Sr Data Scientist

Health Care Service; Chicago (IL); In loco; USD 110.000 - 140.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health benefits

401(k)

Pension plan

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Descrizione del lavoro

Health Care Service Corporation is seeking an Associate Data Scientist to solve business problems using advanced mathematical and statistical methods, under direction from senior staff. You will collect and analyze data related to health status, provider characteristics, and internal processes to build predictive models and support product functions.

You will collaborate with teams, communicate findings clearly, and evaluate trade-offs among accuracy, latency, and cost, applying ML, data

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a quantitative field with required work experience
• Strong learning and growth mindset
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in data analysis, ML, data visualization, programming, distributed computing, or healthcare

Mansioni

• Apply statistical analyses to validate trends or patterns identified by business analysts.
• Build predictive algorithms and visualizations to support business decisions.
• Conduct experiments to generate data for business use.

Conoscenze

Data analysis

Machine learning

Data visualization

Python

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Master's degree in quantitative field

Ph.D. in quantitative field

Strumenti

Databricks

Microsoft Foundry

LangChain

Arize

Descrizione del lavoro

At HCSC, our employees are the cornerstone of our business and the foundation to our success. We empower employees with curated development plans that foster growth and promote rewarding, fulfilling careers.

Join HCSC and be part of a purpose-driven company that will invest in your professional development.

Job Summary

This Position Is Responsible For Using Advanced Mathematical And Statistical Methods To Solve Business Problems, Under Direction From More Senior Staff. Associate Data Scientists Collect, Integrate And Analyze Data From Sources Related To Health Status And Outcomes For Our Members, Characteristics Of Health Care Providers, Internal Business Processes, And Other Domains. Associate Data Scientists Perform Statistical Analysis On Experimental Or Business Data To Validate And Quantify Trends Or Patterns Identified By Business Analysts. Associate Data Scientists Use Machine Learning And Probabilistic Modeling To Construct Predictive Algorithms To Support Data Analysis Or Product Functions. They Verify Model And Algorithm Effectiveness Based On Real-World Results. Associate Data Scientists Conduct Experiments To Generate And Collect Data For Business Use. Associate Data Scientists Create Visualizations, Interactive Analytical Applications And Interpretive Artifacts To Support Business Application Of Data Science Findings.

Required Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 3 years of work experience in a mathematical, statistical, computer science, engineering, physics, economics or related quantitative field; OR Actuarial credential; OR Master's degree and 2 years of work experience in a mathematical, statistical, computer science, engineering, physics, economics or related quantitative field; OR Ph.D. in a mathematical, statistical, computer science, engineering, physics, economics or related quantitative field; OR 7 years experience in a mathematical, statistical, computer science, engineering, physics, economics or related quantitative field.
• Strong learning and growth mindset
• Customer focus
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in at least four of the following six areas: 1) data analysis and relational-style query languages; 2) machine learning and/or statistical modeling; 3) data visualization; 4) a high-level programming language; 5) distributed computing; 6) understanding of healthcare.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in a quantitative field, or bachelor's degree with significant healthcare experience.
• Familiarity with GenAI evaluation and LLM observability (OpenTelemetry, MLflow Tracing, Arize, or comparable).
• Experience deploying GenAI/agentic AI to production in the cloud (Microsoft Foundry, Databricks Agent Bricks, or comparable).
• Understanding of agent architectures, including Model Context Protocol (MCP), agent harnesses, and single- and multi-agent design patterns, with attention to secure tool integration, guardrails, human-in-the-loop controls, and agent tracing.
• Experience with enterprise AI platforms (Databricks, Microsoft Foundry, or comparable) and Python frameworks for LLM applications.
• Ability to explain and evaluate trade-offs among accuracy, reliability, latency, cost, security, portability, and implementation complexity for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools while independently validating, testing, and documenting the resulting code or solution.
• Hands-on experience designing, building, or evaluating solutions using LLMs, including prompt engineering, RAG, embeddings, structured outputs, or agentic workflows.
• Experience developing agentic AI solutions that use tools, retrieval, and multi-step workflows, with orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, Microsoft Agent Framework, or comparable.
• Ability to describe specific GenAI/agentic AI solutions developed or contributed to: business problem, individual contribution, evaluation approach, and results.
• Experience evaluating GenAI outputs using labeled datasets, automated evaluation measures, and human review, including identifying failure modes (hallucination, inaccurate retrieval, unsuccessful tool use)

Pay Transparency Statement

At Health Care Service Corporation, you will be part of an organization committed to offering meaningful benefits to our employees to support their life outside of work. From health and wellness benefits, 401(k) savings plan, pension plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, supplemental life insurance, employee assistance program, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, plus other incentives, we offer a robust total rewards package for employees.

• health and wellness benefits
• 401(k) savings plan
• pension plan
• paid time off
• paid parental leave
• disability insurance
• supplemental life insurance
• employee assistance program
• paid holidays
• tuition reimbursement
• plus other incentives

The compensation offered will vary depending on your job-related skills, education, knowledge, and experie