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Senior Data Scientist

Job Overview

Location

Remote Nationwide

Job Type

Full-time

Category

Data Science

Date Posted

June 25, 2026

Full Job Description

đź“‹ Description

  • • Partner with Utilization Management and Care Management teams to streamline workflows and improve quality metrics, patient outcomes, and provider experience.
  • • Translate complex statistical and epidemiologic analyses into actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders to inform enterprise decision-making.
  • • Design and execute analyses that balance statistical rigor, business feasibility, and ethical considerations to support clinical and operational strategies.
  • • Apply statistical and epidemiologic methods to identify trends, variable associations, and causal drivers within healthcare datasets, including claims, clinical, and operational data.
  • • Prepare clear, reproducible documentation of methodologies, assumptions, findings, and interpretations to ensure transparency and auditability.
  • • Produce technical reports, quantitative summaries, and visualizations to support evidence-based clinical and operational initiatives.
  • • Contribute to peer-reviewed publications and present analytical findings at industry conferences and internal forums.
  • • Apply generative AI tools and evaluation approaches to identify high-value business use cases, assess technical feasibility, and implement responsible AI principles in research and operations.
  • • Translate ambiguous business problems into testable analytical questions with clear hypotheses and measurable outcomes.
  • • Design and implement experimental and quasi-experimental analyses, with deep understanding of methodological assumptions, confounding factors, and tradeoffs.
  • • Support measurement efforts across project lifecycles, including feasibility pilots, outcomes studies, and full-scale implementation.
  • • Communicate analytical results and underlying assumptions effectively to cross-functional teams including clinicians, operations, and leadership.
  • • Travel as needed for training, meetings, or collaboration with team members at Humana offices.
  • • Maintain compliance with HIPAA regulations by working in a dedicated, interruption-free home office space to protect member PHI.
  • • Utilize high-speed internet (minimum 25 Mbps download / 10 Mbps upload) via DSL, cable, or approved alternatives for remote work.

🎯 Requirements

  • • Master’s degree in statistics, epidemiology, mathematics, or a related field
  • • 5 or more years of technical experience in statistical analysis, modeling, or data science
  • • 2 or more years of experience leveraging generative AI tools, methods, and evaluation approaches in research, analytics, or operational settings
  • • Expertise in designing and executing experimental and quasi-experimental analyses with understanding of methodological tradeoffs
  • • Demonstrated ability to communicate analytical findings and assumptions to non-technical stakeholders
  • • Ability to travel as needed

🏖️ Benefits

  • • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • • 401(k) retirement savings plan
  • • Paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, and paid parental and caregiver leave
  • • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • • Life insurance
  • • Bonus incentive plan based on company and/or individual performance

Skills & Technologies

Python
Data Science
Senior
Remote
$104k-143k
Degree Required

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About Humana Inc.

Humana Inc. is a for-profit health and well-being company headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Founded in 1961, it provides health insurance, Medicare Advantage plans, Medicaid services, pharmacy benefit management, and clinical care through primary care centers. Serving millions of members across the United States, Humana focuses on integrated care delivery, home health, and wellness programs aimed at improving health outcomes and reducing costs for individuals, employers, and government partners.

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