Sr Data Scientist

About Health Care Service Corporation Health Care Service Corporation serves nearly 23 million people across the United States through its portfolio of health benefit solutions. HCSC provides health coverage options for employers large and small, individuals and families, and Medicare and Medicaid plans. HCSC also offers related health care products and services such as pharmacy solutions, life and dental insurance, and health data technology. A Mutual Legal Reserve Company, HCSC is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. For nearly a century, we have enabled and coordinated the access to quality care for millions of members. Our experience and industry knowledge establishes a solid foundation for our future—driving innovations that further expand access, improve health outcomes, and reduce costs. Embedded within the fabric of how we operate is a deep sense of caring and commitment that informs how we serve our members, engage in local communities, and deliver positive change to the health care industry. As health care needs evolve, we leverage our portfolio of companies to deliver differentiated value to all industry stakeholders so that, together, we make more possible. Join HCSC and discover what new ways of thinking can mean for you, your community, our customers and our organization: HCSC.com/careers. We are an Equal Opportunity Employment / Affirmative Action employer dedicated to an inclusive, drug-free and smoke-free workplace. Drug screening and background investigation are required, as allowed by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Image(s) may have been created or enhanced using artificial intelligence tools.

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10,001+ employees

Hospitals and Health Care

Chicago, IL

Privately Held

174k LinkedIn followers

• This Position Is Responsible For Using Advanced Mathematical And Statistical Methods To Solve Business Problems, Under Direction From More Senior Staff. Associate Data Scientists Collect, Integrate And Analyze Data From Sources Related To Health Status And Outcomes For Our Members, Characteristics Of Health Care Providers, Internal Business Processes, And Other Domains. Associate Data Scientists Perform Statistical Analysis On Experimental Or Business Data To Validate And Quantify Trends Or Patterns Identified By Business Analysts. Associate Data Scientists Use Machine Learning And Probabilistic Modeling To Construct Predictive Algorithms To Support Data Analysis Or Product Functions. They Verify Model And Algorithm Effectiveness Based On Real-World Results. Associate Data Scientists Conduct Experiments To Generate And Collect Data For Business Use. Associate Data Scientists Create Visualizations, Interactive Analytical Applications And Interpretive Artifacts To Support Business Application Of Data Science Findings.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of work experience in a mathematical, statistical, computer science, engineering, physics, economics or related quantitative field; OR Actuarial credential; OR Master’s degree and 2 years of work experience in a mathematical, statistical, computer science, engineering, physics, economics or related quantitative field; OR Ph.D. in a mathematical, statistical, computer science, engineering, physics, economics or related quantitative field; OR 7 years experience in a mathematical, statistical, computer science, engineering, physics, economics or related quantitative field.
• Strong learning and growth mindset
• Customer focus
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in at least four of the following six areas: 1) data analysis and relational-style query languages; 2) machine learning and/or statistical modeling; 3) data visualization; 4) a high-level programming language; 5) distributed computing; 6) understanding of healthcare.

Preferred

• Master's or Ph.D. in a quantitative field, or bachelor's degree with significant healthcare experience.
• Familiarity with GenAI evaluation and LLM observability (OpenTelemetry, MLflow Tracing, Arize, or comparable).
• Experience deploying GenAI/agentic AI to production in the cloud (Microsoft Foundry, Databricks Agent Bricks, or comparable).
• Understanding of agent architectures, including Model Context Protocol (MCP), agent harnesses, and single- and multi-agent design patterns, with attention to secure tool integration, guardrails, human-in-the-loop controls, and agent tracing.
• Experience with enterprise AI platforms (Databricks, Microsoft Foundry, or comparable) and Python frameworks for LLM applications.
• Ability to explain and evaluate trade-offs among accuracy, reliability, latency, cost, security, portability, and implementation complexity for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools while independently validating, testing, and documenting the resulting code or solution.
• Hands-on experience designing, building, or evaluating solutions using LLMs, including prompt engineering, RAG, embeddings, structured outputs, or agentic workflows.
• Experience developing agentic AI solutions that use tools, retrieval, and multi-step workflows, with orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, Microsoft Agent Framework, or comparable.
• Ability to describe specific GenAI/agentic AI solutions developed or contributed to: business problem, individual contribution, evaluation approach, and results.
• Experience evaluating GenAI outputs using labeled datasets, automated evaluation measures, and human review, including identifying failure modes (hallucination, inaccurate retrieval, unsuccessful tool use)
• Are you being referred to one of our roles? If so, ask your connection at HCSC about our Employee Referral process!
• At Health Care Service Corporation, you will be part of an organization committed to offering meaningful benefits to our employees to support their life outside of work. From health and wellness benefits, 401(k) savings plan, pension plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, supplemental life insurance, employee assistance program, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, plus other incentives, we offer a robust total rewards package for employees. Learn more about our benefit offerings by visiting https://careers.hcsc.com/totalrewards.
• The compensation offered will vary depending on your job-related skills, education, knowledge, and experience. This role aligns with an annual incentive bonus plan subject to the terms and the conditions of the plan.
• Flex employees are expected to be in the office a minimum of three days a week. Management will have discretion to modify an employee's weekly schedule for exigent circumstances.
• $92,700.00 - $167,500.00
• Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

• Health and wellness benefits
• 401(k) savings plan
• Pension plan
• Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• Disability insurance
• Supplemental life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement