Senior Data Scientist

The Senior Data Scientist is a Subject Matter Expert that advises on both structured and unstructured analytic models to solve complex data problems in a way that ensures consistency, reusability, and quality across the organization.

This position will have responsibility for the development, delivery, enhancement, integration, integrity, maintenance, and support of the operation of information technology (IT) infrastructure, data, products, solutions, and services to support client operations and business activities.  This position will be a senior individual contributor and subject matter expert for strategic initiatives around data exploration, data analysis, and complex, high dimensional datasets.
 

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  Data Modeling

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  Application Methodology Development

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  AI, Machine Learning, and statistical modeling

Responsibility #1– 35%

Development and Implementation

       •     Collaborates with Data Science leadership, Product Management, Development, and Research teams in the creation and implementation of machine learning algorithms and statistical models.

       •     Leads the design and implementation of complex data solutions across teams while maintaining consistency within Premier methodology (e.g. prediction, probabilistic data matching, identifying outliers, confidence scoring, etc.)

       •     Work with developers and architects to translate prototypes into new products, services, and feature, and provide guidelines for large scale implementation.

       •     Use a flexible, analytical approach to design, develop, and evaluate predictive models, ML, AI, NLP and advanced algorithms that lead to optimal value extraction from the data.

       •     Produce innovative solutions driven by exploratory data analysis from complex and highly dimensional datasets

Responsibility #2 – 25%

Strategy and Design

       •     Serves as a subject matter expert within various business domains (Cost, Clinical, MDM, etc.)

       •     Participate in data exploration and conceptual design for strategic initiatives

       •     Apply knowledge of statistics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, programming, data modeling, simulation and advanced mathematics to recognize patterns, identify opportunities, pose business questions, and make valuable discoveries leading to prototype development and product improvement

       •     Generate and test hypotheses and analyze and interpret the results of product experiments

Responsibility #3 – 20%

Requirements Analysis

       •     Acts as an active member of the team throughout the design and implementation of the solution.

       •     Participate in build vs. buy decisions with outside vendors as it relates to analytic-based solutions

       •     Facilitate & lead meetings with the business/customers and IT teams in order to gather and document requirements

       •     Analyze business requirements, procedures and problems, to design solutions and make recommendations

       •     Develop features and stories based on requirements to feed product backlogs

       •     Conduct impact assessments across all existing applications, integration and data warehouses resulting from the solution implementation

Responsibility #4 – 10%

Knowledge Sharing

       •     Provide data, data relationships, and data science practice advice, demonstrations and presentations to colleagues, clients, and management. Conduct research, as needed

       •     Provide mentoring and training

Responsibility #5 – 10%

Data Operations

       •     Develop project estimates and work plans

       •     Identifying, developing, reviewing, and evolving best practices, standards, operating procedures, and processes

       •     Participating in the review of team member deliverables

Work Experience:

Education:

• Granted World's Most Ethical Companies, Ethisphere, 2008-2026

• Named U.S. News & World Report, Best Companies to Work For (2023, 2024, 2025)

• Accredited by Forbes: America’s Best Management Consulting Firms 2024-2025

• Given Modern Healthcare Best in Business Awards: Consultants- Healthcare Management

• Awarded Cigna Workforce Designation Gold Level Recipient (2016,2017,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2025)

For a listing of all of our awards, please visit the Awards and Recognition section on our company website.

• Perks and discounts

• Access to on-site and online exercise classes

Premier is looking for smart, agile individuals like you to help us transform the healthcare industry. Here you will find critical thinkers who have the freedom to make an impact. Colleagues who share your thirst to learn more and do things better. Teammates committed to improving the health of a nation. See why incredible challenges require incredible people.
 

Premier is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful discrimination because of their age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, pregnancy status, genetic information, status as a victim of domestic violence, covered military or protected veteran status (e.g., status as a Vietnam Era veteran, disabled veteran, special disabled veteran, Armed Forces Serviced Medal veteran, recently separated veteran, or other protected veteran) disability, or any other applicable federal, state or local protected class, trait or status or that of persons with whom an applicant associates. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Premier complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities, where they apply.  EEO / AA / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer.

Premier also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability or those who have a sincerely held religious belief. If you need assistance in the application process, please reply to diversity_and_accommodations@premierinc.com or contact Premier Recruiting at 704.357.0022.

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