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COMPANY SUMMARY:CareFirst, Inc., and its affiliated companies, generally referred to as CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst), is the Mid-Atlantic region’s largest private sector health insurer, serving the healthcare needs of 3.5 million members in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and portions of northern Virginia. The Company offers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services to individuals and groups, as well as state and federal government sponsored plans. With a market share almost three times that of the closest competitor, the company commands 45 percent penetration across the region. In July 2018, Brian D. Pieninck assumed the role of President and CEO after serving as the company’s COO of Strategic Business Units and IT Division. Under his leadership, the organization completed an extensive review of its operations and clinical programs, resulting in an expansive 3-year strategy to grow and diversify the company’s core business. Along with a 5-year vision to drive the transformation of the healthcare experience across the continuum of its members, partners, and communities, the company has placed a renewed and intentional focus on fostering a mission-based culture, which drives every decision the company makes. The organization employs over 5,600 full-time employees in Maryland, Northern Virginia, the District of Columbia, and West Virginia. CareFirst has earned multiple workplace awards recognizing its leadership in diversity and inclusion, wellness engagement, and creation of a supportive and equitable work environment for all employees.At CareFirst, you are part of an inspired, collaborative team that is building the healthcare experience we want for our families and our future. Every day, we make a meaningful difference in the communities where we live and work.We practice empathy, seek to understand, invest in inclusion, demand equity and nurture belonging every day for our employees and the communities we serve. We rely on the rich diversity of our employees’ experiences and backgrounds to achieve our mission. Every year we host a Week of Equity and Action where we deepen our investment and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. During this week thousands of employees engage in workshops and volunteerism with the goal of bettering themselves and our community.- Women make up around 70% of CareFirst’s employee population, and over 50% identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color).
- We have 9 resource groups that connect employees over shared identities (LGBTQ, veteran status, race, etc.) and passions (climate change, healthy living, leadership development).
- Employees are encouraged to give back and volunteer in their communities with their civic engagement hours.
- Leads data mining and extraction activities with multiple large data sets and applies algorithms to derive population health insights.
- Uses data to understand the data profile and its limitations and applies it to business solutions. Interprets data to identify trends in and factors contributing to population health outcomes, with specific attention to identifying disparate outcomes within subpopulations.
- Collaborates with diverse internal stakeholders to innovate organizational performance.
- Explores data patterns using existing data science tools.
- Translates business priorities to data science deliverables, ensuring actionable data analyses and evidence-based or -informed strategies, that supports the larger public health system in effectively driving health equity.
- Implements new data products and builds robust and scalable software.
- Leads/Guides DS on implementing best practices for projects and applies artificial intelligence techniques to achieve concrete business goals while managing limited resources and constraints around data.
- Master of Public Health with Epidemiology or Biostatistics emphasis.
- Expert knowledge of statistical analytic software (SAS, SPSS, STATA) and statistical data visualization (e.g., Tableau).
- Experience with Geographic Information Systems (ex. ArcGIS).
- Experience writing and presenting comprehensive statistical and analytical reports.
- Strong interpersonal skills required for teamwork and experience working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders will be necessary for the Senior Data Scientist to work effectively in a matrixed environment.
- Ability to work independently without detailed guidance.
- Ability to communicate effectively and document objectives and procedures.
- Ability to leverage a variety of data science tools and frameworks.
- Knowledge in model evaluation, tuning and performance, operationalization, and scalability of scientific techniques.
- Knowledge of software engineering principles and practices.
- Proficiency in statistical modeling applications.
- Proficiency in advanced SQL in multiple syntaxes.
- Must be able to effectively work in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities, deadlines, and workloads that can be variable for long periods of time. Must be able to meet established deadlines and handle multiple customer service demands from internal and external customers, within set expectations for service excellence. Must be able to effectively communicate and provide positive customer service to every internal and external customer, including customers who may be demanding or otherwise challenging.