Principal Data Scientist - Remote

At UnitedHealthcare, we're simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Product and Member Experience team is heavily focused on using data to drive a deeper understanding of performance and delivering insights that fuel both product and member experience strategies. The Principal Data Scientist role leads the descriptive and predictive analytics tied to retention and member satisfaction efforts for DSNP and MA Individual products.

If you are willing to work Eastern/Central Time Zone business hours, you'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Delivering all analytic initiatives and requests prioritized by key business partner
• Design, measure, and analyze tests and provide strategic recommendations to stakeholders
• Develop and implement effective/strategic solutions through exploration, analysis, and modeling of data
• Develop predictive models as needed to support strategy development and campaign optimization
• Analyze, review, forecast, trend, and model big and complex data
• Independently driving these efforts and building relationships to accomplish objectives

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in Data Analytics and Data Science roles
• 5+ years of Python experience
• 4+ years of experience building and deploying ML models
• 2+ years of experience in Databricks and/or Snowflake platforms
• Proven experience in a senior Data Scientist role
• Solid communication and presentation skills
• Highly capable at statistical analysis, beyond descriptive statistics
• Willing to work Eastern/Central Time Zone business hours

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experience with industry data, including marketing, member experience, and claims data
• Health Insurance Industry experience

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

The salary range for this role is $106,800 to $194,200 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with al minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.