What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Scientist position at UPMC?
UPMC Health Plan is hiring a Data Scientist to join the AI team! This role may work fully remotely.
The Data Scientist works independently using a robust math toolbox to discover solutions for a diverse portfolio of interesting and challenging problems. The Data Scientist develops, implements, and monitors advanced analytic, medical informatics, and predictive modeling tools for health care programs. The scientist normally works Monday through Friday daylight business hours or as needed.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for conceiving, planning, designing, developing and validating robust algorithms for use in analyzing health care models.
- Consults with and provides guidance on the selection and use of modeling software and programs.
- Execution of all phases of quantitative research projects: identifying the business problem, data exploration, modeling, communication of final results.
- Design, develop, and implement health care analytic and biomedical modeling programs.
- Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models to address business challenges. Perform data mining and statistical analysis to extract actionable insights.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate models into production systems.
- Communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders through reports and presentations.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in data science and machine learning.
- Employ explainability and metrics awareness to make the AI solution build better for the stakeholders.
Salary : $43 - $74
