Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. TriWest Healthcare Alliance is dedicated to serving America's heroes by connecting them to healthcare services. The Data Scientist role involves analyzing healthcare data and collaborating with business teams to create predictive models for key performance indicators, enhancing processes and services.
Responsibilities
- Collect data from established channels and by analyzing business results or new studies
- Create new, experimental frameworks and build tools to automate data collection
- Carry out preprocessing, cleansing, and validating data
- Mine and analyze data from company databases
- Correlate similar data to find actionable information and present results concisely
- Collaborate with stakeholders to leverage data and expand data collection procedures
- Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data-gathering techniques
- Develop custom data models/algorithms to apply to data sets, and use predictive modeling
- Institute company A/B testing framework and test model quality
- Create processes and tools to monitor and analyze model performance and data accuracy
- Performs administrative and other duties as assigned
- Regular and reliable attendance is required
Skills
- A master's degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, or engineering
- U.S. Citizenship
- Must be able to receive favorable Interim and adjudicated final Department of Defense D0D) background investigation
- Experience using statistical computer languages including Python and SQL
- Working knowledge of a variety of advanced machine-learning techniques, including regression, simulation, scenario analysis, modeling, and artificial neural networks
- Expertise with statistical and data mining techniques including GLM/Regression, Random Forest, Boosting, Trees, text mining, social network analysis, etc
- Experience analyzing data from third-party providers
- Strong technical writing and presentation skills
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong data analysis, statistics, problem solving and project management experience
- Advanced in MS Excel and proficient in MS Office Suite
- Knowledge of healthcare claims processing, health care or insurance industry experience
- Knowledge of data visualization software (e.g. Tableau, Power BI)
- Coding experience with C, C++, Java, and JavaScript
Benefits
- Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
- Paid time off
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (with matching)
- Short-term and long-term disability, basic life, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid volunteer time
- Frequent pay raises
- Overtime opportunities to earn even more
- Recognition and reward programs
Company Overview
TriWest Healthcare Alliance - Serving Those Who Serve. At TriWest, we honor the sacrifice and service of our nations military families by It was founded in 1996, and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://triwest.com.