, experimentation, statistical methods, and machine learning to improve affordability, operational performance, and member and provider experience
• Guide the delivery of scalable, reliable, and explainable data science solutions embedded in business workflows, while upholding standards for rigor, governance, privacy, security, and compliance
• Establish clear decision rights, planning cadences, and ownership for cross-team work, including care navigation and cost-estimation capabilities
• Define success measures and communicate progress, risks, resource needs, and impact to executives; help shape Data strategy and technical standards
• Other duties as assigned

• 8+ years of experience applying advanced analytics, experimentation, statistical modeling, machine learning, or large-scale data processing to business decisions
• 8+ years of experience using SQL and Python, R, or another analytical language to analyze large, complex datasets
• 12+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or another quantitative field, including setting strategy and delivering cross-functional data products or programs
• 7+ years of experience working with data in healthcare
• 7+ years working in a complex environment and managing interactions with multiple cross-functional stakeholders (business, product, engineering, etc.)
• 5+ years of people management experience, including leading managers and multiple data science or analytics teams
• Leadership experience in health insurance or another regulated industry; experience in claims, authorization, pharmacy, payment integrity, provider networks, care navigation, or cost estimation is especially valuable
• Master’s or Ph.D. in a quantitative or technical field, or equivalent applied experience