Director, Data Science & Analytics

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Take the next step in your journey at Inspira Financial. You will help businesses and individuals thrive today, tomorrow, and into retirement. Become part of a company that is people centric and client obsessed in every interaction; a community of forward-thinking individuals focused on driving results to deliver our mission with an unwavering commitment to integrity. Join us as we strengthen and simplify the health and wealth journey -- relentlessly pursuing better outcomes for all. We believe in finding the best talent! While some roles are based at one of our office locations, remote roles can sit in any of the following states: AL, AZ, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA and WV. Remote status and role locations are subject to change. Relocation is not provided.
Employees within a 90-minute radius of our Oak Brook, IL headquarters are required to adhere to the company in-office work guidelines of 4 days per month minimum from 10 am to 2 pm (1 of the 4 days must be a Monday or Friday).
This requirement does not apply to support specialist positions.
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Inspira Financial provides health, wealth, retirement, and benefits solutions that strengthen and simplify the health and wealth journey. With more than 7 million clients, representing over $62 billion in assets, Inspira works with thousands of employers, plan sponsors, recordkeepers, TPAs, and other institutional partners -- helping the people they care about plan, save, and invest for a brighter future. Inspira relentlessly pursues better outcomes for all with our automatic rollover services, health savings accounts, emergency savings funds, custody services, and more. Learn more at inspirafinancial.com .
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Job Summary & Responsibilities
The Inspira Data Science team is seeking a innovative and results-driven Director of Data Science to lead our data science function and drive a data forward culture across the organization. This role will be responsible for developing and executing a strategic roadmap for data science initiatives, managing a high-performing team, and partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver actionable insights and scalable solutions.
Duties & Responsibilities:

• Define and execute the data science strategy aligned with business goals
• Identify opportunities for data driven innovation and competitive advantage
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of data scientists
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture focused on continuous learning
• Oversee the development, deployment, and monitoring of predictive models and analytical solutions
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and with measurable impact
• Champion the use of AI-assisted code generation tools to accelerate development and improve productivity
• Collaborate with Data Engineering and Reporting to implement and maintain semantic layers to enable self-service analytics and scalable reporting
• Partner with key stakeholders (business leaders, Product, Marketing, Finance, Operations) to integrate data science into decision-making process
• Translate complex data insights into clear, actionable recommendations
• Establish best practices for model development, validation and ethical use of AI
• Ensure compliance with data privacy and security regulations
• Stay current with emerging technologies and methodologies in data science

Required:

• Master's Degree or Ph.D. in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of related experience, with 5+ years in leadership roles
• Proven track record of delivering impactful data science or analytic solutions
• Strong expertise in machine learning, and statistical modeling
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, SQL and R
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, GCP) and cloud data warehouses (Snowflake)
• Familiarity with MLOps and model lifecycle management (preferred)
• Experience with Docker Containers

Compensation & Benefits
$150,000-$175,000 per year