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Senior Director, Data Science, Core Insurance & Network

New York, NYFull-time$240k2026-09-25 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid

Core

Leads data science strategy and execution for Core Insurance and Network businesses (Claims, Authorization, Pharmacy, Payment Integrity, Network) to improve affordability, operational performance, and member/provider experience.

Role type

Senior Director, Data Science (Strategy & Leadership)

Builds

Scalable, reliable, and explainable data science solutions embedded in business workflows for health insurance operations.

Domain

Health Insurance / Data Science

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Data science strategy, team leadership, SQL, Python/R, advanced analytics, experimentation, statistical modeling, machine learning, healthcare data, stakeholder management, people management

Preferred skills

Master's or Ph.D. in quantitative/technical field, leadership in health insurance or regulated industry, experience in claims/authorization/pharmacy/payment integrity/provider networks/care navigation/cost estimation

Technologies

SQL, Python, R

Responsibilities

Set strategy, roadmap, outcomes, and resource allocation for the data science portfolio; Lead multi-team organization through managers and senior technical leaders; Partner with cross-functional leaders to align priorities; Own measurable portfolio impact using analytics and ML; Guide delivery of scalable data science solutions; Establish decision rights and planning cadences; Define success measures and communicate to executives

Seniority

Senior Director, hands-on IC with heavy leadership