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Payer Healthcare Data Scientist, Manager

PwC
PwC Salary
Des Moines, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/24/2026
The Opportunity

As a Payer Healthcare Data Scientist, Manager, you will play a pivotal role in transforming healthcare operations by leveraging data-driven insights to optimize payer processes. Within our Operations practice, you will be at the forefront of modernizing payer systems, working directly with clients to deliver impactful solutions that enhance efficiency and drive innovation in the health services sector. Your expertise will be instrumental in analyzing complex data sets and developing strategies that align with client goals.

As a Manager, you will lead teams and manage client accounts, focusing on strategic planning and mentoring junior staff. You are accountable for confirming project success and maintaining standards. Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop, and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team members' unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

In this role, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to drive continuous improvement and innovation, confirming rigorous quality standards and fostering a culture of excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Leading operations consulting workstreams focused on payer modernization within the healthcare sector
  • Guiding teams in strategic planning and execution of operational transformation initiatives
  • Utilizing analytical thinking and business data analytics to drive insights and improve performance metrics
  • Developing and implementing process improvement strategies to enhance operational excellence
  • Managing project resources and stakeholder engagement to achieve service excellence
  • Building relationships with healthcare clients to identify opportunities for operational optimization
  • Promoting the use of innovative technologies and leading practices across operations management teams
  • Confirming quality standards implementation within operational frameworks
  • Identifying opportunities for optimizing operations processes and improving business performance

What You Must Have

  • At least a Bachelor's degree
  • At least 6 years of experience

What Sets You Apart

  • Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Accounting, Actuarial Science, Analytics/Data Science, Business Administration/Management, Computer Science/Information Systems, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Government/Public Policy, Health Administration/Public Health, Mathematics/Statistics, Operations/Supply Chain, Organizational Management/Behavior, Risk Management/Insurance
  • Demonstrating analytical thinking and business data analytics
  • Excelling in operational performance management and process optimization
  • Utilizing strategic questioning and stakeholder engagement
  • Managing business transformation and operational excellence initiatives
  • Implementing quality standards and process improvement strategies
  • Leading operations strategy and planning operations

The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance

As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law. 

PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.

Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work

For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines

Salary : $99,000 - $232,000

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