Data Scientist

$96,800 - $154,600/Yr

BlueCross BlueShield North Carolina - Durham, NC

Full-time - Mid Level

Durham, NC

About the position

As a Data Scientist at Blue Cross NC, you will play a crucial role in developing accurate analyses that inform organizational decisions within the Communications Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility (CMCSR) division. This position encompasses a range of responsibilities, including program evaluation, AI/ML model development, and identifying target populations for outreach efforts. Your work will directly contribute to making a positive impact through data-driven insights.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery of moderately sized data science and engineering projects
• Assist in the development and testing of hypotheses across all functional data sets
• Participate in requirements gathering sessions with business and technical staff to distill technical requirements from business requests
• Define and implement integrated data models, allowing integration of data from multiple sources
• Design and develop scalable, efficient data pipeline processes to handle data ingestion, cleansing, transformation, integration, and validation
• Define and implement data stores based on system requirements and consumer requirements
• Design and develop models to understand and solve complex business solutions using various methods including data mining, statistical analysis, predictive modeling, stochastic modeling, pattern recognition, probability analysis, and network analysis
• Design and implement production models leveraging technologies such as Python and R
• Leverage existing data sets and engineer new data sets including development of SQL queries, data integration, and resolution of data quality issues
• Apply conceptual understanding of Big Data systems to data set engineering and analytic model implementation
• Participate in reviews of analytic models and algorithms
• Identify actionable insights, suggest recommendations, and influence business direction by effectively communicating results to cross-functional groups
• Document and test analytic processes including performance and thorough data validation and verification

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)
• 3+ years of experience in related field, or 5+ years of experience in lieu of degree
• Experience supporting Marketing, new acquisition and retention models
• Experience with statistical analysis and causal inference

Benefits

• Annual Incentive Bonus
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Competitive health benefits
• Wellness programs