Senior Data Scientist – Consumer Experience – Remote

At UnitedHealthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. 

• Building subject matter expertise on member experience across UHC Operations touchpoints
• Exploratory Data Analysis on novel datasets
• Development, evaluation, and deployment of machine learning models
• Construction of dashboards detailing model output
• Communication of results to stakeholders

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop reusable analytic frameworks and methodologies to understand complex datasets describing member behaviors in the healthcare ecosystem 
• Build and maintain ETL pipelines and machine-learning models
• Engage with partners to define business problems and design solutions
• Communicate analytic products to stakeholders and the broader UHC analytics community 
• Explore and link disparate data across UHC data domains to identify, scope, and describe new areas of analytic inquiry
• Lead data science projects from ideation to deployment, ensuring alignment with business objectives 

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience in SQL, Python, or R 
• 4+ years of experience in building analytics via Machine Learning or Predictive Modelling
• 2+ years of experience leveraging Spark, Databricks, or Snowflake
• Experience with common data science tools and platforms (e.g. Keras, TensorFlow, PyTorch)
• Experience building reports and interactive analytic dashboards in PowerBI or Tableau 
• Proven excellent interpersonal, analytical, and creative problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Healthcare
• Agile software development methodology (Scrum)
• Natural curiosity to learn more about complex data and processes

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $88,000 to $173,200 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes – an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.