Principal Data Scientist - Government Consumer Analytics

Company: CVS Pharmacy
Location: New York
Posted on: May 28, 2025

Job Description:

At CVS Health, we're building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.As the nation's leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues - caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.Position Summary
We are looking for a Principal Data Scientist to join our Government Consumer Analytics team at CVS Health. This high-level individual contributor will partner closely with the AVP of Government Consumer Analytics to drive hands on technical excellence across the most complex projects across the portfolio, lead a culture of technical rigor and excellence, and define key standards across an organization of 80 data scientists and engineers.Description / Fundamental Components:Hands-On Data Science Excellence for Highly Complex Projects (60%)

• Anticipates and solves strategic and high-risk business problems with broad impact on the business area by applying leading-edge theories and techniques to investigate problems, detect patterns and recommend solutions
• Leads development and execution of new and/or highly complex algorithms and statistical predictive models and determines analytical approaches and modeling techniques to evaluate scenarios and potential future outcomes
• Establishes analytical rigor and statistical methods to analyze large amounts of data, using advanced statistical techniques and mathematical analyses
• Evaluate advanced industry-leading approaches and determine which to incorporate into CVSH technical approach
• Work across 2-3 highly complex projects at a time (50/30/20), with a combination of hands-on, problem solving, and coachingTechnical Development & Mentorship (25%)
  • Hold team-wide office hours regarding technical challenges and problem solving
  • 1:1 technical coaching with 10-20 individual contributor teammatesDefine Data Science Standards & Best Practices (15%)
    • Identify opportunities to implement improved best practices
    • Provides guidance to develop enterprise-wide analytics strategy and roadmapRequired Qualifications
      • 10+ years of progressively complex related analytics experience
      • 8+ years' experience leading analytics project from concept to delivery, coordinating across a diverse group of stakeholders, anticipating and preventing roadblock and driving business impact
      • 8+ years' experience with advanced analytics tools and languages, analyzing large data sets from multiple data sources
      • 8+ years' experience solving analytics problems using advanced statistics, machine learning, mathematical algorithms and predictive modeling
      • 8+ years' experience with: Python, SQL, Cloud applications (GCP, AWS, Azure), machine learning, casual inference and experimental design
      • 5+ years' industry experience demonstrating strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex ideas to various audiencesPreferred Qualifications
        • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
        • Strong organizational, management and leadership skills
        • Knowledge of the health care industry, products, systems, business strategies and productsEducation
          • Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, Physics, Operations Research, Engineering, or related discipline
          • Master's degree or PhD preferredPay RangeThe typical pay range for this role is:$144,200.00 - $288,400.00
            This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company's equity award program.
            Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.Great benefits for great peopleWe take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits - investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:
            • Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.
            • No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
            • Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.For more information, visitWe anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 06/21/2025Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
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