JOB SUMMARY
Solve complex healthcare challenges at the forefront of innovation. Highmark Health is seeking a Director Data Science R&D to pioneer the introduction of new analytical approaches and transform complex data into actionable insights. You'll be a catalyst for change, collaborating with senior leaders to implement data-driven strategies aligned with the Quintuple Aim. Join our dynamic Advanced Analytics group and unlock your potential to revolutionize healthcare through innovative data science.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform management responsibilities to include, but are not limited to: involved in hiring and termination decisions, coaching and development, rewards and recognition, performance management and staff productivity. Plan, organize, staff, direct and control the day-to-day operations of the department; develop and implement policies and programs as necessary; may have budgetary responsibility and authority.
- Develop and deliver the vision, strategy, development, and coordinate execution of Highmark Health's data science capability. Be our main subject matter expert for data science methodologies, and advise colleagues on their correct application, and drive innovation within our data science community. Keep up to date with developments in the field of data science, and lead the coordination of technology partners and advanced analytics colleagues to ensure our data science teams have access to and are using most appropriate tools and resources, in the present and longer-term. Represent Highmark as a healthcare industry leader in the field of advanced analytics internally and externally.
- Represent the entire Advanced Analytics group as the number one stakeholder for Highmark's analytical data products, ensuring our data colleagues are supplying us with the most relevant, highest quality features and that all feature engineering / data exploration done with our group is fed back to the data teams to be productionized and made available to everyone.
- Oversee delivery of novel data science use cases, which do not meet any of our existing patterns. This includes working with reports to partner with the business to understand their need and requirements, design a solution, introduce any necessary adaptations in our processes to deliver that solution, and drive implementation and adoption by the business. It also includes generalizing the use case, and maturing it into a data science pipeline (where appropriate).
- Other duties as assigned or requested.
EDUCATION
Required
- Doctorate degree in STEM, Health Services Research or related field OR Master’s Degree in STEM, Health Services Research, Business or related field with 7 years of relevant work experience
Preferred
- None
EXPERIENCE
Required
- 10 years of Advanced Statistical Analysis
- 5 years in Management and/or Leadership role
- 3 years of Consulting and/or working with Senior Leaders
Preferred
- 3 years of Product Ownership
- 3 years in Healthcare Industry
- 1 year of Research and Development / Innovation
LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS
Required
- None
Preferred
- None
SKILLS
- Data science methods
- Data Science Tools
- Stakeholder Management
- Presentation
- Communication
- People Management
- Project Management
- Python
- Spark
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
- Cloud platforms
- Software Engineering
Language (Other than English)
None
Travel Requirement
0% - 25%
PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS
Position Type
Office-Based
Teaches / trains others regularly
Frequently
Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site
Rarely
Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)
Never
Physical work site required
No
Lifting: up to 10 pounds
Frequently
Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds
Occasionally
Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds
Rarely
Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.
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As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.
Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.
Pay Range Minimum:
$126,400.00Pay Range Maximum:
$236,000.00Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations. The displayed salary range does not reflect any geographic differential Highmark may apply for certain locations based upon comparative markets.
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What We Do
Highmark Health, a Pittsburgh, PA based enterprise that employs more than 40,000 people who serve millions of Americans across the country, is the second largest integrated health care delivery and financing network in the nation based on revenue. Highmark Health is the parent company of Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, and HM Health Solutions. Highmark Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates provide health insurance to nearly 5 million members in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware as well as dental insurance, vision care and related health products through a national network of diversified businesses that include United Concordia Companies, HM Insurance Group, and Visionworks. Allegheny Health Network is the parent company of an integrated delivery network that includes eight hospitals, more than 2,800 affiliated physicians, ambulatory surgery centers, an employed physician organization, home and community-based health services, a research institute, a group purchasing organization, and health and wellness pavilions in western Pennsylvania. HM Health Solutions focuses on meeting the information technology platform and other business needs of the Highmark Health enterprise as well as unaffiliated health insurance plans by providing proven business processes, expert knowledge and integrated cloud-based platforms.
A national blended health organization, Highmark Health and our leading businesses support millions of customers with products, services and solutions closely aligned to our mission of creating remarkable health experiences, freeing people to be their best.
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, we're regionally focused in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia and New York, with customers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
We passionately serve individual consumers and fellow businesses alike. Our companies cover a diversified spectrum of essential health-related needs, including health insurance, health care delivery, population health management, dental solutions, reinsurance solutions, and innovative technology solutions.
We’re also proud to carry forth an important legacy of compassionate care and philanthropy that began more than 170 years ago. This tradition of giving back, reinvesting and ensuring that our communities remain strong and healthy is deeply embedded in our culture, informing our decisions every day.
