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Data ScientistBlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina • Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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Data Scientist

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
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    Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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    Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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Summary Why should you join the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina family of companies? Other companies come and go, but for more than seven decades we've been part of the national landscape, with our roots firmly embedded in the South Carolina community. We are the largest insurance company in South Carolina ... and much more. We are one of the nation's leading administrators of government contracts. We operate one of the most sophisticated data processing centers in the Southeast. We also have a diverse family of subsidiary companies that allows us to build on a variety of business strengths. We deliver outstanding service to our customers. If you are dedicated to the same philosophy, consider joining our team! Description
Position Purpose:
Responsible for modeling complex healthcare inquiries, discovering insights and identifying opportunities through the use of statistical, algorithmic, data-mining and visualization techniques. Integrate and analyze large, varied datasets and communicate results of large scale analytics.
Sponsorship : This position is not eligible for sponsorship now or in the future.
What You Will Do: Support decision making by collaboratively building, maintaining, and improving multiple analytic systems. Design experiments, test hypotheses, and build analytical models to explore, explain, and predict health-related outcomes. Model and frame healthcare scenarios that are meaningful and impact strategic direction throughout the health care business. Work closely with clients, data stewards, project managers, and Information Systems teams to turn health care data into critical information and knowledge that can be used to make sound organizational decisions. Collaborate with subject matter experts to select the relevant sources of information. Educate the organization from technical and business perspectives on advanced analytic approaches. Help the organization understand the principles and the computational analysis behind processes to ensure organizational support. Work with data stewards to ensure compliance with existing governance, regulatory, architecture and security policies. Apply statistical (descriptive, analytical, inferential) analysis and data mining techniques to generate real-world evidence and prediction systems for stand-alone projects or to be assimilated into production systems. Provide evidence that is congruent and reliable. Work iteratively to validate findings using experimental design, scenario modeling, and sensitivity analyses. Conduct data analyses that range from simple descriptive statistics to highly complex algorithms. Develop innovative and effective approaches to solve analytics problems. Communicate results and methodologies with transparency. Identify, generate, and apply the appropriate algorithm to discover patterns. Come up with solutions to broadly defined business needs by leveraging pattern detection over complex datasets. Present findings to the business leaders through presentations, dashboards, or other analytical output. Provide method validation with assumptions, strengths, and limitations in a way that can be easily understood by stakeholders. Recommend ongoing improvements to methods and algorithms that lead to more efficient processes.
To Qualify For This Position, You Will Need:
Required Education: Master's degree in Data Science, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Mathematics, Health Economics, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Informatics, or related field.
Required Work Experience: Three years of relevant quantitative and qualitative analytics experience, PhD training will be counted as three years of experience
Required Skills and Abilities: Proficiency using SQL to query large, complex datasets. Strong programming, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Knowledge of statistical techniques including statistical analysis, quantitative analytics, predictive analytics, and multivariate testing. Ability to innovate and collaborate; Team player who is proactive and detail-oriented.
Required Software and Other Tools: Microsoft Office, SQL, Statistical programming tools (such as R, Python, or SAS)
We Prefer That You Have:
Preferred Work Experience Experience with machine learning models, including development and deployment. Experience leveraging large language models (LLMs), ie. AI. Experience with data prep to support data science workflows. Experience working with health care data or OMOP CDM.
Preferred Skills and Abilities: Proficiency using Python. Proficiency using Data Bricks. Strong written, verbal, presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Work Environment: Typical office environment. Some travel required.
What We Can Do for You:
We offer our employees great benefits and rewards. You will be eligible to participate in our benefits program the first of the month following 28 days of employment.
Our comprehensive benefits package includes: Subsidized health plans, dental and vision coverage 401K retirement savings plan with company match Life Insurance Paid Time Off (PTO) Nine paid holidays On-site cafeterias and fitness centers in major locations Education Assistance Service recognition National discounts to movies, theaters, zoos, theme parks and more
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and our subsidiary companies maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment to promote employment opportunities for persons regardless of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, weight, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other legally protected status. Additionally, as a federal contractor, the company maintains affirmative action programs to promote employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. It is our policy to provide equal opportunities in all phases of the employment process and to comply with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, pregnant individuals, individuals with pregnancy-related conditions, and individuals needing accommodations for sincerely held religious beliefs, provided that those accommodations do not impose an undue hardship on the Company.
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