Senior Healthcare Data Scientist & Analytics Lead

Presbyterian Healthcare Services; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 118,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

Presbyterian Healthcare Services in Albuquerque seeks a Lead Data Scientist to advance advanced analytics, ML modeling, and data-driven decision making. You will lead cross-functional analytics projects, mentor junior scientists, and collaborate with leadership to implement actionable insights.

The role emphasizes statistical modeling, predictive analytics, and real-time decision support within a large healthcare system. Full-time, on-site work at Reverend Hugh Cooper Administrative Center.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in econometrics, biostatistics, computer science, applied mathematics, engineering, physics, or another quantitative field; advanced degrees preferred.
• Eight+ years in BI, statistics, predictive modeling, and business strategy; advanced degrees may substitute.
• Expertise in ML/AI and statistical analysis, incl. hypothesis testing and experimental design.
• Experience building predictive/analytical models across classification, regression, survival, recommender systems, forecasting, and A/B testing.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare data and analytics, HL7, FHIR, ICD-9/10, CPT, DRGs, ETGs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME across healthcare analytics domains including program evaluation and care management.
• Lead the design and development of advanced analytics solutions using ML, forecasting, optimization, and descriptive modeling.
• Analyze structured and unstructured data from clinical, financial, and admin sources to identify trends and opportunities.
• Develop, test, validate, and enhance predictive and analytical models for decision-making.
• Translate analytics into actionable operational strategies and measurable outcomes.
• Partner with leaders, IT, vendors, and academia to drive strategic analytics initiatives.
• Create data visualizations and self-service analytics for teams and leadership.
• Lead analytical components of program evaluations and healthcare analytics system implementations.
• Mentor analysts and data scientists, providing technical guidance to the team.
• Stay current on analytics technologies and identify opportunities to improve value.

Skills

Machine learning

Statistical analysis

Executive communication

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Master's or Ph.D. preferred

Tools

Python

R

SQL

SAS

Tableau

Job description

Presbyterian Healthcare Services in Albuquerque seeks a Lead Data Scientist to advance advanced analytics, ML modeling, and data-driven decision making. You will lead cross-functional analytics projects, mentor junior scientists, and collaborate with leadership to implement actionable insights.

The role emphasizes statistical modeling, predictive analytics, and real-time decision support within a large healthcare system. Full-time, on-site work at Reverend Hugh Cooper Administrative Center.