
Data Scientist
Role summary
CVS Health is seeking a Data Scientist to join their Analytics & Behavior Change team. This role will focus on Cost and Operations Analytics, aiming to improve automation, unit cost, operational efficiency, and provider experience within the healthcare system. The Data Scientist will engage with stakeholders, analyze large datasets to assess cost positioning, implement models, and develop algorithms for claims, appeals, and grievances. Key responsibilities include driving efficiency through analytics, identifying automation opportunities, developing predictive models, exploring data, and communicating findings through visualizations. The role requires 1+ years of experience in Data Science, Python, SQL, Cloud Technology (GCP, AWS, or Azure), and model deployment.
We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
Position Summary
As a Data Scientist on the Analytics & Behavior Change team, you'll build industry-leading analytics, data, and technology platforms to help re-imagine health care. This position will play a critical role within a cross-functional team, delivering powerful solutions.
This role will be working with Cost and Operations Analytics that focuses on improving automation, unit cost, operational efficiency and provider experience.
You will be working on:
- Engaging business stakeholders to define a solution fitting into the business process
- Analyzing large amounts of data to evaluate competitive cost positioning
- Implementing models, developing tool and algorithms to augment processes related to Claims, Appeals and Grievances ecosystem
- Leveraging analytics to drive efficiency and automation
- Identifying and sizing opportunities for analytics to improve efficiency and increase automation in claim adjudication, and claim rework
- Developing, validating and executing algorithms and predictive models to investigate problems, detect patterns and recommend solutions
- Exploring, examining and interpreting large volumes of data in various forms
- Performing analyses of structured and unstructured data to solve moderately complex business problems
- Utilizing advanced statistical techniques and mathematical analyses develops data structures and pipelines to organize, collect and standardize data that helps generate insights and addresses reporting needs
- Using data visualization techniques to effectively communicate analytical results and support business decisions
- Creating and evaluating the data needs of assigned projects and assures the integrity of the data
- Exploring existing data and recommends additional sources of data for improvements
- Documenting projects including business objectives, data gathering and processing, detailed set of results and analytical metrics
- Building solutions that help with tracking of operational processes and policies and identify opportunities for improvements
Required Qualifications
- 1+ years of relevant Data Science experience
- 1+ years' experience programming in Python
- 1+ years' experience programming in SQL
- 1+ year experience working with Cloud Technology (GCP, AWS or Azure)
- 1+ year experience deploying models in production
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Google Cloud/BigQuery
- Strong problem solving experience with a history of making business impact
Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in Business Analytics, Economics, Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related discipline.
- Master's degree preferred
Anticipated Weekly Hours
40
Time Type
Full time
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$72,100.00 - $144,200.00
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:
- Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.
- No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
- Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.
For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 03/23/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
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