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Data Scientist Principal - Remote
Prime Therapeutics     Phoenix, AZ 85067
 Posted 11 days    

Our work matters. We help people get the medicine they need to feel better and live well. We do not lose sight of that. It fuels our passion and drives every decision we make.

**Job Posting Title**

Data Scientist Principal - Remote

**Job Description**

The Principal Data Scientist is an independent analytics professional who produces data-driven insights to make a positive impact on healthcare outcomes. They are responsible for designing and developing processes for analytic code development and optimization for machine learning, predictive modeling, and reporting for complex pharmacy and medical health insurance clinical programs and services (e.g., pharmaceutical manufacturer value based contracts, provider accountable care organization pharmacy metrics, medical policy, utilization management, medication adherence, and medication therapy management ) and quality metrics (e.g., URAC, HEDIS, PQA, and CMS star measures). This position may have direct supervisory responsibility for entry-level and mid- level analysts/data scientists.

**Responsibilities**

+ Conceptualizesadvancedscientificmodeldesign,including advanced predictive modeling, with healthclaims data, applying statisticaltheoriesandmethodstosolve complex technicalproblems

+ Finalizemodel projectdeliverables andensurefindings are valid, reliable, and reproducible

+ Useand direct others in theuse of open-source data science tools to createandmaintain features, listings, tabulations, graphicalsummaries, andformal statisticalestimates andtests

+ Performanddirect othersintheperformanceofadvanced predictive modeling for clinical program development/enhancement

+ Develop automatedproduction analysis tools where appropriateand createproductionpredictivemodeling process for clinical programs

+ Mentor and coach less experiencedDataScientists and analysts;mayhavedirectsupervisionover exempt level employees

+ Otherdutiesasassigned

**Minimum Qualifications**

+ Bachelor’sdegree instatistics,mathematics,epidemiology,

+ or relatedarea of study, or equivalent combination of educationand/orrelevantworkexperience;HSdiplomaor GED is required

+ 8 yearsofrelatedworkexperience withlargedata sets,SQL, open-source data science tools, and buildingpredictive models

+ Experience in leading collaborative coding, code review, and code documentation

+ Mustbe eligible towork inthe UnitedStateswithoutneed for work visa or residency sponsorship

**Additional Qualifications**

+ Excellentverbalandwrittencommunicationskills

+ Highlyanalyticalandresearchoriented

+ DemonstratedexpertisewithSQL and open-source data science tools

+ Provenexpertisebuildingcomplexpredictivemodels

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ Healthcareexperience

+ Advanced SQL, health care data, and cloud data warehouse experience

+ ResearchMaster'sdegree(e.g.,M.S.,M.P.H.)orequivalent

+ workexperience

**Minimum Physical Job Requirements**

+ Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

+ Constantly required to sit, use hands to handle or feel, talk and hear

+ Frequently required to reach with hands and arms

+ Occasionally required to stand, walk and stoop, kneel, and crouch

+ Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

+ Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

**Reporting Structure**

+ Reportsto Sr Director of Health Outcomes or Sr. Principal Health Outcomes Researcher in the Health Outcomes in the Enterprise Analytics and Reporting department

Potential pay for this position ranges from $109,000.00 - $174,000.00 based on experience and skills. Pay range may vary by 8% depending on applicant location.

To review our Benefits, Incentives and Additional Compensation, visit our Benefits Page (https://www.primetherapeutics.com/careers/benefits/) and click on the "Benefits at a glance" button for more detail.

_Prime Therapeutics LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage diverse candidates to apply and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, family status, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class under federal, state, or local law._

Positions will be posted for a minimum of five consecutive workdays.

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