Healthcare Data Scientist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Assist in the creation and upkeep of predictive, statistical, and machine learning models tailored to meet business and client demands across various Artemetrx initiatives.

• Examine pharmacy and medical claims data along with other healthcare datasets to uncover trends, patterns, anomalies, and opportunities that guide client strategies and enhance health outcomes.

• Contribute to AI roadmap projects.

• Prepare, cleanse, transform, and authenticate data sets to ensure accuracy, completeness, and usability for advanced analytics, reporting, dashboards, and model development.

• Write clean, reusable, and testable analytical code adhering to established data team standards, libraries, and modules.

• Support Artemetrx by maintaining reference tables and other datasets utilized within the product.

• Utilize programming languages such as SQL or Python to extract, manipulate, and analyze large and intricate datasets.

• Collaborate with consultants, clinicians, analysts, product teams, data engineers, and other stakeholders to grasp business challenges, articulate requirements, and deliver actionable insights.

• Document analytical methods, assumptions, data definitions, model logic, and results to promote transparency, repeatability, and quality control.

• Present analytical findings and recommendations through written summaries, presentations, dashboards, and discussions with stakeholders.

• Keep abreast of advancements in healthcare analytics, data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and the pharmacy benefits management sector.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 2+ years of experience in healthcare and/or pharmaceutical analytics.

• Strong proficiency in using SQL for query writing.

• Experience with Python or R, particularly in building data analysis, machine learning, or forecasting models.

• Positive and approachable attitude, enthusiastic about team collaboration while also capable of working independently.

• Preferably 2+ years of experience in data science, analytics, statistics, healthcare analytics, informatics, or a related analytical role.

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field is required; a master’s degree or relevant coursework is preferred.

• Experience with healthcare data, pharmacy/PBM data, medical claims, financial data, or similarly complex datasets.

• Working knowledge of SQL for data extraction, query formulation, and data manipulation.

• Proficiency in Python or R for data analysis, statistical modeling, machine learning, or automation tasks.

• Fundamental understanding of statistics, predictive modeling, supervised and unsupervised learning, regression, classification, clustering, forecasting, and model evaluation techniques.

• Experience in preparing, cleansing, validating, and analyzing raw data with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Ability to convert business inquiries into analytical methodologies and present results in a clear, concise, and practical manner.

• Strong problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity, resourcefulness, and a quick learning ability for new tools, methods, and healthcare concepts.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, facilitating effective collaboration with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Proven capability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint, with advanced Excel skills being a plus.

• Willingness to travel occasionally, up to 10%.

🏝️ Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off.

• Managed PTO for salaried/exempt employees (personal time off without accruals or caps); starting with 22 PTO days for hourly/non-exempt employees; 12 company-observed paid holidays; 4 early-close days.

• Generous leave options: Paid parental leave, pregnancy disability and bonding leave, and organ donor/bone marrow donor leave.

• Attractive employee referral bonus program of $1,500 per hired referral.

• Employee recognition programs for exemplifying EPIC’s values, along with additional awards and recognition initiatives (including trips!).

• Employee Resource Groups: Women’s Coalition, EPIC Veterans Group.

• Opportunities for professional growth & development: Mentorship Program, Tuition Reimbursement Program, Leadership Development.

• Unique benefits encompassing Pet Insurance, Identity Theft & Fraud Protection Coverage, Legal Planning, Family Planning, and Menopause & Midlife Support.

• Additional benefits include (but are not limited to) 401(k) matching, medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, and wellness & employee assistance programs.

• 50/50 Work Culture: EPIC promotes a balanced culture between producers and the broader business, encouraging collaboration, teamwork, and an inclusive work environment. Both production and service are essential to being EPIC!

• EPIC Gives Back – Our charitable initiatives include Donation Connection, Employee Assistance Fund, and the People First Foundation.

• Recognized among the top 10 property/casualty agencies according to “Insurance Journal.”