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Optum · 2 days ago
Senior Data Scientist
Minnetonka, MN
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$88K/yr - $173K/yr
5+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Work with business to develop and operationalize analytic solutions
Engage in communications for all important functions including data understanding/exploration, strategizing solutions etc.
Leverage big data analytics infrastructure comprising Hadoop, MapR, Python, H2O, Spark and Snowflake to solve complex business problems in the healthcare domain
Collaborate with fellow data scientists, business analysts and subject matter experts to design and oversee the development of working prototypes of data science solutions
Participate in Sprint Planning and Sprint Review meetings with the Scrum Team and project stakeholders
Support and drive analytic efforts around machine learning and innovation
Communicate analytic results and predictive models to business partners Manipulation and analysis of data in support of a variety of analytic solutions
Work with vast amounts of data from multiple sources to provide predictive and prescriptive analytics to the enterprise
Produce innovative solutions driven by exploratory data analysis from unstructured, diverse datasets typically measured in gigabytes or larger
Applies knowledge of statistics, machine learning, programming, data modeling, simulation, and advanced mathematics to recognize patterns, identify opportunities, pose business questions, and make valuable discoveries leading to prototype development and product improvement
Uses a flexible, analytical approach to design, develop, and evaluate predictive and prescriptive models and advanced algorithms that lead to optimal value extraction from the data
Works with analytics and statistical software to perform analysis and interpret data
Qualification
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Required
5+ years of experience as a Data Scientist
5+ years of experience with SQL, R, Python, Hadoop, PowerBI
Experience in analytics / data science in a business or academic context
Experience using programming to solve complex technical problems
Experience accessing data from various data environments
Fluent in English both written and spoken
Demonstrated solid communication, presentation and influencing skills
Demonstrated ability to breakdown and clearly define problems
Demonstrated ability to own and deliver projects that deliver real business value
Preferred
2+ years of CMS Star Specification and NCQA HEDIS measure requirements knowledge
Experience with healthcare data
Experience in working with temporal data
Hands-on experience with Big Data technologies (Hadoop, Hive, PySpark, H2O, Snowflake) and traditional relational database technologies (any of Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL, etc.)
Ability to properly drive and operate a company vehicle
All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase
401k contribution
Company
Optum
Optum is a healthcare company that provides pharmacy services, health care operations, and population health management. It is a sub-organization of UnitedHealth Group.
10,001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
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CEO
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Chief Financial Officer
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