Lead Director, Data Science Clinical Insights & Informatics

Job description

At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate.

And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

**Position Summary**

CVS Health is seeking an experienced analytics leader to join our Clinical Data Science team as the Lead Director, Data Science.

This role is crucial in leveraging CVS Health’s extensive clinical data to enhance health outcomes across various business lines and use cases.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading a team to design, develop, implement, and support advanced analytics solutions.

The Lead Director will play a pivotal role in transforming clinical data into actionable insights, improving patient care capabilities, optimizing healthcare operations, and driving evidence-based decision-making.

**What You’ll Do**

+ Direct and mentor a team of data scientists, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration to drive business value and insights through data science initiatives.
+ Partner with stakeholders across the organization, including executives, clinicians, and business teams, to align data science efforts with business strategy and identify opportunities for data-driven solutions.
+ Guide the design, development, validation, and implementation of analytics solutions that address complex business challenges, ensuring they effectively support decision-making processes and anticipate outcomes.
+ Champion the use of advanced techniques, such as natural language processing (NLP) and large language models (LLMs), to extract actionable insights from unstructured clinical data, while overseeing the team’s execution of these initiatives.
+ Lead the strategic development of the clinical data feature store, facilitating the efficient adoption of future use cases and enhancing the organization’s data capabilities.
+ Oversee the exploration, validation, and interpretation of large datasets, ensuring the application of advanced statistical and mathematical approaches to derive meaningful insights.
+ Drive the end-to-end development of analytics solutions, from defining problem statements to overseeing the deployment of models into production, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
+ Ensure the creation of impactful dashboards and data visualizations that effectively communicate analysis results and support strategic decision-making across the organization.
+ Oversee the documentation of project details, including problem statements, business outcomes, and deployment instructions, to ensure knowledge transfer and continuity.
+ Develop and lead presentations and consultations for existing and prospective stakeholders, articulating analytics opportunities, results, and strategic solutions.
+ Provide technical coaching and professional development opportunities for data scientists, enhancing their skills and capabilities to meet organizational needs.
+ Foster a team culture that prioritizes innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement, encouraging team members to share ideas and best practices.

**Required Qualifications**

+ 10+ years of total business experience in analytics or data science.
+ 7+ years of experience solving analytics problems using advanced statistics, machine learning, and mathematical algorithms.
+ 5+ years of experience leading analytics projects from concept to delivery, coordinating across diverse stakeholder groups.
+ 5+ years of people management experience with a proven track record of leading highly effective and engaged teams.
+ Experience building analytics solutions to solve business problems in the healthcare domain.
+ Proficiency with statistical concepts and advanced analytic techniques, such as regression, tree-based non-linear models, time series analysis, and deep learning.
+ Proficiency using natural language processing (NLP), large language models (LLMs), and Generative AI (Gen AI) to extract insights from text data.
+ Proficiency in Python and SQL.

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ Experience using clinical data from EMR systems.
+ Proficiency with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) tools, including BigQuery, Vertex AI, DataProc, and Cloud Composer.
+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex ideas to various audiences.
+ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to handle multiple, complex projects in a deadline-driven environment.
+ Highly self-motivated and attentive to detail.
+ Ability to anticipate and prevent roadblocks throughout a project lifecycle and drive resolution/mitigation.

**Education**

+ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Economics, Physics, Engineering, or a related discipline.
+ Master’s degree preferred.

**Pay Range**

The typical pay range for this role is:

$144,200.00 - $288,400.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.

The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.

This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.

This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.

Our people fuel our future.

Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

**Great benefits for great people**

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be.

In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

+ **Affordable medical plan options,** a **401(k) plan** (including matching company contributions), and an **employee stock purchase plan** .
+ **No-cost programs for all colleagues** including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
+ **Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues** including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 12/31/2025

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Required Skill Profession

Other General