Job Description

Job Description
CVS Health is the nation's premier health innovation company helping people on their path to better health. We are building a new health care model that is easier to use, less expensive, and puts the consumer at the center of their care. Data Science is one of the foundational pillars driving CVS Health into a data centric company. You will be part of a large group of highly accomplished data scientists to help build innovative solutions and manage data using the latest tools and technology. Whether you specialize in Machine Learning, Optimization & Simulations, Statistical Analysis, or Natural Language Processing, you will have ample opportunity to contribute, grow and achieve your best working for Fortune 5s largest healthcare company.

The Data Scientist role within CVS Health is on the front line of driving innovation and directly impacting business decisions. Some of the amazing work performed by our data scientists include:

Finance Analytics focuses on building & deploying analytic models that help the PBM business meet its client and pharmacy financial guarantees. This team works on drug pricing optimization models using linear and mixed integer programming techniques to optimize drug-level pricing tied to 95 million Americans. The models are designed to meet financial guarantees contracted by Caremark with its clients and pharmacy partners by optimizing drug prices while adhering to several regulatory and business constraints. The outcomes of these models (recommended drug prices) have delivered over $100M in value to Caremark.

Required Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Applied Math, Operation Research, Statistics, Health Policy, or other related field with minimum of 5+ years of professional experience; Masters Degree with a minimum of 2+ years of experience; or PhD with fellowship experience in:
Leading project management activities, including communications within project teams, stakeholder management, and leadership updates
Extracting actionable insights from the analysis and interpreting outcomes of complex models to present to business audiences including technical, non-technical, and senior leaders
Preparing data for analysis, working with data engineering team to create modeling dataset, assess completeness and quality of data, and perform feature engineering
Managing design implementation and cross functional initiatives, and communicating effectively and confidently with business partners, project team members, and senior management
Working with data and have a strong understanding of analytics and how it is leveraged within the healthcare/retail industry

Preferred Qualifications
none listed

Education
Bachelors Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Applied Math, Operation Research, Statistics, Health Policy, or other related field; or Advanced Degree
Preferred: Masters Degree or PhD in Data Science, Computer Science, Applied Math, Operation Research, Statistics, Health Policy, or related field

Business Overview
At CVS Health, we are joined in a common purpose: helping people on their path to better health. We are working to transform health care through innovations that make quality care more accessible, easier to use, less expensive and patient-focused. Working together and organizing around the individual, we are pioneering a new approach to total health that puts people at the heart.

We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day. CVS Health is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, ethnicity, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status or on any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job opportunities.